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 Maria Cornelius, CPO Arrowhead Game Studios, Heather Chandler, Production Director & Game Dev Consultant, The Powell Group, Stefanía Guðrún Halldórsdóttir, CEO Avalanche Studios Group, and Fleur Marty, Executive Producer Gearbox (form Left to Right) gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: War Stories From the Frontlines of Game Development 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, the focus is on the exciting and high-profile panel Warstories From the Frontlines of Game Development. By Stephan Steininger • 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 Products Playing Mantis Announces Idle Gatchapon Sim Tiny Capsule Collector Playing Mantis' second game will be Tiny Capsule Collector, an idle gatchapon collector sim set in Tokyo that lives on the bottom of the screen. It's set to release with Twitch integration in Q3. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Developer Center mockup (Apple) Business Europe's First Apple Developer Center to Open in Berlin The fifth Apple Developer Center worldwide and the first in Europe will open in Berlin in 2026. With it, Apple wants to support European app developers and further developer education. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (Photo: DHWU) Business Dark Horse Voluntarily Recognises Union (Update) The workers at comic book, design works and merchandise company Dark Horse are pushing for unionisation in fear of layoffs, wage freezes, return-to-office policies and AI. Now, the publisher has recognised the union without conflict. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The Guild – Europa 1410, or Die Gilde – Europa 1410 © THQ Nordic Products The Guild - Europa 1410 Enters Early Access in July The Guild – Europa 1410, or Die Gilde – Europa 1410 as it is known in German, will be released in Early Access in July. This economic simulation game returns to the series' roots, taking inspiration from the original Die Gilde game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read OnlineFussballManager © OFM Studios Business Stillfront Sold OFM Studios Back to Its Founder In a management buyout worth €2.1 million, Stillfront Group has sold OFM Studios to its founder, Maik Dokter. This means that Dokter now owns OFM Studios GmbH outright. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The FYNG City booth, conceptualised (GameStar/Webedia) gamescom Webedia Confirms gamescom Presence GameStar and its sister magazines have confirmed their gamescom presence for this year with a huge 'FYNG City' booth in Hall 7. The next FYNG Show will also take place there on 26 August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Maria Cornelius, CPO Arrowhead Game Studios, Heather Chandler, Production Director & Game Dev Consultant, The Powell Group, Stefanía Guðrún Halldórsdóttir, CEO Avalanche Studios Group, and Fleur Marty, Executive Producer Gearbox (form Left to Right) gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: War Stories From the Frontlines of Game Development 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, the focus is on the exciting and high-profile panel Warstories From the Frontlines of Game Development. By Stephan Steininger • 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
Products Playing Mantis Announces Idle Gatchapon Sim Tiny Capsule Collector Playing Mantis' second game will be Tiny Capsule Collector, an idle gatchapon collector sim set in Tokyo that lives on the bottom of the screen. It's set to release with Twitch integration in Q3. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Developer Center mockup (Apple) Business Europe's First Apple Developer Center to Open in Berlin The fifth Apple Developer Center worldwide and the first in Europe will open in Berlin in 2026. With it, Apple wants to support European app developers and further developer education. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Photo: DHWU) Business Dark Horse Voluntarily Recognises Union (Update) The workers at comic book, design works and merchandise company Dark Horse are pushing for unionisation in fear of layoffs, wage freezes, return-to-office policies and AI. Now, the publisher has recognised the union without conflict. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Guild – Europa 1410, or Die Gilde – Europa 1410 © THQ Nordic Products The Guild - Europa 1410 Enters Early Access in July The Guild – Europa 1410, or Die Gilde – Europa 1410 as it is known in German, will be released in Early Access in July. This economic simulation game returns to the series' roots, taking inspiration from the original Die Gilde game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
OnlineFussballManager © OFM Studios Business Stillfront Sold OFM Studios Back to Its Founder In a management buyout worth €2.1 million, Stillfront Group has sold OFM Studios to its founder, Maik Dokter. This means that Dokter now owns OFM Studios GmbH outright. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The FYNG City booth, conceptualised (GameStar/Webedia) gamescom Webedia Confirms gamescom Presence GameStar and its sister magazines have confirmed their gamescom presence for this year with a huge 'FYNG City' booth in Hall 7. The next FYNG Show will also take place there on 26 August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
