BVDW bietet Rechtssicherheit zum kleinen Preis Tim Pototzki February 09, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Square Enix Collective © Square Enix Publishing Square Enix Collective Revived After several years away, Square Enix Collective has returned. This global division of Square Enix Ltd provides independent game developers with funding, investment and publishing support. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 14 Oct 26: Norway, Takeshi Furukawa, Games Ground, Drake Star, Splitscreen, Xbox, MGZstart, SELL Whether it’s Paris, Berlin or Split – many conferences and events have now finalised their programmes. Perhaps the most important news, however, comes from Norway, where a report outlines three possible ways in which gambling-like content in games could be regulated. By Team GamesMarket • 7 min read Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers 120 studios, 30 of which from outside France, delegations from Greece, Poland and UAE, 40 investors: Paris Game Biz starts on 20 October and has released its talk program now. One of the highlights: A studio tour of the Sloclap offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Funding Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Events Invest in Games 2026 Takes Place 11 November in Stockholm Dataspelsbranschen's Invest in Games conference for the Swedish games industry takes place on 11 November Biblioteket Live in Stockholm. New this year are exhibitor stands and bookable meeting tables. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Events Games Ground Berlin Finalises Business Programme for 2026 Four stages, over 55 talks and panels, and a range of networking opportunities – the organisers have finalised and published the programme for the Business Days at this year’s Games Ground Berlin. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Beltfed © Hello World Studios, Hooded Horse Publishing Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Square Enix Collective © Square Enix Publishing Square Enix Collective Revived After several years away, Square Enix Collective has returned. This global division of Square Enix Ltd provides independent game developers with funding, investment and publishing support. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 14 Oct 26: Norway, Takeshi Furukawa, Games Ground, Drake Star, Splitscreen, Xbox, MGZstart, SELL Whether it’s Paris, Berlin or Split – many conferences and events have now finalised their programmes. Perhaps the most important news, however, comes from Norway, where a report outlines three possible ways in which gambling-like content in games could be regulated. By Team GamesMarket • 7 min read
Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers 120 studios, 30 of which from outside France, delegations from Greece, Poland and UAE, 40 investors: Paris Game Biz starts on 20 October and has released its talk program now. One of the highlights: A studio tour of the Sloclap offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Funding Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Events Invest in Games 2026 Takes Place 11 November in Stockholm Dataspelsbranschen's Invest in Games conference for the Swedish games industry takes place on 11 November Biblioteket Live in Stockholm. New this year are exhibitor stands and bookable meeting tables. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events Games Ground Berlin Finalises Business Programme for 2026 Four stages, over 55 talks and panels, and a range of networking opportunities – the organisers have finalised and published the programme for the Business Days at this year’s Games Ground Berlin. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
