Meta: Bis ins Metaverse und noch viel weiter Marcel Kleffmann February 09, 2023 – 7 min read Share this post Meta visualisiert virtuelle Screens bei der Arbeit. © Meta SJ Xue, Vice President of Growth and Corporate Development at thatgamecompany, will lead the thatgamepublisher initiative Publishing Thatgamecompany Launches Publishing Label Thatgamepublisher thatgamecompany, known for Journey, Flower, flOw and Sky: Children of the Light, has launched a new publishing label: thatgamepublisher wants to support “creative developers who use interactivity to expand what games can make people feel”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union © Apple Business Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union Following collaboration with the European Commission, Apple announced changes to its business terms for apps and alternative app marketplaces in the European Union. There are now unified business terms for developers that distribute apps in the EU. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Publishing Pokémon Pokopia Sold Over 5 Million Copies Just in time for the release of the new Expansion Pass, Nintendo has reached a milestone with Pokémon Pokopia. The title has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, both physically and digitally. By Stephan Steininger • 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
SJ Xue, Vice President of Growth and Corporate Development at thatgamecompany, will lead the thatgamepublisher initiative Publishing Thatgamecompany Launches Publishing Label Thatgamepublisher thatgamecompany, known for Journey, Flower, flOw and Sky: Children of the Light, has launched a new publishing label: thatgamepublisher wants to support “creative developers who use interactivity to expand what games can make people feel”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union © Apple Business Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union Following collaboration with the European Commission, Apple announced changes to its business terms for apps and alternative app marketplaces in the European Union. There are now unified business terms for developers that distribute apps in the EU. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Publishing Pokémon Pokopia Sold Over 5 Million Copies Just in time for the release of the new Expansion Pass, Nintendo has reached a milestone with Pokémon Pokopia. The title has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, both physically and digitally. By Stephan Steininger • 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
