European Games Markets: Nordics Marcel Kleffmann September 09, 2024 – 4 min read Share this post The Nordic countries such as Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Norway. © GamesMarkt Spellcasters Chronicles is going to be shut down on 19 June (Quantic Dream) Business French Union STJV Reacts to Probable Layoffs at Quantic Dream After Quantic Dream and NetEase have shuttered Spellcasters Chronicles after only four months of live service, french game workers union STJV has published demands to halt layoffs and for management to take responsibility. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read At a visit In Germany, from left: Thomas Pottkämper (Co-Founder and Studio Manager of Ubisoft Mainz), Manuel Reinher (Creative Director of Anno 117: Pax Romana), Alexander Schweitzer (Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate), Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and Benedikt Grindel (Zone Managing Director at Ubisoft; form left to right) © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Numbers Down After Last Years' Record, Hopeful for Turnaround in 2027 and 2028 Ubisoft's numbers are down from Assassin's Creed: Shadows' record release in March 2025, which is also due to investment and transformation cost in the new group structure. The company expects a strong turnaround in 2028, however. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Michael Haenisch and the banner with which onethreefive gaming emerged from stealth mode on LinkedIn | Images: Screenshot; GamesMarkt archive image Business Former Freaks 4U Managers Emerge From Stealth Mode With onethreefive gaming Marija and Michael Haenisch and Matthias Remmert have brought their new esports company, onethreefive gaming GmbH, out of stealth mode. Details are set to follow shortly, but they have been working on projects, structures, partnerships and long-term foundations. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Don’t Ship the Wrong Game Form René Habermann Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025, which you can also rewatch on YouTube. This Time: Don’t Ship the Wrong Game: A Framework for Choosing What to Finish by René Habermann from Bippinbits. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Paul Redetzky's Emergo Entertainment is making Promptables for ARD/SWR. (ARD/Emergo) Products Bavarian-Made LLM-Battler Promptables for SWR X Lab Is Out Emergo Entertainment, Ivy Juice Games and Neuroforge have made an LLM-driven creature battler in which you prompt your creature's attacks for the ARD AI podcast. The game is out today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Fatekeeper © Paraglacial & THQ Nordic Products Fatekeeper Launches in Early June via Early Access Developed by just 13 people at the German studio Paraglacial and published by THQ Nordic, Fatekeeper will enter Early Access on 2 June 2026. The game has already turned heads. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Products Bubsy 4D Bubsy 4D isn't Fabraz' masterpiece (Demon Tides is), but this is still the best Bubsy game ever created and a really good 3D platformer, especially if you like the speedrunning aspect of the levels. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Photo from the Techniker Prime League Winter Split Final Esports Onethreefive Secures Riot Games ERL Licence for GSA and Makes Xperion the League Hub Just hours after the announcement, onethreefive has announced its first major deal. The Berlin-based organisation has secured the rights from Riot Games for the GSA regional leagues in League of Legends. Xperion Berlin will serve as the league’s central hub. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read NBA 2K26 © Visual Concepts and 2K, game - the German Games Industry Association Products NBA 2K26 Wins Gold Award in Germany In April 2026, only one game received a Sales Award from game - the German Games Industry Association. That game was NBA 2K26 from Visual Concepts and 2K. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Spellcasters Chronicles is going to be shut down on 19 June (Quantic Dream) Business French Union STJV Reacts to Probable Layoffs at Quantic Dream After Quantic Dream and NetEase have shuttered Spellcasters Chronicles after only four months of live service, french game workers union STJV has published demands to halt layoffs and for management to take responsibility. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
At a visit In Germany, from left: Thomas Pottkämper (Co-Founder and Studio Manager of Ubisoft Mainz), Manuel Reinher (Creative Director of Anno 117: Pax Romana), Alexander Schweitzer (Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate), Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and Benedikt Grindel (Zone Managing Director at Ubisoft; form left to right) © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft Numbers Down After Last Years' Record, Hopeful for Turnaround in 2027 and 2028 Ubisoft's numbers are down from Assassin's Creed: Shadows' record release in March 2025, which is also due to investment and transformation cost in the new group structure. The company expects a strong turnaround in 2028, however. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michael Haenisch and the banner with which onethreefive gaming emerged from stealth mode on LinkedIn | Images: Screenshot; GamesMarkt archive image Business Former Freaks 4U Managers Emerge From Stealth Mode With onethreefive gaming Marija and Michael Haenisch and Matthias Remmert have brought their new esports company, onethreefive gaming GmbH, out of stealth mode. Details are set to follow shortly, but they have been working on projects, structures, partnerships and long-term foundations. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Don’t Ship the Wrong Game Form René Habermann Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025, which you can also rewatch on YouTube. This Time: Don’t Ship the Wrong Game: A Framework for Choosing What to Finish by René Habermann from Bippinbits. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Paul Redetzky's Emergo Entertainment is making Promptables for ARD/SWR. (ARD/Emergo) Products Bavarian-Made LLM-Battler Promptables for SWR X Lab Is Out Emergo Entertainment, Ivy Juice Games and Neuroforge have made an LLM-driven creature battler in which you prompt your creature's attacks for the ARD AI podcast. The game is out today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Fatekeeper © Paraglacial & THQ Nordic Products Fatekeeper Launches in Early June via Early Access Developed by just 13 people at the German studio Paraglacial and published by THQ Nordic, Fatekeeper will enter Early Access on 2 June 2026. The game has already turned heads. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Products Bubsy 4D Bubsy 4D isn't Fabraz' masterpiece (Demon Tides is), but this is still the best Bubsy game ever created and a really good 3D platformer, especially if you like the speedrunning aspect of the levels. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Photo from the Techniker Prime League Winter Split Final Esports Onethreefive Secures Riot Games ERL Licence for GSA and Makes Xperion the League Hub Just hours after the announcement, onethreefive has announced its first major deal. The Berlin-based organisation has secured the rights from Riot Games for the GSA regional leagues in League of Legends. Xperion Berlin will serve as the league’s central hub. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
NBA 2K26 © Visual Concepts and 2K, game - the German Games Industry Association Products NBA 2K26 Wins Gold Award in Germany In April 2026, only one game received a Sales Award from game - the German Games Industry Association. That game was NBA 2K26 from Visual Concepts and 2K. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
