Kalypso's Dr. Anika Thun on the Publisher's Strategic Position, Germany as a Games Location and More Marcel Kleffmann April 10, 2025 – 4 min read Share this post For the first time in the company's history, Kalypso Media Group is the recipient of the TOP 100 award for Innovation in 2024. Engaging and interacting with the community was key to winning the award. Dr Anika Thun, Managing Director and owner of Kalypso Media Group. © Kalypso Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil | Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär © Sandra Krafft | Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler Business Lars Klingbeil and Dorothee Bär to Open gamescom 2026 Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and "Federal Games Minister" Dorothee Bär will open gamescom 2026. Hendrik Wüst, the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, has also been confirmed as attending the opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Nintendo Raises Prices for the Switch 2 The price of the Nintendo Switch 2 console is set to increase. In Europe, the console will cost €30 more. Price adjustments are also being implemented in the US, Canada, and Japan. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read gamescom congress 2025 (gamescom congress / Koelnmesse / game) Business gamescom congress 2026 Opens Submissions "Playing Field Democracy" and "The Games Effect" are the focus topics of gamescom congress 2026. Submissions for the conference are now open. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products Nacon Conncet: New Games From Daedalic and the World of Darkness Universe After a slight delay, the French publisher Nacon, which is currently in administration, held its Nacon Connect Showcase. The event featured updates as well as new games, highlighting the company’s forward-looking approach. German Publisher Daedalic was also present with a new announcement. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #18 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include Celeste & Wanderstop, inclusion & diversity newsletters, game preservation and more. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil | Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär © Sandra Krafft | Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler Business Lars Klingbeil and Dorothee Bär to Open gamescom 2026 Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and "Federal Games Minister" Dorothee Bär will open gamescom 2026. Hendrik Wüst, the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, has also been confirmed as attending the opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Nintendo Raises Prices for the Switch 2 The price of the Nintendo Switch 2 console is set to increase. In Europe, the console will cost €30 more. Price adjustments are also being implemented in the US, Canada, and Japan. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read People In Conversation with… Paul Sulyok In his new ‘Update,’ marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Green Man Gaming CEO Paul Sulyok about his non-traditional journey from the British Army to the helm of a digital distribution giant, and how his philosophy of decentralized decision-making is shaping the future of the games industry. By Zoran Roso • 8 min read Far Far West © Evil Raptor & Fireshine Games Products Far Far West Far Far West from Evil Raptor and Fireshine Games is one of this year's indie surprises. It has already sold more than 500,000 copies in Early Access. This is hardly surprising, given that the gameplay is excellent, the game is highly polished, and the co-op action is outstanding. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil | Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär © Sandra Krafft | Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler Business Lars Klingbeil and Dorothee Bär to Open gamescom 2026 Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and "Federal Games Minister" Dorothee Bär will open gamescom 2026. Hendrik Wüst, the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, has also been confirmed as attending the opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Nintendo Raises Prices for the Switch 2 The price of the Nintendo Switch 2 console is set to increase. In Europe, the console will cost €30 more. Price adjustments are also being implemented in the US, Canada, and Japan. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
gamescom congress 2025 (gamescom congress / Koelnmesse / game) Business gamescom congress 2026 Opens Submissions "Playing Field Democracy" and "The Games Effect" are the focus topics of gamescom congress 2026. Submissions for the conference are now open. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Nacon Conncet: New Games From Daedalic and the World of Darkness Universe After a slight delay, the French publisher Nacon, which is currently in administration, held its Nacon Connect Showcase. The event featured updates as well as new games, highlighting the company’s forward-looking approach. German Publisher Daedalic was also present with a new announcement. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #18 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include Celeste & Wanderstop, inclusion & diversity newsletters, game preservation and more. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil | Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär © Sandra Krafft | Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler Business Lars Klingbeil and Dorothee Bär to Open gamescom 2026 Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and "Federal Games Minister" Dorothee Bär will open gamescom 2026. Hendrik Wüst, the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, has also been confirmed as attending the opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Nintendo Raises Prices for the Switch 2 The price of the Nintendo Switch 2 console is set to increase. In Europe, the console will cost €30 more. Price adjustments are also being implemented in the US, Canada, and Japan. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
People In Conversation with… Paul Sulyok In his new ‘Update,’ marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Green Man Gaming CEO Paul Sulyok about his non-traditional journey from the British Army to the helm of a digital distribution giant, and how his philosophy of decentralized decision-making is shaping the future of the games industry. By Zoran Roso • 8 min read
Far Far West © Evil Raptor & Fireshine Games Products Far Far West Far Far West from Evil Raptor and Fireshine Games is one of this year's indie surprises. It has already sold more than 500,000 copies in Early Access. This is hardly surprising, given that the gameplay is excellent, the game is highly polished, and the co-op action is outstanding. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
