Die Olymptronica ruft wieder Team Gamesmarkt October 01, 2007 – 1 min read Share this post Thorsten Hamdorf, Martine Spaans, Claire Barilla and Thomas Rössig found Forth Moon Games Business Barilla, Hamdorf, Rössig and Spaans Found Fourth Moon Games as a Partner for Indie Developers Experienced games managers Claire Barilla, Martine Spaans, Thomas Rössig and Thorsten Hamdorf have founded Fourth Moon Games, a studio-as-a-service partner. The aim is to support indie developers with administrative expertise by filling the CxO roles small independent studios often cannot afford. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read New European Advanced Training Programme GameSkills Launches Submission Round GameSkills, a new advanced training programme for devs by gamescom dev, SpielFabrique, Gamaste, GameBadges and Metropolia with Creative Europe Funding has launched its applications today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business First DevGAMM Dubai Starts Ticket Sales For the first DevGAMM in Dubai from 9-10 April 2026, the organisers have started Early Bird ticket sales now. Devs who submit a game get even cheaper tickets. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read People Former Nintendo President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board of Directors Nintendo of America's former President and COO Doug Bowser joins toymaker Hasbro on the Board of Directors, along with Carla Vernón, CEO of online distributor The Honest Company. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Marathon © Bungie Products Bungie's Marathon Releases 5 March 2026 Marathon, the survival extraction first-person shooter (FPS) game from the makers of Halo and Destiny, will be released on 5 March 2026 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. A DualSense wireless controller in Marathon style is also planned. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Dorothee Erpenstein, MD of FFF Bayern. (FFF) Products FFF Bayern Massively Enhances XR Funding Guidelines Triple the possible money per funding, more eligible projects, and no more repaying loans: The FilmFernsehFonds Bayern has changed the guidelines for XR funding. Money now comes as subsidy, and more money per funded project can be accessed. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Thorsten Hamdorf, Martine Spaans, Claire Barilla and Thomas Rössig found Forth Moon Games Business Barilla, Hamdorf, Rössig and Spaans Found Fourth Moon Games as a Partner for Indie Developers Experienced games managers Claire Barilla, Martine Spaans, Thomas Rössig and Thorsten Hamdorf have founded Fourth Moon Games, a studio-as-a-service partner. The aim is to support indie developers with administrative expertise by filling the CxO roles small independent studios often cannot afford. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read New European Advanced Training Programme GameSkills Launches Submission Round GameSkills, a new advanced training programme for devs by gamescom dev, SpielFabrique, Gamaste, GameBadges and Metropolia with Creative Europe Funding has launched its applications today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Tavern Keeper © Greenheart Games Products Greenheart Games' Eleven-Year Journey With Tavern Keeper and the Importance of German VO Following the release of Game Dev Tycoon, Australian studio Greenheart Games spent over eleven years working on Tavern Keeper, which is now available on Early Access and has been a success. GamesMarkt spoke with Patrick and Daniel Klug, who are originally from Austria. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Thorsten Hamdorf, Martine Spaans, Claire Barilla and Thomas Rössig found Forth Moon Games Business Barilla, Hamdorf, Rössig and Spaans Found Fourth Moon Games as a Partner for Indie Developers Experienced games managers Claire Barilla, Martine Spaans, Thomas Rössig and Thorsten Hamdorf have founded Fourth Moon Games, a studio-as-a-service partner. The aim is to support indie developers with administrative expertise by filling the CxO roles small independent studios often cannot afford. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
New European Advanced Training Programme GameSkills Launches Submission Round GameSkills, a new advanced training programme for devs by gamescom dev, SpielFabrique, Gamaste, GameBadges and Metropolia with Creative Europe Funding has launched its applications today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business First DevGAMM Dubai Starts Ticket Sales For the first DevGAMM in Dubai from 9-10 April 2026, the organisers have started Early Bird ticket sales now. Devs who submit a game get even cheaper tickets. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Former Nintendo President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board of Directors Nintendo of America's former President and COO Doug Bowser joins toymaker Hasbro on the Board of Directors, along with Carla Vernón, CEO of online distributor The Honest Company. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Marathon © Bungie Products Bungie's Marathon Releases 5 March 2026 Marathon, the survival extraction first-person shooter (FPS) game from the makers of Halo and Destiny, will be released on 5 March 2026 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. A DualSense wireless controller in Marathon style is also planned. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dorothee Erpenstein, MD of FFF Bayern. (FFF) Products FFF Bayern Massively Enhances XR Funding Guidelines Triple the possible money per funding, more eligible projects, and no more repaying loans: The FilmFernsehFonds Bayern has changed the guidelines for XR funding. Money now comes as subsidy, and more money per funded project can be accessed. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Thorsten Hamdorf, Martine Spaans, Claire Barilla and Thomas Rössig found Forth Moon Games Business Barilla, Hamdorf, Rössig and Spaans Found Fourth Moon Games as a Partner for Indie Developers Experienced games managers Claire Barilla, Martine Spaans, Thomas Rössig and Thorsten Hamdorf have founded Fourth Moon Games, a studio-as-a-service partner. The aim is to support indie developers with administrative expertise by filling the CxO roles small independent studios often cannot afford. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
New European Advanced Training Programme GameSkills Launches Submission Round GameSkills, a new advanced training programme for devs by gamescom dev, SpielFabrique, Gamaste, GameBadges and Metropolia with Creative Europe Funding has launched its applications today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tavern Keeper © Greenheart Games Products Greenheart Games' Eleven-Year Journey With Tavern Keeper and the Importance of German VO Following the release of Game Dev Tycoon, Australian studio Greenheart Games spent over eleven years working on Tavern Keeper, which is now available on Early Access and has been a success. GamesMarkt spoke with Patrick and Daniel Klug, who are originally from Austria. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
