Impressions from Future and Reality of Gaming 2024 Pascal Wagner October 14, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post The site of Future and Reality of Gaming just before the start on Friday. © Rudolf Inderst Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #10 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a close reading of Death Stranding, the intersection between Memory Studies and Game Studies, and how games can be arenas of political conflict. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #9 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the ecologies of indie games, CBC and the university of Malta. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #8 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Half-Life, the new issue of Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds and a piece of work by Philip Schäfer. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #10 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a close reading of Death Stranding, the intersection between Memory Studies and Game Studies, and how games can be arenas of political conflict. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read E-Paper GamesMarkt 473 Topics in this issue include: Switzerland Market at a glance, case study about public funding in Germany and an interview with MegaDev CEO Robert Maroschik. By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read Products Mooneye Studios Reach 300,000 Wishlists with Ikuma Hamburg studio Ikuma has broken 300,000 wishlist entries on Steam with their upcoming Ikuma - The Frozen Compass. The studio has had big success with Last Ember before. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Matthias Linda, developer of Chained Echoes, recently announced a lawsuit against First Press Games (Linda/FPG) Business First Press Games: "Still Moving Forward as Planned" In reaction to Matthias Linda's lawsuit against them about delayed physical versions of Chained Echoes, First Press Games has released a statement to GamesMarkt that they intend to keep working on said game versions. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read The second batch of Level Up participants recently graduated from the programme (GamesMarkt) Business Applications Open for Level Up Accelerator Batch 3 Level Up Accelerator goes into round three: Until 30 April, indies and solo devs from Bavaria can apply. The program starts in June 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business The Cost of Misalignment: Bluepoint’s Closure and the End of the "Prestige Support" Era In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why the closure of Blue Point reflects an aggressive consolidation of Sony's first-party development resources. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #10 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a close reading of Death Stranding, the intersection between Memory Studies and Game Studies, and how games can be arenas of political conflict. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #9 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the ecologies of indie games, CBC and the university of Malta. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #8 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Half-Life, the new issue of Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds and a piece of work by Philip Schäfer. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #10 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a close reading of Death Stranding, the intersection between Memory Studies and Game Studies, and how games can be arenas of political conflict. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
E-Paper GamesMarkt 473 Topics in this issue include: Switzerland Market at a glance, case study about public funding in Germany and an interview with MegaDev CEO Robert Maroschik. By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
Products Mooneye Studios Reach 300,000 Wishlists with Ikuma Hamburg studio Ikuma has broken 300,000 wishlist entries on Steam with their upcoming Ikuma - The Frozen Compass. The studio has had big success with Last Ember before. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Matthias Linda, developer of Chained Echoes, recently announced a lawsuit against First Press Games (Linda/FPG) Business First Press Games: "Still Moving Forward as Planned" In reaction to Matthias Linda's lawsuit against them about delayed physical versions of Chained Echoes, First Press Games has released a statement to GamesMarkt that they intend to keep working on said game versions. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The second batch of Level Up participants recently graduated from the programme (GamesMarkt) Business Applications Open for Level Up Accelerator Batch 3 Level Up Accelerator goes into round three: Until 30 April, indies and solo devs from Bavaria can apply. The program starts in June 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business The Cost of Misalignment: Bluepoint’s Closure and the End of the "Prestige Support" Era In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why the closure of Blue Point reflects an aggressive consolidation of Sony's first-party development resources. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read