Earth Defence Force 6 Marcel Kleffmann July 25, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © D3Publisher Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Business Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Brave New Wonders | Shala Chen, CEO of City From Naught © City From Naught | Chen Products G+ Shala Chen on AI as an Essential Gameplay Feature in Brave New Wonders In Brave New Wonders, players control automatons that respond to plain language commands. In this interview, we spoke to Shala Chen, CEO of City From Naught, about using AI as an essential gameplay feature rather than for streamlining development, as well as the market for strategy games and more. By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read Steam Frame © Valve Software Products Steam Frame: Price and Registration The price of the new VR headset from Valve Software, the Steam Frame, is relatively high due to the current chip and memory crisis. In an attempt to curb scalping, Valve has introduced a two-stage pre-order system. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Tobias Springer, CEO and Founder tobspr Games © Tobias Springer People Tobias Springer on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Tobias Springer, CEO and Founder tobspr Games (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Business SC Concepts Extends Work-For-Hire Contract With Funatics According to a statement from the parent company Jumpage, the German studio Funatics has secured an extension to a work-for-hire contract until the end of 2026. The project, which has not been named in detail, is likely to be the cheerleading mobile game Boss of the World. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Construction Simulator: Evolution © weltenbauer. & astragon Business Everplay's Revenue Remained Resilient in H1 2026, Astragon's Revenue Declined by 20% The everplay group has presented its unaudited results for H1 2026. The British group demonstrated resilience in its revenue performance in H1, ahead of major title launches in H2. At astragon, revenue declined by 20%, primarily due to exiting the physical distribution business. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Composer Jon Everist has scored Star Wars Outlaws and almost everything that Harebrained Schemes has developed (all pictures in this article: Jon Everist) People Game Music Makers: Jon Everist Composer Jon Everist from Seattle has scored almost everything that Harebrained Schemes (Shadowrun, Lamplighters League, Graft) ever developed, along with Star Wars Outlaws and many other games. We spoke to him about making music, his favourite tunes and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Business Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 15 Sep 26: Game:Nxt, Steam Frame, Shala Chen, Mattias Rengstedt, Triple-i, hiddenCon, Rayman, Playzo A hotel chain is introducing gaming for guests, Steam is launching a multi-tiered pre-order system, and an event agency called Trading VCard Games is being launched. Shala Chen also discusses the use of AI. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Business Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Brave New Wonders | Shala Chen, CEO of City From Naught © City From Naught | Chen Products G+ Shala Chen on AI as an Essential Gameplay Feature in Brave New Wonders In Brave New Wonders, players control automatons that respond to plain language commands. In this interview, we spoke to Shala Chen, CEO of City From Naught, about using AI as an essential gameplay feature rather than for streamlining development, as well as the market for strategy games and more. By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Steam Frame © Valve Software Products Steam Frame: Price and Registration The price of the new VR headset from Valve Software, the Steam Frame, is relatively high due to the current chip and memory crisis. In an attempt to curb scalping, Valve has introduced a two-stage pre-order system. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Tobias Springer, CEO and Founder tobspr Games © Tobias Springer People Tobias Springer on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Tobias Springer, CEO and Founder tobspr Games (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business SC Concepts Extends Work-For-Hire Contract With Funatics According to a statement from the parent company Jumpage, the German studio Funatics has secured an extension to a work-for-hire contract until the end of 2026. The project, which has not been named in detail, is likely to be the cheerleading mobile game Boss of the World. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Construction Simulator: Evolution © weltenbauer. & astragon Business Everplay's Revenue Remained Resilient in H1 2026, Astragon's Revenue Declined by 20% The everplay group has presented its unaudited results for H1 2026. The British group demonstrated resilience in its revenue performance in H1, ahead of major title launches in H2. At astragon, revenue declined by 20%, primarily due to exiting the physical distribution business. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Composer Jon Everist has scored Star Wars Outlaws and almost everything that Harebrained Schemes has developed (all pictures in this article: Jon Everist) People Game Music Makers: Jon Everist Composer Jon Everist from Seattle has scored almost everything that Harebrained Schemes (Shadowrun, Lamplighters League, Graft) ever developed, along with Star Wars Outlaws and many other games. We spoke to him about making music, his favourite tunes and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Business Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 15 Sep 26: Game:Nxt, Steam Frame, Shala Chen, Mattias Rengstedt, Triple-i, hiddenCon, Rayman, Playzo A hotel chain is introducing gaming for guests, Steam is launching a multi-tiered pre-order system, and an event agency called Trading VCard Games is being launched. Shala Chen also discusses the use of AI. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
