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Development

G+ Under the Hood: Unusual Prototyping for Tufuur

In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, The Umbra Collective leads us through prototyping the world for their upcoming game Tufuur with Play-Doh.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

People

Kai Wienke Joins the Xbox DACH & CEE Team

The German Xbox team has brought on Kai Wienke, an experienced communications specialist, as Senior Communications Manager for Xbox DACH (GSA) & CEE. Wienke most recently worked at Freenet.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Original Force Expands to Europe and Opens Studio in Mainz

The Chinese external development specialist Original Force is entering the European market and establishing its ninth global office in Mainz. It will be led by Business Development Director Marco Pacifico, who also serves as Studio Director for Germany.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union

Following collaboration with the European Commission, Apple announced changes to its business terms for apps and alternative app marketplaces in the European Union. There are now unified business terms for developers that distribute apps in the EU.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Development

G+ Under the Hood: Unusual Prototyping for Tufuur

In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, The Umbra Collective leads us through prototyping the world for their upcoming game Tufuur with Play-Doh.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Wings Interactive Introduces White Label Publishing and Finishing Funds

In addition to funding self-publishing projects, Wings has introduced two additional forms of financial support for games created by women and gender-marginalized developers. Wings is thus reaching out to developers who need publishing support or whose projects are already in the final stages.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator

The Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator demo attracted more than a million players had a 98% positive review rating, and saw players spend an average of nearly 2.5 hours. With this popularity, the game made it onto over 900,000 wishlists. But what lies behind this heavy spider-turret simulator?

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Development

Black Box: Infinite Arsenal – Generating Gameplay, Not Just Assets

Advertorial | Most generative AI in game production stops at the asset stage. In Black Box: Infinite Arsenal, an in-house AI model generates combat mechanics at runtime. At gamescom, Meshy shows the new 3D version — playable in Hall 10.1, Stand F072.

By Meshy.ai • 1 min read

People

Kai Wienke Joins the Xbox DACH & CEE Team

The German Xbox team has brought on Kai Wienke, an experienced communications specialist, as Senior Communications Manager for Xbox DACH (GSA) & CEE. Wienke most recently worked at Freenet.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read