Gamesbranche & Metaverse: "Experimentieren ist unglaublich wichtig" Simon Graff April 13, 2023 – 6 min read Share this post © For Real Songs for a Passerby was Celine Daemen's former project. Her next one, The Opposite of Being, is produced by Reynard Films and funded by FFF (Olivier M. Herter) Funding June 2026: Bavaria Funds 5 XR Experiences with €360,000 Five XR experiences get 360,000 euros from FFF Bayern's current funding round. Two of those projects are in development at Reynard Films, one at Tellux next. Ignota and Jost von Harlessem are funded as well. By Pascal Wagner • VR-XR-MR Omdia: XR Market to Hit Rock Bottom in 2026, With Recovery on the Horizon In 2026, global sales of XR headsets are set to fall by a further 12 per cent. However, according to a new forecast by Omdia, sales are expected to pick up again as early as 2027 and then continue to rise. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Arizona Sunshine, one of their best-known VR titles. (Vertigo Games) VR-XR-MR Vertigo Games Shutters Amsterdam Studio, Formerly Force Field Plaion daughter Vertigo Games has announced the closure of its Amsterdam office, the former Force Field Entertainment. CEO Richard Stitselaar says that "the VR market remains a challenging space". By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Finnish Game Studio MiTale Starts Transmedia Publishing MiTale from Finland has announced that it will start into publishing. The indie studio from Turku not only covers digital games, but also board games, graphic novels and books. Submissions will start early next year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Marsupilami 2 – Salsa Palombia © Ocellus Studio and Microids Products Marsupilami 2 – Salsa Palombia Following the success of Marsupilami: Hoobadventure (2021), Ocellus Studio and Microids are continuing the series with Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia. Like its predecessor, this game is set to be fun for all the family. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Miriam Kaisers In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 5 min read GamesMarket Daily - 4 September 2026: Hardware Theft @ Gamescom, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nintendo, HWG Vienna, Icecrack Games, and more In response to the hardware theft, the gamescom organisers have released a more comprehensive statement and promised to address the incident. In other news, Microsoft is making changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming, while Nintendo has announced not one, but two presentations for next week. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Products Two Nintendo Direct Presentations Next Week Nintendo has announced two Direct presentations for next week. The first, The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, will take place on Tuesday 8 September, followed by a new episode of Nintendo Direct on Wednesday 9 September. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read CygamesEdge © Cygames Business Cygames Launched New Brand CygamesEdge Tokyo-based video game publisher and developer Cygames has launched CygamesEdge, a new brand focused on small- and medium-sized projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Songs for a Passerby was Celine Daemen's former project. Her next one, The Opposite of Being, is produced by Reynard Films and funded by FFF (Olivier M. Herter) Funding June 2026: Bavaria Funds 5 XR Experiences with €360,000 Five XR experiences get 360,000 euros from FFF Bayern's current funding round. Two of those projects are in development at Reynard Films, one at Tellux next. Ignota and Jost von Harlessem are funded as well. By Pascal Wagner •
VR-XR-MR Omdia: XR Market to Hit Rock Bottom in 2026, With Recovery on the Horizon In 2026, global sales of XR headsets are set to fall by a further 12 per cent. However, according to a new forecast by Omdia, sales are expected to pick up again as early as 2027 and then continue to rise. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Arizona Sunshine, one of their best-known VR titles. (Vertigo Games) VR-XR-MR Vertigo Games Shutters Amsterdam Studio, Formerly Force Field Plaion daughter Vertigo Games has announced the closure of its Amsterdam office, the former Force Field Entertainment. CEO Richard Stitselaar says that "the VR market remains a challenging space". By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Finnish Game Studio MiTale Starts Transmedia Publishing MiTale from Finland has announced that it will start into publishing. The indie studio from Turku not only covers digital games, but also board games, graphic novels and books. Submissions will start early next year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Marsupilami 2 – Salsa Palombia © Ocellus Studio and Microids Products Marsupilami 2 – Salsa Palombia Following the success of Marsupilami: Hoobadventure (2021), Ocellus Studio and Microids are continuing the series with Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia. Like its predecessor, this game is set to be fun for all the family. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Miriam Kaisers In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 5 min read
GamesMarket Daily - 4 September 2026: Hardware Theft @ Gamescom, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nintendo, HWG Vienna, Icecrack Games, and more In response to the hardware theft, the gamescom organisers have released a more comprehensive statement and promised to address the incident. In other news, Microsoft is making changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming, while Nintendo has announced not one, but two presentations for next week. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Products Two Nintendo Direct Presentations Next Week Nintendo has announced two Direct presentations for next week. The first, The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, will take place on Tuesday 8 September, followed by a new episode of Nintendo Direct on Wednesday 9 September. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
CygamesEdge © Cygames Business Cygames Launched New Brand CygamesEdge Tokyo-based video game publisher and developer Cygames has launched CygamesEdge, a new brand focused on small- and medium-sized projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
