HFF and TUM Students Present Games to Bavarian Institutions Pascal Wagner July 11, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post The organising team and educational staff of the Immersive Game program, with HFF president Bettina Reitz (4. fr. r.) and TUM representative Daniel Dyrda (r.). © GamesMarkt Business Game Studies Watchlist #41 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. This week with board games, Shadow of the Colossus and more. By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read © Gaming Aid campus Gaming Aid Scholarship Assists Game Development Students The current round of the Gaming Aid Scholarship is open for submissions. Young talents who need financial help for their Bachelor's or Master's degree in a game programme can submit their application and get up to 800 euros monthly for their studies. With the Gaming Aid By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read © Rudolf Inderst campus DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist #40 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter of games research association DiGRA GSA is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. This week with Hunger, the canceled Ubisoft civil war game and more. Ahoi there, game studies operators! Here in Neu-Ulm, it's getting late and I am By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read 18th Play – Creative Gaming Festival by Initiative Creative Gaming e.V. and jaf – Verein für medienpädagogische Praxis Hamburg e.V. Business 'Take Care' is the Motto of Play - Creative Gaming Festival 2025 From 12 to 15 November 2025, the 18th Play – Creative Gaming Festival will take place in Hamburg's HafenCity under the motto 'Take Care'. The festival will explore how responsibility, care and social participation can be made visible and tangible through games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Ninja Gaiden 4; Team Ninja, PlatinumGames, Koei Tecmo Games & Xbox Game Studios Publishing Products Ninja Gaiden 4 The Year of the Ninja is approaching its climax. Following Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and Ragebound, the franchise is celebrating the return of its main line 13 years after Ninja Gaiden 3 with Ninja Gaiden 4. This latest instalment is as bloody as ever, but has also been significantly modernised. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Business Power of Play: Japan As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: Japan. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Opening ceremony of gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show | Picture by Koelnmesse Business Gamescom Asia Thrives in Bangkok, 2026 Edition in the Works gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show was a resounding success: over 200,000 visitors and 5,590 trade visitors speak for themselves, and a sequel is already planned for 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Bijan Khezri, Group CEO and majority shareholder of Marquard Group AG; Marquard Business Marquard Group Focuses Entirely on Gaming and IT, Lifestyle Brands Sold The separation from lifestyle brands and the focus on the German brands 4Players, Computec and Golem mark the completion of the strategic realignment process. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Business XR headsets: Samsung Attacks Apple's Vision Pro with Galaxy XR In time with the launch of the improved Apple Vision Pro, Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy XR, which is now also available in the US and South Korea. Samsung – and indirectly Google – is competing aggressively with Apple on price and significantly undercutting its rival. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist #41 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. This week with board games, Shadow of the Colossus and more. By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
© Gaming Aid campus Gaming Aid Scholarship Assists Game Development Students The current round of the Gaming Aid Scholarship is open for submissions. Young talents who need financial help for their Bachelor's or Master's degree in a game programme can submit their application and get up to 800 euros monthly for their studies. With the Gaming Aid By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Rudolf Inderst campus DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist #40 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter of games research association DiGRA GSA is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. This week with Hunger, the canceled Ubisoft civil war game and more. Ahoi there, game studies operators! Here in Neu-Ulm, it's getting late and I am By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
18th Play – Creative Gaming Festival by Initiative Creative Gaming e.V. and jaf – Verein für medienpädagogische Praxis Hamburg e.V. Business 'Take Care' is the Motto of Play - Creative Gaming Festival 2025 From 12 to 15 November 2025, the 18th Play – Creative Gaming Festival will take place in Hamburg's HafenCity under the motto 'Take Care'. The festival will explore how responsibility, care and social participation can be made visible and tangible through games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ninja Gaiden 4; Team Ninja, PlatinumGames, Koei Tecmo Games & Xbox Game Studios Publishing Products Ninja Gaiden 4 The Year of the Ninja is approaching its climax. Following Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and Ragebound, the franchise is celebrating the return of its main line 13 years after Ninja Gaiden 3 with Ninja Gaiden 4. This latest instalment is as bloody as ever, but has also been significantly modernised. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business Power of Play: Japan As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: Japan. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Opening ceremony of gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show | Picture by Koelnmesse Business Gamescom Asia Thrives in Bangkok, 2026 Edition in the Works gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show was a resounding success: over 200,000 visitors and 5,590 trade visitors speak for themselves, and a sequel is already planned for 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Bijan Khezri, Group CEO and majority shareholder of Marquard Group AG; Marquard Business Marquard Group Focuses Entirely on Gaming and IT, Lifestyle Brands Sold The separation from lifestyle brands and the focus on the German brands 4Players, Computec and Golem mark the completion of the strategic realignment process. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business XR headsets: Samsung Attacks Apple's Vision Pro with Galaxy XR In time with the launch of the improved Apple Vision Pro, Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy XR, which is now also available in the US and South Korea. Samsung – and indirectly Google – is competing aggressively with Apple on price and significantly undercutting its rival. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
