The Situation in Germany‘s Federal States: Wide but Sometimes Limited Support Stephan Steininger April 10, 2025 – 10 min read Share this post The funding provided by the federal states fell significantly compared to the previous year, partly because special budgets were available in 2023. In addition, a total of €2 million in funding is available in Schleswig-Holstein over several years. However, this funding is approved in a different way and is therefore not published on an ongoing basis. © GamesMarkt 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 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 Products Mimesis Sells Two Million Copies Krafton and ReLu Games celebrate two million sales of Mimesis, the psycho horror coop game released last October. The game also received a CEDEC Award in Japan, as the first Korean game to do so. By Pascal Wagner • 1 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
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
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
Products Mimesis Sells Two Million Copies Krafton and ReLu Games celebrate two million sales of Mimesis, the psycho horror coop game released last October. The game also received a CEDEC Award in Japan, as the first Korean game to do so. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
