Kritzelkratz 3000: Back in the Game with Remasters and Ports Marcel Kleffmann May 21, 2024 – 4 min read Share this post Team picture (from left to right): Martin Zimmer, Benjamin Schmidt (in the front with hat), Simon Koch, Nico Faltermeier, Odin Seiffert, Andreas Scholl, Michael Müller and Pascal Heiler, who took the picture. © Pascal Heiler gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Don’t Ship the Wrong Game From René Habermann Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025, which you can also rewatch on YouTube. This Time: Don’t Ship the Wrong Game: A Framework for Choosing What to Finish by René Habermann from Bippinbits. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business G+ Under the Hood: Thrifty Business In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, Spellgarden Games leads us through the UI design process of the stamp cards in their upcoming game Thrifty Business. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Transport Fever 3 © Urban Games Development Transport Fever 3: Urban Games Announces Curated Mods Program Urban Games has announced the launch of the Curated Mods Program for Transport Fever 3. The programme allows modders to work alongside the development team to create new vehicles, maps and gameplay features. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Warhammer Skulls © Games Workshop Products Everything Unveiled at the 10th Anniversary of Warhammer Skulls The Warhammer Skulls showcase marked its 10th anniversary with announcements, premieres and updates for a range of Warhammer video games. In addition to these reveals, Warhammer Skulls marks the start of annual sales across several major digital storefronts, which will run until 28 May. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Leon Ries, DOSB Board Member for Youth, is part of the initiative (DOSB) Esports German Olympic Committee Establishes DOSB E-Sports gGmbH The German Olympic Committee has established a new esports initiative. The DOSB E-Sports gGmbH goes into operation on 1 June. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read People Jenni Wergin Joins House of Games Team as Developer Relations Manager With the opening of the House of Games fast approaching, operator Wista Management is also strengthening the project team and has brought Jenni Wergin, an experienced industry expert, on board as Development Relations Manager. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #20 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include Disco Elysium, Analog Game Studies and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read The Winners of the Finnish Game Awards 2026 © Finnish Game Developers' Association / Neogames Finland Association Awards The Winners of the Finnish Game Awards 2026 The Finnish Game Awards 2026 saw a variety of winners, including a robot adventure game, a distinctly Finnish winter driving game, an adrenaline-fuelled techno shooter game, and a number of outstanding Finnish game developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Italian Video Game Awards © IIDEA Awards Finalists for the 2026 Italian Video Game Awards IIDEA, the Italian video game industry association, has announced the nominees for the 14th Italian Video Game Awards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Don’t Ship the Wrong Game From René Habermann Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025, which you can also rewatch on YouTube. This Time: Don’t Ship the Wrong Game: A Framework for Choosing What to Finish by René Habermann from Bippinbits. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business G+ Under the Hood: Thrifty Business In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, Spellgarden Games leads us through the UI design process of the stamp cards in their upcoming game Thrifty Business. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Transport Fever 3 © Urban Games Development Transport Fever 3: Urban Games Announces Curated Mods Program Urban Games has announced the launch of the Curated Mods Program for Transport Fever 3. The programme allows modders to work alongside the development team to create new vehicles, maps and gameplay features. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Warhammer Skulls © Games Workshop Products Everything Unveiled at the 10th Anniversary of Warhammer Skulls The Warhammer Skulls showcase marked its 10th anniversary with announcements, premieres and updates for a range of Warhammer video games. In addition to these reveals, Warhammer Skulls marks the start of annual sales across several major digital storefronts, which will run until 28 May. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Leon Ries, DOSB Board Member for Youth, is part of the initiative (DOSB) Esports German Olympic Committee Establishes DOSB E-Sports gGmbH The German Olympic Committee has established a new esports initiative. The DOSB E-Sports gGmbH goes into operation on 1 June. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Jenni Wergin Joins House of Games Team as Developer Relations Manager With the opening of the House of Games fast approaching, operator Wista Management is also strengthening the project team and has brought Jenni Wergin, an experienced industry expert, on board as Development Relations Manager. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #20 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include Disco Elysium, Analog Game Studies and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read
The Winners of the Finnish Game Awards 2026 © Finnish Game Developers' Association / Neogames Finland Association Awards The Winners of the Finnish Game Awards 2026 The Finnish Game Awards 2026 saw a variety of winners, including a robot adventure game, a distinctly Finnish winter driving game, an adrenaline-fuelled techno shooter game, and a number of outstanding Finnish game developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Italian Video Game Awards © IIDEA Awards Finalists for the 2026 Italian Video Game Awards IIDEA, the Italian video game industry association, has announced the nominees for the 14th Italian Video Game Awards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
