The Year of Nintendo Switch Marcel Kleffmann March 25, 2025 – 4 min read Share this post Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Aesir Interactive Announces Unicorn Academy And Unveils Its New Corporate Identity 13 years, 15 titles released, but not a hint of exhaustion – to mark this somewhat odd anniversary, Munich-based Aesir Interactive has given itself a new corporate identity. At the same time, a new project, Unicorn Academy, was announced in collaboration with partners Mindscape and Spin Master. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Business It's our Indieversary! Get GamesMarket+ for Just 1€ a Week To mark one year of independent publishing, we are offering the deepest discount yet: A full year of GamesMarket+ access for one euro a week. That's just 52€, more than half off! By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read Business Sony Announces Closure of PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Five years after the first attempt, Sony Interactive Entertainment has once again announced that the PlayStation Stores on the PS3 and PS Vita will be shut down. The store is set to be discontinued on both platforms by July 2027. This will make it impossible to purchase new content. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Aesir Interactive Announces Unicorn Academy And Unveils Its New Corporate Identity 13 years, 15 titles released, but not a hint of exhaustion – to mark this somewhat odd anniversary, Munich-based Aesir Interactive has given itself a new corporate identity. At the same time, a new project, Unicorn Academy, was announced in collaboration with partners Mindscape and Spin Master. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Awards Tommi Awards: New Subtitle And Call For Entries For 25th Edition With a history spanning 25 years, the Tommi Award is one of Germany’s oldest children’s software awards. To mark its anniversary, it is being relaunched as the Tommi Games Award. At the same time, the submission period is opening and the search is on for members of the children’s and youth jury. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Natalie Denk was the head of the centre. Now she is chairwoman of the association (Denk) Campus Association for Applied Game Studies Constituted The former members of the closed Centre for Applied Game Studies from Krems have reconstituted themselves into the Association for Applied Game Studies under chairwoman Natalie Denk. It's the third dedicated game studies association in GSA. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The Luxury Console Dilemma: How AI-Driven Console Costs Hand Mobile a Structural Edge In the latest edition of Zoran’s Update, industry expert and consultant Zoran Roso analyses why rising console prices are putting manufacturers in a strategic bind and playing into the hands of mobile gaming. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read daily GamesMarket Daily 02. July 26: Road to gamescom, Christoph Hartmann, Alexis Bonte, Chris Kohler, Creative Europe It won’t be long until gamescom. So not only is Christoph Hartmann starting a new job and Stillfornt beginning the search for a new CEO, but we’re also launching our ‘Road to gamescom’ special, in which we’ll be bringing together all the key information about the event over the coming weeks. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read gamescom Road to gamescom – Everything You Need For a Successful Business Week in Cologne Whether it’s your first time at the trade fair or you’re a gamescom veteran – Road to gamescom gives you everything you need to know about gamescom 2026. Facts and overviews, interviews and tips on what’s on at and around gamescom, and which numbers you should have saved on your mobile. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Aesir Interactive Announces Unicorn Academy And Unveils Its New Corporate Identity 13 years, 15 titles released, but not a hint of exhaustion – to mark this somewhat odd anniversary, Munich-based Aesir Interactive has given itself a new corporate identity. At the same time, a new project, Unicorn Academy, was announced in collaboration with partners Mindscape and Spin Master. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Business It's our Indieversary! Get GamesMarket+ for Just 1€ a Week To mark one year of independent publishing, we are offering the deepest discount yet: A full year of GamesMarket+ access for one euro a week. That's just 52€, more than half off! By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
Business Sony Announces Closure of PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Five years after the first attempt, Sony Interactive Entertainment has once again announced that the PlayStation Stores on the PS3 and PS Vita will be shut down. The store is set to be discontinued on both platforms by July 2027. This will make it impossible to purchase new content. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Aesir Interactive Announces Unicorn Academy And Unveils Its New Corporate Identity 13 years, 15 titles released, but not a hint of exhaustion – to mark this somewhat odd anniversary, Munich-based Aesir Interactive has given itself a new corporate identity. At the same time, a new project, Unicorn Academy, was announced in collaboration with partners Mindscape and Spin Master. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Awards Tommi Awards: New Subtitle And Call For Entries For 25th Edition With a history spanning 25 years, the Tommi Award is one of Germany’s oldest children’s software awards. To mark its anniversary, it is being relaunched as the Tommi Games Award. At the same time, the submission period is opening and the search is on for members of the children’s and youth jury. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Natalie Denk was the head of the centre. Now she is chairwoman of the association (Denk) Campus Association for Applied Game Studies Constituted The former members of the closed Centre for Applied Game Studies from Krems have reconstituted themselves into the Association for Applied Game Studies under chairwoman Natalie Denk. It's the third dedicated game studies association in GSA. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Luxury Console Dilemma: How AI-Driven Console Costs Hand Mobile a Structural Edge In the latest edition of Zoran’s Update, industry expert and consultant Zoran Roso analyses why rising console prices are putting manufacturers in a strategic bind and playing into the hands of mobile gaming. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
daily GamesMarket Daily 02. July 26: Road to gamescom, Christoph Hartmann, Alexis Bonte, Chris Kohler, Creative Europe It won’t be long until gamescom. So not only is Christoph Hartmann starting a new job and Stillfornt beginning the search for a new CEO, but we’re also launching our ‘Road to gamescom’ special, in which we’ll be bringing together all the key information about the event over the coming weeks. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
gamescom Road to gamescom – Everything You Need For a Successful Business Week in Cologne Whether it’s your first time at the trade fair or you’re a gamescom veteran – Road to gamescom gives you everything you need to know about gamescom 2026. Facts and overviews, interviews and tips on what’s on at and around gamescom, and which numbers you should have saved on your mobile. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
