European Games Markets: Eastern Europe Marcel Kleffmann September 10, 2024 – 6 min read Share this post © GamesMarkt Business CD Projekt, Mother of CD Projekt Red, Rebrands to CD Projekt Red The mother firm of developer CD Projekt Red, the CD Projekt S.A., has now rebranded to CD Projekt Red S.A., to align the brand to better "correspond to the Company’s core business activities". By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Founder Valerio Di Donato Buys Italian Developer 34BigThings Back From Plaion 34BigThings is independent once again. The Italian studio announced that the company’s founder Valerio Di Donato had already bought back 100 of the shares from Plaion in April. A major project based on a well-known IP is set to be announced later this year. Further games are in development. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Jo Koehler (COO, Two Point Studios) and Gary Carr (Studio Director, Two Point Studios) © Rebecca Price Photography; Carr, TPS Business G+ Interview: Two Point Studios and Their Cartoon-Style Management Games This year, the British Two Point Studios are celebrating their 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we spoke to Jo Koehler (COO) and Gary Carr (Studio Director) about their humorous management-genre games, key markets such as Germany, platform distribution and expandability. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Funding Aesir Partner NightinGames Receives Federal Funding For Its Own Project With nearly 150,000 euros in funding from the federal government, the Bayreuth-based indie team NightinGames can now work on the Exsomnis: Fires of Vesuvius project. Shortly before this, the serious games studio ProLog had also been awarded a grant of over 800,000 euros. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read Business CD Projekt, Mother of CD Projekt Red, Rebrands to CD Projekt Red The mother firm of developer CD Projekt Red, the CD Projekt S.A., has now rebranded to CD Projekt Red S.A., to align the brand to better "correspond to the Company’s core business activities". By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Events GermanDevDays Extend Ticket Registration Submissions for the GermanDevDays in July have been extended until 11 July. The event takes place on 22-23 July. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Klemens Witt, Florian von Keller, Markus Möckel, Christian Hotz (from Left to Right) were elected as Vice Presidents (Picture: ESBD) People ESBD Members Elects New VPs And Create New Role For Regional Representatives At their general meeting, the members of the ESBD filled three vice-presidential posts with Klemens Witt, Christian Hotz and Markus Möckel. Florian von Keller was also appointed as a vice-president; he will be the first representative of the regional associations on the ESBD Executive Committee. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read (Brandmania 2026) Events Brandmania 2026 Sees 1,000 Participants The second Brandmania sees 1,000 attendants in Essen. Last year, Brandmate had rebranded into the new identity. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Part of the playable Endix Spring 2026 area (Endix) Products Endix Spring 2026 Reaches 10,000 Downloads The playable game showcase Endix has reached 10,000 downloads and 2.1 mil impressions on Steam with its Spring edition. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business CD Projekt, Mother of CD Projekt Red, Rebrands to CD Projekt Red The mother firm of developer CD Projekt Red, the CD Projekt S.A., has now rebranded to CD Projekt Red S.A., to align the brand to better "correspond to the Company’s core business activities". By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Founder Valerio Di Donato Buys Italian Developer 34BigThings Back From Plaion 34BigThings is independent once again. The Italian studio announced that the company’s founder Valerio Di Donato had already bought back 100 of the shares from Plaion in April. A major project based on a well-known IP is set to be announced later this year. Further games are in development. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Jo Koehler (COO, Two Point Studios) and Gary Carr (Studio Director, Two Point Studios) © Rebecca Price Photography; Carr, TPS Business G+ Interview: Two Point Studios and Their Cartoon-Style Management Games This year, the British Two Point Studios are celebrating their 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we spoke to Jo Koehler (COO) and Gary Carr (Studio Director) about their humorous management-genre games, key markets such as Germany, platform distribution and expandability. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Funding Aesir Partner NightinGames Receives Federal Funding For Its Own Project With nearly 150,000 euros in funding from the federal government, the Bayreuth-based indie team NightinGames can now work on the Exsomnis: Fires of Vesuvius project. Shortly before this, the serious games studio ProLog had also been awarded a grant of over 800,000 euros. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Business CD Projekt, Mother of CD Projekt Red, Rebrands to CD Projekt Red The mother firm of developer CD Projekt Red, the CD Projekt S.A., has now rebranded to CD Projekt Red S.A., to align the brand to better "correspond to the Company’s core business activities". By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events GermanDevDays Extend Ticket Registration Submissions for the GermanDevDays in July have been extended until 11 July. The event takes place on 22-23 July. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Klemens Witt, Florian von Keller, Markus Möckel, Christian Hotz (from Left to Right) were elected as Vice Presidents (Picture: ESBD) People ESBD Members Elects New VPs And Create New Role For Regional Representatives At their general meeting, the members of the ESBD filled three vice-presidential posts with Klemens Witt, Christian Hotz and Markus Möckel. Florian von Keller was also appointed as a vice-president; he will be the first representative of the regional associations on the ESBD Executive Committee. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
(Brandmania 2026) Events Brandmania 2026 Sees 1,000 Participants The second Brandmania sees 1,000 attendants in Essen. Last year, Brandmate had rebranded into the new identity. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Part of the playable Endix Spring 2026 area (Endix) Products Endix Spring 2026 Reaches 10,000 Downloads The playable game showcase Endix has reached 10,000 downloads and 2.1 mil impressions on Steam with its Spring edition. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
