European Games Markets: Southern Europe Marcel Kleffmann September 11, 2024 – 4 min read Share this post © GamesMarkt Business Beyond the Wishlist: Why Top-Line Demand Can’t Save an Unprepared Launch In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why booming pre-launch demand frequently lulls stakeholders into a false sense of security. He also sets out three strategic pillars for a successful product launch. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read (Picture by GIC) Business G+ Meeting Place for Poland’s Games Industry The Game Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors and confirmed its position as a key meeting place for the Central and Eastern European games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Insights Market Report: Sweden’s Games Industry is Growing Strongly The Swedish trade association Dataspelsbranschen has published its Game Developer Index, which once again highlights the strength of the Swedish games industry. Whilst turnover and the number of companies are rising, the number of employees is stagnating. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Elements Destiny © ShrooMoon & Deck13 Spotlight Products Release Date Confirmed for Elements Destiny by Deck13 Spotlight and ShrooMoon Following years of development, Deck13 Spotlight and ShrooMoon have announced that Elements Destiny will be released for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on 8 December 2026, with the Switch version to follow one week later. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business Beyond the Wishlist: Why Top-Line Demand Can’t Save an Unprepared Launch In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why booming pre-launch demand frequently lulls stakeholders into a false sense of security. He also sets out three strategic pillars for a successful product launch. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read Dungeon Rampage Remastered © Gamebreaking Studios Products Dungeon Rampage Remastered Dungeon Rampage Remastered is a revamped version of the co-op hack-and-slash dungeon crawler that was popular on Facebook in the era of Flash games. It is now a pay-to-play title from Gamebreaking Studios. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read (Picture by GIC) Business G+ Meeting Place for Poland’s Games Industry The Game Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors and confirmed its position as a key meeting place for the Central and Eastern European games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Awards Geoff Keighley Brings Disney+ on Board for The Game Awards Disney+ will broadcast The Game Awards live for the first time this year. Disney itself also intends to use the format for ‘major announcements and surprises’. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 12 Nov 26: DFA Reactions, Games Industry in Poland, Webedia, Jensen Huang, Mattias Lilja, Charts, Golden Joystick Market figures and personnel changes dominated the news today, ranging from the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to the new leadership duo at Webedia and the change at Paradox. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Business Beyond the Wishlist: Why Top-Line Demand Can’t Save an Unprepared Launch In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why booming pre-launch demand frequently lulls stakeholders into a false sense of security. He also sets out three strategic pillars for a successful product launch. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
(Picture by GIC) Business G+ Meeting Place for Poland’s Games Industry The Game Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors and confirmed its position as a key meeting place for the Central and Eastern European games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Insights Market Report: Sweden’s Games Industry is Growing Strongly The Swedish trade association Dataspelsbranschen has published its Game Developer Index, which once again highlights the strength of the Swedish games industry. Whilst turnover and the number of companies are rising, the number of employees is stagnating. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Elements Destiny © ShrooMoon & Deck13 Spotlight Products Release Date Confirmed for Elements Destiny by Deck13 Spotlight and ShrooMoon Following years of development, Deck13 Spotlight and ShrooMoon have announced that Elements Destiny will be released for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on 8 December 2026, with the Switch version to follow one week later. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Beyond the Wishlist: Why Top-Line Demand Can’t Save an Unprepared Launch In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why booming pre-launch demand frequently lulls stakeholders into a false sense of security. He also sets out three strategic pillars for a successful product launch. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Dungeon Rampage Remastered © Gamebreaking Studios Products Dungeon Rampage Remastered Dungeon Rampage Remastered is a revamped version of the co-op hack-and-slash dungeon crawler that was popular on Facebook in the era of Flash games. It is now a pay-to-play title from Gamebreaking Studios. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
(Picture by GIC) Business G+ Meeting Place for Poland’s Games Industry The Game Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors and confirmed its position as a key meeting place for the Central and Eastern European games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Awards Geoff Keighley Brings Disney+ on Board for The Game Awards Disney+ will broadcast The Game Awards live for the first time this year. Disney itself also intends to use the format for ‘major announcements and surprises’. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 12 Nov 26: DFA Reactions, Games Industry in Poland, Webedia, Jensen Huang, Mattias Lilja, Charts, Golden Joystick Market figures and personnel changes dominated the news today, ranging from the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to the new leadership duo at Webedia and the change at Paradox. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
