Ines Harmuth Heads the Membership Department at game

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Anna Gruzina

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

People

Rocket Beans and Co-founder Simon Krätschmer Are Parting Ways

In a blog post titled ‘On a Personal Note’, Rocket Beans announced the departure of Simon Krätschmer, one of the five founders. There had already been indications of a possible departure last autumn, but Rocket Beans does not wish to discuss the reasons behind it publicly.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

People

Investor Krzysztof Krawczyk Acquires Minority Stake in G2A and Chairs Advisory Board

The digital marketplace G2A has brought on board Krzysztof Krawczyk, a well-known investor, as a minority shareholder. As Chairman of the Advisory Board, Krawczyk is also set to support the company’s ambitious expansion plans.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

G+ Under the Hood: Thrifty Business

In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, Spellgarden Games leads us through the UI design process of the stamp cards in their upcoming game Thrifty Business.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Funding

Claymore, TML, tox², ByteRockers' and Stratosphere to Receive Federal Funding

Five studios have received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Claymore Game Studios, TML-Edition, tox² interactive, ByteRockers' Games and Stratosphere Games are among them. The funding amounts to almost €4.5 million.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Products

PVKK Pushed Back to 2027

PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant will not be released this year. René Habermann, co-founder of Bippinbits, explains that the team and their ideas and ambitions have grown. This is why the postponement is necessary.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Mixtape

Mixtape, from Beethoven & Dinosaur and Annapurna Interactive, is an emotional journey back to a nostalgic youth in which music plays a central role. It is aimed specifically at Generation Y (Millennials).

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Products

Two Point Museum: Arty-Facts

Two Point Studios and Sega have released the third DLC for Two Point Museum, Arty-Facts. Following the Fantasy Finds and Zooseum expansions, which featured magical and wildlife exhibits respectively, this time it’s all about art, facts, and artifacts.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

award

Constance Wins Animated Games Award Germany

With 30,000 visitors at the festival and 40,000 at the open-air event, the 33rd edition of the ITFS in Stuttgart was another resounding success. There was also cause for celebration for Berlin-based studio Blue Backpack, which won the games competition.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read