Games Highlights for the Holiday Season Marcel Kleffmann November 05, 2024 – 6 min read Share this post S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl © GSC Game World Moon Sweepers by Probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim © DragDrop Games / Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Phantom Blade Zero Dominates, but Two Indie Games Spring a Surprise As expected, S-Game's Phantom Blade Zero topped the weekly Steam charts. However, it was not anticipated that two indie titles would break into the top ten. Crimson Desert is also staging a comeback. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Todd Howard (Screenshot) Business The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel – Bethesda Celebrates Anniversary With the Title Reveal In a video, Bethesda Game Studios not only looked back on the company’s 40th anniversary but also revealed the title of the next, long-awaited Elder Scrolls game. However, no further details were provided beyond the name. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Control Resonant © Remedy Entertainment Business Control Resonant Boosts Remedy Entertainment's Financial Results Remedy Entertainment's revenue tripled in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, primarily due to the release of Control Resonant, which is the company's fastest-selling game to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Insights 8,976 Industry Sites, 82,930 Direct Jobs – US Association ESA Launches New Dashboard With the aim, above all, of making the achievements of the US games industry transparent to policymakers, the US trade association ESA has launched its new dashboard, which illustrates the industry’s impact right down to state level. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Tripwire Presents © Tripwire Interactive Publishing Tripwire Presents Expands Its Publishing Business Tripwire Presents, the publishing division of Tripwire Interactive, is expanding its business to offer scaled publishing support for games from smaller independent developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time © Nintendo Products The System Seller for Nintendo Switch 2: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time With the upcoming holiday season approaching, Nintendo has just the game to keep interest in the Nintendo Switch 2 high once again: a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The original game is widely considered to be one of the greatest of all time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read producs BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded Celebrate Huge Success on the PlayStation Store In October, two successful PC projects – BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded – launched on PlayStation, and did so with great success. Both made it into the top 20 of the PS Store charts in North America and Europe, with one even beating EA Sports FC 27. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 04 Nov 26: DEP Nominees, Sasha Volkohon, Xsolla, The Rabbit, Steam Charts, THQ Nordic, Serious Play Conf The countdown is on – both for Games Ground in Berlin, where Xsolla is strengthening its GSA presence and the participants from The Rabbit are facing their first real test, and for the DEP, where the hosts and the nominations for the final category have been announced. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read From left to right: Theresa Thoma and Anna Glinsmann of thogli studios, and Alice Ruppert of The Mane Quest at gamescom 2026 © Alice Ruppert Products Horses of Hoofprint Bay: Release Day Insights Following two successful demo releases, Horses of Hoofprint Bay by thogli studios was released today. The game was added to nearly 74,000 wishlists and is being released as a complete product, with no content roadmap. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Moon Sweepers by Probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim © DragDrop Games / Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild GamesMarket Plus G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Phantom Blade Zero Dominates, but Two Indie Games Spring a Surprise As expected, S-Game's Phantom Blade Zero topped the weekly Steam charts. However, it was not anticipated that two indie titles would break into the top ten. Crimson Desert is also staging a comeback. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Todd Howard (Screenshot) Business The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel – Bethesda Celebrates Anniversary With the Title Reveal In a video, Bethesda Game Studios not only looked back on the company’s 40th anniversary but also revealed the title of the next, long-awaited Elder Scrolls game. However, no further details were provided beyond the name. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Control Resonant © Remedy Entertainment Business Control Resonant Boosts Remedy Entertainment's Financial Results Remedy Entertainment's revenue tripled in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, primarily due to the release of Control Resonant, which is the company's fastest-selling game to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Insights 8,976 Industry Sites, 82,930 Direct Jobs – US Association ESA Launches New Dashboard With the aim, above all, of making the achievements of the US games industry transparent to policymakers, the US trade association ESA has launched its new dashboard, which illustrates the industry’s impact right down to state level. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Tripwire Presents © Tripwire Interactive Publishing Tripwire Presents Expands Its Publishing Business Tripwire Presents, the publishing division of Tripwire Interactive, is expanding its business to offer scaled publishing support for games from smaller independent developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time © Nintendo Products The System Seller for Nintendo Switch 2: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time With the upcoming holiday season approaching, Nintendo has just the game to keep interest in the Nintendo Switch 2 high once again: a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The original game is widely considered to be one of the greatest of all time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
producs BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded Celebrate Huge Success on the PlayStation Store In October, two successful PC projects – BeamNG.drive and Enshrouded – launched on PlayStation, and did so with great success. Both made it into the top 20 of the PS Store charts in North America and Europe, with one even beating EA Sports FC 27. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 04 Nov 26: DEP Nominees, Sasha Volkohon, Xsolla, The Rabbit, Steam Charts, THQ Nordic, Serious Play Conf The countdown is on – both for Games Ground in Berlin, where Xsolla is strengthening its GSA presence and the participants from The Rabbit are facing their first real test, and for the DEP, where the hosts and the nominations for the final category have been announced. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
From left to right: Theresa Thoma and Anna Glinsmann of thogli studios, and Alice Ruppert of The Mane Quest at gamescom 2026 © Alice Ruppert Products Horses of Hoofprint Bay: Release Day Insights Following two successful demo releases, Horses of Hoofprint Bay by thogli studios was released today. The game was added to nearly 74,000 wishlists and is being released as a complete product, with no content roadmap. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
