Gamevention organisiert Businesstag zu "Games + Music" Stephan Steininger June 22, 2022 – 1 min read Share this post © None Business Games Ground: Press Start, Sustainability, Indies, and Unvarnished Truths On the first business day of Games Ground, in addition to the approximately 100 indie games on display, numerous first-class lectures and panels dominated the event, even if they did not always receive the attention they deserved. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read From left: Ruth Lemmen, Frederico Machado de Campos, Monika Michalak, Fredrik Lindahl and Achim Quinke [Picture by GamesMarkt] Business 75% Fewer Job Ads – Surprising Figures on the German Games Job Market at Games Ground Given the never-ending reports of layoffs in the gaming industry, the topic of jobs was naturally also on the agenda at the Games Ground Festival. Achim Quinke, who runs Games-Career.com alongside his agency, had some surprising figures to share. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read From Left: Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber, Jeannine Koch, Joscha Neumann, Amanda Förtsch, Michael Biel, Gianni Sommer, Fernanda Pagani and Helge Jürgens [Picture by GamesMarkt] Business Games Ground Berlin 2025 Officially Opened With the opening photo and a short welcome speech, the third Games Ground Berlin has been opened, which is open for two days for business visitors and two days for consumers. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products Hamburg Veteran Studio Positive Impact Games Shows The Regreening The women-led Hamburg studio Positive Impact Games, made up of former Threaks and other industry veterans, has shown their clean-up game The Regreening. It was funded by Gamecity Hamburg and recently exhibited at Polaris 2025. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read © Gaming Aid Campus Update: Application Period for Gaming Aid Scholarships Extended All interested parties who wish to apply for a Gaming Aid scholarship have an extra week to do so. They now have until November 30 to apply for the scholarship, which offers funding of up to €800 per month. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products Sony Looks Back on Five Successful PlayStation 5 Years To mark its fifth anniversary, Sony Interactive Entertainment has published a series of figures on the PlayStation Blog. Since its launch, over 7,500 games have been released and over 84 million consoles sold. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Björn Meyer, HandOfBlood, Johannes Gorzel (Picture: Sascha Voijcek) Business HandOfBlood Founds Music Label Corrupted Blood Records and Organizes Concert The indie metal label Corrupted Blood Records is a joint venture between Gute Gesellschaft and Throwdown Entertainment and aims to promote newcomers. In September 2026, Instinct3 is also organizing the Corrupted Blood Club Show, which will be streamed on Twitch. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Constance (btf/Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES) Products Constance Far from being a Hollow Knight: Silksong clone, Constance from Blue Backpack/btf and ByteRockers' Games is one of the strongest platformers of the year. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Business After NBG's Rebranding in CentreSoft: Looking Ahead Without Limits With its renaming to CentreSoft, NBG is also starting a new chapter externally and just won Capcom as a new vendor. GamesMarkt spoke with Thomas Schütterle about acquisitions, renaming, and the opportunities offered by the market for the physical distribution of video games. By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
Business Games Ground: Press Start, Sustainability, Indies, and Unvarnished Truths On the first business day of Games Ground, in addition to the approximately 100 indie games on display, numerous first-class lectures and panels dominated the event, even if they did not always receive the attention they deserved. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
From left: Ruth Lemmen, Frederico Machado de Campos, Monika Michalak, Fredrik Lindahl and Achim Quinke [Picture by GamesMarkt] Business 75% Fewer Job Ads – Surprising Figures on the German Games Job Market at Games Ground Given the never-ending reports of layoffs in the gaming industry, the topic of jobs was naturally also on the agenda at the Games Ground Festival. Achim Quinke, who runs Games-Career.com alongside his agency, had some surprising figures to share. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
From Left: Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber, Jeannine Koch, Joscha Neumann, Amanda Förtsch, Michael Biel, Gianni Sommer, Fernanda Pagani and Helge Jürgens [Picture by GamesMarkt] Business Games Ground Berlin 2025 Officially Opened With the opening photo and a short welcome speech, the third Games Ground Berlin has been opened, which is open for two days for business visitors and two days for consumers. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Hamburg Veteran Studio Positive Impact Games Shows The Regreening The women-led Hamburg studio Positive Impact Games, made up of former Threaks and other industry veterans, has shown their clean-up game The Regreening. It was funded by Gamecity Hamburg and recently exhibited at Polaris 2025. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Gaming Aid Campus Update: Application Period for Gaming Aid Scholarships Extended All interested parties who wish to apply for a Gaming Aid scholarship have an extra week to do so. They now have until November 30 to apply for the scholarship, which offers funding of up to €800 per month. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Sony Looks Back on Five Successful PlayStation 5 Years To mark its fifth anniversary, Sony Interactive Entertainment has published a series of figures on the PlayStation Blog. Since its launch, over 7,500 games have been released and over 84 million consoles sold. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Björn Meyer, HandOfBlood, Johannes Gorzel (Picture: Sascha Voijcek) Business HandOfBlood Founds Music Label Corrupted Blood Records and Organizes Concert The indie metal label Corrupted Blood Records is a joint venture between Gute Gesellschaft and Throwdown Entertainment and aims to promote newcomers. In September 2026, Instinct3 is also organizing the Corrupted Blood Club Show, which will be streamed on Twitch. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Constance (btf/Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES) Products Constance Far from being a Hollow Knight: Silksong clone, Constance from Blue Backpack/btf and ByteRockers' Games is one of the strongest platformers of the year. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Business After NBG's Rebranding in CentreSoft: Looking Ahead Without Limits With its renaming to CentreSoft, NBG is also starting a new chapter externally and just won Capcom as a new vendor. GamesMarkt spoke with Thomas Schütterle about acquisitions, renaming, and the opportunities offered by the market for the physical distribution of video games. By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
