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 Russell Kay, Senior Product Director & Head of GameMaker at Opera © Kay, Opera People Russell Kay on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Russell Kay, Senior Product Director & Head of GameMaker at Opera (Norway), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business The Neural Brush: How DLSS 5 Rewrites Remaster Economics and Divides PC vs. Console Strategy In his latest update, industry expert Zoran Roso analyses how Nvidia’s DLSS5 is cutting the production cycles of remaster projects by years, and how this could fundamentally change the video game economy. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read People G+ Nicolas Godement on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Nicolas Godement, CEO Twin Sails Interactive (France), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Russell Kay, Senior Product Director & Head of GameMaker at Opera © Kay, Opera People Russell Kay on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Russell Kay, Senior Product Director & Head of GameMaker at Opera (Norway), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business The Neural Brush: How DLSS 5 Rewrites Remaster Economics and Divides PC vs. Console Strategy In his latest update, industry expert Zoran Roso analyses how Nvidia’s DLSS5 is cutting the production cycles of remaster projects by years, and how this could fundamentally change the video game economy. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read E-Paper GamesMarkt+ Special: Games in Bavaria In this issue of GamesMarkt+, with support from Games/Bavaria and the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs, we’ve compiled all the information on how Bavaria has become one of the most important locations for games in Germany. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read BeamNG.drive © BeamNG Products BeamNG.drive Is Coming to PlayStation 5 This October BeamNG.drive, the popular driving simulator from Bremen-based BeamNG, which has been available in Early Access for over ten years, is coming to PlayStation 5 in October 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #35 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on calls, the Japanese industry and what is 'retro'. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Seafarer: The Ship Sim © astragon Entertainment Products Astragon's Seafarer: The Ship Sim Leaves Early Access After almost a year, Seafarer: The Ship Sim has completed its Early Access launch, with Version 1.0 now available on PC and consoles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
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Russell Kay, Senior Product Director & Head of GameMaker at Opera © Kay, Opera People Russell Kay on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Russell Kay, Senior Product Director & Head of GameMaker at Opera (Norway), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
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