GamesMarkt kürt LARA - Publisher des Jahres 2011 Harald Hesse December 07, 2011 – 2 min read Share this post Der LARA-Award © None Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Swept the Board at the Game Awards 2025 © TGA Business The Game Awards 2025 -The Winners Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the most nominated game in TGA history, receiving a total of nine awards. This game by Sandfall and Kepler Interactive was the big winner of the evening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Pictures by Chris Dreyer (Left), Fabian Arens (both in the Middle), Laura Scholzen (Right) Business Play! Con Confirms 5th Edition in November 2026 Next year, Play! Con 2026 will take place on November 7 and 8 at Messepark Trier. The organizer is planning further growth for the fifth edition. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Nordic Games Conference Confirms First Speakers for 2026 Nordic Game has revealed the first details about its 2026 conference. It will take place from May 26 to 29 at Slagthuset in Malmö. Jennifer Svedberg-Yen, Eugene Evans, Christian Fonnesbech, and many more have already been confirmed as speakers. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist #49 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the forsaken world of N64, a mapping of game mechanics and new YouTube research channels. By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read The unveiling of Divinity included the mysterious statue in the desert. © Larian Studios Awards The Game Awards 2025 – All Announcements The flood of announcements at The Game Awards 2025 included new Star Wars, Tomb Raider and Dungeons & Dragons games. Divinity, Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Control Resonant and Ace Combat 8 were also unveiled, along with many more titles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read Products Playing Mantis Announces Debut Title Solstride Founded in early 2025, the studio Playing Mantis announced its debut game Solstride at the German Indie Showcase. It is, in a sense, a test project for the studio builder by Thomas Rössig and Thorsten Hamdorf, which is currently in stealth mode. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Leon Janßen is the new president of E-Sport Verband Bayern. Sandra Bloy has announced her retirement yesterday. (E-Sport Verband Bayern) People Leon Janßen is New President of the Bavarian Esports Association Sandra Bloy has retired as President of the E-Sport Verband Bavaria, her and the Digital Ministry announced yesterday. Her successor is Leon Janßen, former Organisational VP. Daria Cimpanu holds that position now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business The Rise of "Friendslop": Why Low-Fidelity Social Chaos is Shaking Up the Games Industry In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn, speaking from the heart for many in the industry. GamesMarkt is now republishing the update with Zoran's consent. This time's topic: The Rise of 'Friendslop'. By Zoran Roso • 6 min read John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, which will be released on March 12, 2026, is the first game that Plaion will distribute physically worldwide under the new contract for Focus Business Plaion and Focus Entertainment Expand Partnership With New Distribution Agreement Austrian distributor Plaion is further expanding its partnership with French publisher Focus Entertainment. Thanks to a new contract, Plaion will take over worldwide physical distribution of Focus' new releases, starting with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Swept the Board at the Game Awards 2025 © TGA Business The Game Awards 2025 -The Winners Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the most nominated game in TGA history, receiving a total of nine awards. This game by Sandfall and Kepler Interactive was the big winner of the evening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Pictures by Chris Dreyer (Left), Fabian Arens (both in the Middle), Laura Scholzen (Right) Business Play! Con Confirms 5th Edition in November 2026 Next year, Play! Con 2026 will take place on November 7 and 8 at Messepark Trier. The organizer is planning further growth for the fifth edition. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Nordic Games Conference Confirms First Speakers for 2026 Nordic Game has revealed the first details about its 2026 conference. It will take place from May 26 to 29 at Slagthuset in Malmö. Jennifer Svedberg-Yen, Eugene Evans, Christian Fonnesbech, and many more have already been confirmed as speakers. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist #49 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the forsaken world of N64, a mapping of game mechanics and new YouTube research channels. By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
The unveiling of Divinity included the mysterious statue in the desert. © Larian Studios Awards The Game Awards 2025 – All Announcements The flood of announcements at The Game Awards 2025 included new Star Wars, Tomb Raider and Dungeons & Dragons games. Divinity, Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Control Resonant and Ace Combat 8 were also unveiled, along with many more titles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read
Products Playing Mantis Announces Debut Title Solstride Founded in early 2025, the studio Playing Mantis announced its debut game Solstride at the German Indie Showcase. It is, in a sense, a test project for the studio builder by Thomas Rössig and Thorsten Hamdorf, which is currently in stealth mode. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Leon Janßen is the new president of E-Sport Verband Bayern. Sandra Bloy has announced her retirement yesterday. (E-Sport Verband Bayern) People Leon Janßen is New President of the Bavarian Esports Association Sandra Bloy has retired as President of the E-Sport Verband Bavaria, her and the Digital Ministry announced yesterday. Her successor is Leon Janßen, former Organisational VP. Daria Cimpanu holds that position now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business The Rise of "Friendslop": Why Low-Fidelity Social Chaos is Shaking Up the Games Industry In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn, speaking from the heart for many in the industry. GamesMarkt is now republishing the update with Zoran's consent. This time's topic: The Rise of 'Friendslop'. By Zoran Roso • 6 min read
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, which will be released on March 12, 2026, is the first game that Plaion will distribute physically worldwide under the new contract for Focus Business Plaion and Focus Entertainment Expand Partnership With New Distribution Agreement Austrian distributor Plaion is further expanding its partnership with French publisher Focus Entertainment. Thanks to a new contract, Plaion will take over worldwide physical distribution of Focus' new releases, starting with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
