Earth Defence Force 6 Marcel Kleffmann July 25, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © D3Publisher 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 Pipapo Games (Laura Hantschel, Annika Neumann, Lukas Hort, Clara Müller) © Pipapo Games Pipapo Games Launches Map Map in May At the end of May 2026, Hamburg-based indie studio Pipapo Games will release its first game, Map Map – A Game About Maps. It's a cozy exploration puzzle game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 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 E-Paper GamesMarkt+ Special: Working in Games 2026 Salaries, Unions, Sales Numbers and AI Challenges: Make your free GamesMarket account now and not only receive our optional daily newsletter with all important news from the industry, but get the PDF of this essential ressource about working in games gratis as well! By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read Games Lift Incubator © Gamecity Hamburg Business Games Lift Incubator 2026 Applications Are Now Open Since 2020, Gamecity Hamburg, part of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, has provided €15,000 of financial support to studios and developers through the Games Lift Incubator. Developers, teams and studios can now apply for the 2026 round. By Marcel Kleffmann • 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
Pipapo Games (Laura Hantschel, Annika Neumann, Lukas Hort, Clara Müller) © Pipapo Games Pipapo Games Launches Map Map in May At the end of May 2026, Hamburg-based indie studio Pipapo Games will release its first game, Map Map – A Game About Maps. It's a cozy exploration puzzle game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 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
E-Paper GamesMarkt+ Special: Working in Games 2026 Salaries, Unions, Sales Numbers and AI Challenges: Make your free GamesMarket account now and not only receive our optional daily newsletter with all important news from the industry, but get the PDF of this essential ressource about working in games gratis as well! By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Games Lift Incubator © Gamecity Hamburg Business Games Lift Incubator 2026 Applications Are Now Open Since 2020, Gamecity Hamburg, part of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, has provided €15,000 of financial support to studios and developers through the Games Lift Incubator. Developers, teams and studios can now apply for the 2026 round. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
