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Business G+ Made in Austria – Austrian Success Showcase – Part 2 In terms of turnover, the Austrian games market has always been somewhat overshadowed by Germany. However, the picture is quite different when it comes to games production and marketing. This article highlights five examples from Austria and is reminiscent of the greats of the past. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Kingdom Come Deliverance II (Plaion) Business G+ Made in Austria – Austrian Success Showcase – Part 1 In terms of turnover, the Austrian games market, much like that of Switzerland, has always been somewhat overshadowed by Germany. However, the picture is quite different when it comes to games production and marketing. This article highlights five examples from Austria. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Business The "Lottery Ticket" Fallacy: Why Waiting Until Launch to Market is a Growth Death Sentence In the latest Zoran’s Update, the experienced industry manager Zoran Roso warns against starting to market a game too late. In his view, anyone who only begins marketing at the time of launch is essentially buying a lottery ticket. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
GamesMarket Daily – 13. July 26: Half-year Charts, Austria, gamescom, Chris Chung, Spiel des Jahres, Forensics The week kicks off with the best-selling games released in the first half of the year, as well as sales figures for Black Flag Resynced and Mimesis. And, of course, we’ve got some new staff profiles and a bit of gamesocm too. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Chris Chung, Head of the Global Business Group Neowiz People Chris Chung to Head Neowiz’s New Global Business Group South Korean publisher Neowiz has appointed Chris Chung as Head of the Global Business Group. Chung is tasked with strengthening Neowiz’s competitiveness as a global publisher. The appointment is part of a reorganisation of the group. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Funding Uzbekistan Launches First Games Funding The Uzbekistan Creative Association has launched the first games funding program of the country. It can provide capital in five stages, depending on proven game success, or assist with marketing and publishing. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
gamescom gamescom History: Innovative, Versatile And Always on Top Since 2009, gamescom has brought the international games industry together in Cologne every August as the numbers show, not least because it has always moved with the times and reinvented itself. The rise from a hunter to the hunted of the international games events. By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
The teams behind the Forensics: Crime Scene Detective (photos: Binary Impact/Aerosoft/LKA RLP) Products Forensics: Crime Scene Detective Releases To 200,000 Wishlists Forensics: Crime Scene Detective by Binary Impact, Alchemical Works and Aerosoft has released today with almost 200,000 wishlist. It was made in cooperation with the Rhineland-Palatinate State Criminal Police Office. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Business G+ Made in Austria – Austrian Success Showcase – Part 2 In terms of turnover, the Austrian games market has always been somewhat overshadowed by Germany. However, the picture is quite different when it comes to games production and marketing. This article highlights five examples from Austria and is reminiscent of the greats of the past. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
