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 Arc Games: Jason Park (Chief Operating Officer), Yoon Im (Chief Executive Officer), and Michael Borras (Vice President of Business Development) © Arc Games, Borras Business Interview: How Is Arc Games Positioning Itself for the Future? Following the management buyout, Arc Games has positioned itself for the future with an expanded and transformed leadership team. What strategic goals is the publisher aiming for, and what is its view of the current state of the industry? By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read Bavaria’s Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring | Picture: StMD Anne Hufnagl Business Bavaria Games Industry Study: Number of Companies Doubled Since 2018, More Hubs Needed To mark the launch of GG Bavaria Business Day, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs, Games Bavaria and Goldmedia presented a location study of Bavaria. The study shows a highly positive trend in terms of company and employee numbers, but also identifies areas for structural improvement. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Business E for Europe and Editorial Excellence: GamesMarkt Becomes GamesMarket Two years after switching from German to English-language reporting, the business-to-business games industry platform GamesMarkt is updating its online identity. Following the change of the main URL to gamesmarket.global in 2025, our logo and title are now also being updated to GamesMarket. By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read Arc Games: Jason Park (Chief Operating Officer), Yoon Im (Chief Executive Officer), and Michael Borras (Vice President of Business Development) © Arc Games, Borras Business Interview: How Is Arc Games Positioning Itself for the Future? Following the management buyout, Arc Games has positioned itself for the future with an expanded and transformed leadership team. What strategic goals is the publisher aiming for, and what is its view of the current state of the industry? By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read Bavaria’s Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring | Picture: StMD Anne Hufnagl Business Bavaria Games Industry Study: Number of Companies Doubled Since 2018, More Hubs Needed To mark the launch of GG Bavaria Business Day, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs, Games Bavaria and Goldmedia presented a location study of Bavaria. The study shows a highly positive trend in terms of company and employee numbers, but also identifies areas for structural improvement. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read shapez 2 Factory © tobspr Games Products shapez 2 Factory After one year and eight months, and with over 700,000 sales during Early Access, shapez 2 has left Early Access. This is a major success for tobspr Games, especially since the game has been significantly expanded for the 1.0 release. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read Ground Zero © Malformation Games and Kwalee Products Ground Zero Games such as Resident Evil, Nocturne and Paradise Eve once defined the classic survival horror genre with their fixed camera angles. Ground Zero from Malformation Games and Kwalee draws inspiration from these classics while also incorporating modern elements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Business E for Europe and Editorial Excellence: GamesMarkt Becomes GamesMarket Two years after switching from German to English-language reporting, the business-to-business games industry platform GamesMarkt is updating its online identity. Following the change of the main URL to gamesmarket.global in 2025, our logo and title are now also being updated to GamesMarket. By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read E-Paper GamesMarkt+ Special: Working in Games 2026 Salaries, Unions, Sales Numbers and AI Challenges: Make your free GamesMarket account now and not only receive our optional daily newsletter with all important news from the industry, but get the PDF of this essential ressource about working in games gratis as well! By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Arc Games: Jason Park (Chief Operating Officer), Yoon Im (Chief Executive Officer), and Michael Borras (Vice President of Business Development) © Arc Games, Borras Business Interview: How Is Arc Games Positioning Itself for the Future? Following the management buyout, Arc Games has positioned itself for the future with an expanded and transformed leadership team. What strategic goals is the publisher aiming for, and what is its view of the current state of the industry? By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Bavaria’s Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring | Picture: StMD Anne Hufnagl Business Bavaria Games Industry Study: Number of Companies Doubled Since 2018, More Hubs Needed To mark the launch of GG Bavaria Business Day, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs, Games Bavaria and Goldmedia presented a location study of Bavaria. The study shows a highly positive trend in terms of company and employee numbers, but also identifies areas for structural improvement. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Business E for Europe and Editorial Excellence: GamesMarkt Becomes GamesMarket Two years after switching from German to English-language reporting, the business-to-business games industry platform GamesMarkt is updating its online identity. Following the change of the main URL to gamesmarket.global in 2025, our logo and title are now also being updated to GamesMarket. By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read
Arc Games: Jason Park (Chief Operating Officer), Yoon Im (Chief Executive Officer), and Michael Borras (Vice President of Business Development) © Arc Games, Borras Business Interview: How Is Arc Games Positioning Itself for the Future? Following the management buyout, Arc Games has positioned itself for the future with an expanded and transformed leadership team. What strategic goals is the publisher aiming for, and what is its view of the current state of the industry? By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Bavaria’s Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring | Picture: StMD Anne Hufnagl Business Bavaria Games Industry Study: Number of Companies Doubled Since 2018, More Hubs Needed To mark the launch of GG Bavaria Business Day, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs, Games Bavaria and Goldmedia presented a location study of Bavaria. The study shows a highly positive trend in terms of company and employee numbers, but also identifies areas for structural improvement. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
shapez 2 Factory © tobspr Games Products shapez 2 Factory After one year and eight months, and with over 700,000 sales during Early Access, shapez 2 has left Early Access. This is a major success for tobspr Games, especially since the game has been significantly expanded for the 1.0 release. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Ground Zero © Malformation Games and Kwalee Products Ground Zero Games such as Resident Evil, Nocturne and Paradise Eve once defined the classic survival horror genre with their fixed camera angles. Ground Zero from Malformation Games and Kwalee draws inspiration from these classics while also incorporating modern elements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business E for Europe and Editorial Excellence: GamesMarkt Becomes GamesMarket Two years after switching from German to English-language reporting, the business-to-business games industry platform GamesMarkt is updating its online identity. Following the change of the main URL to gamesmarket.global in 2025, our logo and title are now also being updated to GamesMarket. By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read
E-Paper GamesMarkt+ Special: Working in Games 2026 Salaries, Unions, Sales Numbers and AI Challenges: Make your free GamesMarket account now and not only receive our optional daily newsletter with all important news from the industry, but get the PDF of this essential ressource about working in games gratis as well! By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
