Gamesbranche & Metaverse: "Experimentieren ist unglaublich wichtig" Simon Graff April 13, 2023 – 6 min read Share this post © For Real 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 Zero Latency VR © Zero Latency VR Business Two Zero Latency VR Locations Are Opening in Germany Leading global free-roam VR company Zero Latency VR will be bringing its line-up to two new German cities. Two new venues are set to open in northern Germany, one in Bad Oeynhausen and one in Bremen. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Products Zero Latency and CD Projekt Red Partner For Cyberpunk 2077 Based VR-Project Night City The new location-based VR game Night City will be exclusively developed for Zero Latency VR, which has about 12 locations in GSA, and will be set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, but will not be a port of the game. CD Projekt Red and Zero Latency plan to announce further details at a later date. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Stephan Payer, Stephan Vogler, Ulrich Schlott, and Guido Lübke (from left to right) founded CipSoft 25 years ago and celebrate the anniversary | Picture: CipSoft Business 25 Years of CipSoft: Getting a Bit Better Every Year CipSoft, one of Germany’s longest-standing and most successful studios, which has won numerous awards, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Co-founder and Managing Director Stephan Vogler explains how the company continues to improve and why it is, and can be, optimistic about the future. By Stephan Steininger • 8 min read The team of GodotFest 2025 returns (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) Events GodotFest 2026 Takes Place 3-4 November in Munich The second GodotFest will take place from 3 to 4 November 2026 at smartvillage in Munich Bogenhausen. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read First Playable 2026 © IIDEA Events First Playable 2026: The Schedule The eighth edition of Italy's leading games business event, First Playable 2026, will take place in Florence from 10 to 12 June. Speakers and the programme have now been finalised. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Events All Games from German Indie Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2026 For the first time, the Deutsche Indie Showcase was officially part of Summer Game Fest in 2026. Here you can find all the games and studios from Germany, Austria and Switzerland that participated! By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read (Photos: Manouchehr Shamsrizi) Campus gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele Cooperate for PnP-Based Math Learning Game LIRA The DATI Innovation Sprint by gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele have formed a consortium for a project by Manouchehr Shamsrizi: LIRA, a role-playing system that helps teach math and treat dyscalculia. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Products Gothic 1 Remake Starts Strong THQ Nordic has landed a major hit with the Gothic 1 Remake. The remake of the cult role-playing game had the second-best launch ever for the publisher on Steam in terms of concurrent users (CCU). As with the original game, the remake is particularly popular in Germany, Poland and Russia. By Marcel Kleffmann • 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
Zero Latency VR © Zero Latency VR Business Two Zero Latency VR Locations Are Opening in Germany Leading global free-roam VR company Zero Latency VR will be bringing its line-up to two new German cities. Two new venues are set to open in northern Germany, one in Bad Oeynhausen and one in Bremen. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products Zero Latency and CD Projekt Red Partner For Cyberpunk 2077 Based VR-Project Night City The new location-based VR game Night City will be exclusively developed for Zero Latency VR, which has about 12 locations in GSA, and will be set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, but will not be a port of the game. CD Projekt Red and Zero Latency plan to announce further details at a later date. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Stephan Payer, Stephan Vogler, Ulrich Schlott, and Guido Lübke (from left to right) founded CipSoft 25 years ago and celebrate the anniversary | Picture: CipSoft Business 25 Years of CipSoft: Getting a Bit Better Every Year CipSoft, one of Germany’s longest-standing and most successful studios, which has won numerous awards, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Co-founder and Managing Director Stephan Vogler explains how the company continues to improve and why it is, and can be, optimistic about the future. By Stephan Steininger • 8 min read
The team of GodotFest 2025 returns (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) Events GodotFest 2026 Takes Place 3-4 November in Munich The second GodotFest will take place from 3 to 4 November 2026 at smartvillage in Munich Bogenhausen. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
First Playable 2026 © IIDEA Events First Playable 2026: The Schedule The eighth edition of Italy's leading games business event, First Playable 2026, will take place in Florence from 10 to 12 June. Speakers and the programme have now been finalised. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Events All Games from German Indie Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2026 For the first time, the Deutsche Indie Showcase was officially part of Summer Game Fest in 2026. Here you can find all the games and studios from Germany, Austria and Switzerland that participated! By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(Photos: Manouchehr Shamsrizi) Campus gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele Cooperate for PnP-Based Math Learning Game LIRA The DATI Innovation Sprint by gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele have formed a consortium for a project by Manouchehr Shamsrizi: LIRA, a role-playing system that helps teach math and treat dyscalculia. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Products Gothic 1 Remake Starts Strong THQ Nordic has landed a major hit with the Gothic 1 Remake. The remake of the cult role-playing game had the second-best launch ever for the publisher on Steam in terms of concurrent users (CCU). As with the original game, the remake is particularly popular in Germany, Poland and Russia. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
