Deutscher Pavillon mit neun Ausstellern Tim Pototzki March 17, 2005 – 1 min read Share this post © None Embracer Group © Embracer Group Business Embracer's Deca Group Acquires Island Hoppers The Berlin-based Deca Group (through A Thinking Ape Entertainment) has acquired the full assets and rights to the mobile game Island Hoppers from Nexters Global for up to $5 million. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Matt Bromberg, CEO of Unity © BusinessWire Business Media Report: Silver Lake and PIF Interested in Buying Unity According to a Reuters report, Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are said to have recently held talks regarding a potential acquisition of Unity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Business The Generative Pipeline – Epic Games, Unreal Engine, and the High-Stakes Battle for Discovery In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso unpacksk how machine learning as infrastructural middleware is redefining studio workflows, legal risks, and talent pipelines and why he thinks, future enterprise value won't belong to those who produce the most. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read Hauma is an interactive noir graphic novel and was the first game developed by SenAm Games © SenAm Games / Assemble. Funding Federal Funding Goes to Leaderfy and SenAm Games Two more German companies have been selected to receive funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Leaderfy, based in Tübingen, and SenAm Games, based in Munich, are the recipients. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read game Managing Director Felix Falk and Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director USK Politics Game and USK Warn Against Weakening of Youth Protection Under the EU Kids Act Both the game and the USK have warned of unintended negative consequences for the protection of minors resulting from the proposed EU Kids Act. The USK even sees the German standard for the protection of minors under threat and has presented a summary setting out proposed changes. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read World of Warcraft: Forever © Blizzard Entertainment Products WoW: Forever Is the Biggest Launch in the History of World of Warcraft Following the largest beta test in the history of World of Warcraft, WoW: Forever has achieved the strongest launch of the long-running MMORPG in terms of peak concurrent players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Hull Rupture © Konfa Games, tinyBuild Products Hull Rupture In Hull Rupture, humanity's last hope lies with a spaceship staffed by expendable humans. Players must build the ship, manage the crew, and fend off alien attacks in this tower defense roguelite game from Konfa Games and publisher tinyBuild. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Helena Kasper In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 7 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 06 Nov 26: Games Ground Berlin, Unity as a Takeover Target, Deca Acquires Island Hoppers, GOG.com, Game Studies, Digital Fairness Act, and more In today's newsletter, we begin by assessing the potential takeover of Unity by Silver Lake Partners and the PIF. It also covers the reaction to the excessive regulation proposed by the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, the Games Ground Berlin event and Deca Group's takeover of Island Hoppers. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
Embracer Group © Embracer Group Business Embracer's Deca Group Acquires Island Hoppers The Berlin-based Deca Group (through A Thinking Ape Entertainment) has acquired the full assets and rights to the mobile game Island Hoppers from Nexters Global for up to $5 million. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Matt Bromberg, CEO of Unity © BusinessWire Business Media Report: Silver Lake and PIF Interested in Buying Unity According to a Reuters report, Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are said to have recently held talks regarding a potential acquisition of Unity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business The Generative Pipeline – Epic Games, Unreal Engine, and the High-Stakes Battle for Discovery In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso unpacksk how machine learning as infrastructural middleware is redefining studio workflows, legal risks, and talent pipelines and why he thinks, future enterprise value won't belong to those who produce the most. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Hauma is an interactive noir graphic novel and was the first game developed by SenAm Games © SenAm Games / Assemble. Funding Federal Funding Goes to Leaderfy and SenAm Games Two more German companies have been selected to receive funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Leaderfy, based in Tübingen, and SenAm Games, based in Munich, are the recipients. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
game Managing Director Felix Falk and Elisabeth Secker, Managing Director USK Politics Game and USK Warn Against Weakening of Youth Protection Under the EU Kids Act Both the game and the USK have warned of unintended negative consequences for the protection of minors resulting from the proposed EU Kids Act. The USK even sees the German standard for the protection of minors under threat and has presented a summary setting out proposed changes. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
World of Warcraft: Forever © Blizzard Entertainment Products WoW: Forever Is the Biggest Launch in the History of World of Warcraft Following the largest beta test in the history of World of Warcraft, WoW: Forever has achieved the strongest launch of the long-running MMORPG in terms of peak concurrent players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hull Rupture © Konfa Games, tinyBuild Products Hull Rupture In Hull Rupture, humanity's last hope lies with a spaceship staffed by expendable humans. Players must build the ship, manage the crew, and fend off alien attacks in this tower defense roguelite game from Konfa Games and publisher tinyBuild. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Helena Kasper In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 7 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 06 Nov 26: Games Ground Berlin, Unity as a Takeover Target, Deca Acquires Island Hoppers, GOG.com, Game Studies, Digital Fairness Act, and more In today's newsletter, we begin by assessing the potential takeover of Unity by Silver Lake Partners and the PIF. It also covers the reaction to the excessive regulation proposed by the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, the Games Ground Berlin event and Deca Group's takeover of Island Hoppers. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
