The Year of Nintendo Switch Marcel Kleffmann March 25, 2025 – 4 min read Share this post Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business The 20 Largest Video Game Companies in Germany In Germany, 12,235 people are employed by game developers and publishers (2026). But which are the 20 largest employers in this sector? By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union © Apple Business Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union Following collaboration with the European Commission, Apple announced changes to its business terms for apps and alternative app marketplaces in the European Union. There are now unified business terms for developers that distribute apps in the EU. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Harley Zhao, Founder & CEO, Original Force, and Marco Pacifico, Studio Director Germany and Business Development Director (Pictures by Original Force) People Original Force Expands to Europe and Opens Studio in Mainz The Chinese external development specialist Original Force is entering the European market and establishing its ninth global office in Mainz. It will be led by Business Development Director Marco Pacifico, who also serves as Studio Director for Germany. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily - 19 August 2026: game Sales Award, Tufuur, Wienke @ Xbox, Wings Publishing, Apple EU & More We are entering the last news days before gamescom, and they are filled to the brim: Attendance confirmations, EU law and Apple, the next sales award from game and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read (Background: Home of Indies) gamescom CobraTekku Games Brings CitaDrill, The End of Allegoria and Verho to gamescom Munich-based publisher CobraTekku Games is showcasing three indie titles at this year’s Home of Indies in gamescom Hall 10.2. By Pascal Wagner • For the first gamescom dev, there will also be the first gamescom dev daily edition, made by GamesMarket (Background: gamescom dev) gamescom gamescom dev to Receive its First gamescom daily Magazine, Made by GamesMarket For the first time since gamescom and the gamescom daily magazines' inception, gamescom dev will receive its own issue of the trade fair magazine made by GamesMarket. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced © Ubisoft Products G+ Platinum for Ubisoft's Pirates Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, released in July 2026, sold over 200,000 copies in Germany in its first month. In recognition of this success, Ubisoft was awarded the Platinum game Sales Award. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Business The 20 Largest Video Game Companies in Germany In Germany, 12,235 people are employed by game developers and publishers (2026). But which are the 20 largest employers in this sector? By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Liana Murphy is the new Account Director, US Operations at Second Stage GmbH (Second Stage) People Second Stage Hires Liana Murphy as Account Director, US Operations Berlin marketing intelligence agency Second Stage has hired Liana Murphy, formerly of Vicariously and V Publishing, as Account Director, US Operations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business The 20 Largest Video Game Companies in Germany In Germany, 12,235 people are employed by game developers and publishers (2026). But which are the 20 largest employers in this sector? By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union © Apple Business Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union Following collaboration with the European Commission, Apple announced changes to its business terms for apps and alternative app marketplaces in the European Union. There are now unified business terms for developers that distribute apps in the EU. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Harley Zhao, Founder & CEO, Original Force, and Marco Pacifico, Studio Director Germany and Business Development Director (Pictures by Original Force) People Original Force Expands to Europe and Opens Studio in Mainz The Chinese external development specialist Original Force is entering the European market and establishing its ninth global office in Mainz. It will be led by Business Development Director Marco Pacifico, who also serves as Studio Director for Germany. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 19 August 2026: game Sales Award, Tufuur, Wienke @ Xbox, Wings Publishing, Apple EU & More We are entering the last news days before gamescom, and they are filled to the brim: Attendance confirmations, EU law and Apple, the next sales award from game and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
(Background: Home of Indies) gamescom CobraTekku Games Brings CitaDrill, The End of Allegoria and Verho to gamescom Munich-based publisher CobraTekku Games is showcasing three indie titles at this year’s Home of Indies in gamescom Hall 10.2. By Pascal Wagner •
For the first gamescom dev, there will also be the first gamescom dev daily edition, made by GamesMarket (Background: gamescom dev) gamescom gamescom dev to Receive its First gamescom daily Magazine, Made by GamesMarket For the first time since gamescom and the gamescom daily magazines' inception, gamescom dev will receive its own issue of the trade fair magazine made by GamesMarket. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced © Ubisoft Products G+ Platinum for Ubisoft's Pirates Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, released in July 2026, sold over 200,000 copies in Germany in its first month. In recognition of this success, Ubisoft was awarded the Platinum game Sales Award. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business The 20 Largest Video Game Companies in Germany In Germany, 12,235 people are employed by game developers and publishers (2026). But which are the 20 largest employers in this sector? By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Liana Murphy is the new Account Director, US Operations at Second Stage GmbH (Second Stage) People Second Stage Hires Liana Murphy as Account Director, US Operations Berlin marketing intelligence agency Second Stage has hired Liana Murphy, formerly of Vicariously and V Publishing, as Account Director, US Operations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
