How the Journey From Typhoon Studios to Raccoon Logic Came to Be Marcel Kleffmann February 12, 2025 – 3 min read Share this post Pretty wild: How Typhoon Studios ultimately became Raccoon Logic and why © Raccoon Logic Pictures: Ivan Vi, Malte Behrmann Business The Home Market Problem: Why German Game Development Is Missing Its Greatest Opportunity Prof. Dr Malte Behrmann is not only an active figure in politics and business, but is also a pioneer of games funding in Germany. In his new article, he discusses the commercial failure of many funded titles, areas for improvement, and what Germany could do even better than Canada in tax credits. By Malte Behrmann • 5 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 Pictures: Ivan Vi, Malte Behrmann Business The Home Market Problem: Why German Game Development Is Missing Its Greatest Opportunity Prof. Dr Malte Behrmann is not only an active figure in politics and business, but is also a pioneer of games funding in Germany. In his new article, he discusses the commercial failure of many funded titles, areas for improvement, and what Germany could do even better than Canada in tax credits. By Malte Behrmann • 5 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
Pictures: Ivan Vi, Malte Behrmann Business The Home Market Problem: Why German Game Development Is Missing Its Greatest Opportunity Prof. Dr Malte Behrmann is not only an active figure in politics and business, but is also a pioneer of games funding in Germany. In his new article, he discusses the commercial failure of many funded titles, areas for improvement, and what Germany could do even better than Canada in tax credits. By Malte Behrmann • 5 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
Pictures: Ivan Vi, Malte Behrmann Business The Home Market Problem: Why German Game Development Is Missing Its Greatest Opportunity Prof. Dr Malte Behrmann is not only an active figure in politics and business, but is also a pioneer of games funding in Germany. In his new article, he discusses the commercial failure of many funded titles, areas for improvement, and what Germany could do even better than Canada in tax credits. By Malte Behrmann • 5 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
