"Minecraft" eilt zum nächsten Xbox-Rekord Tim Pototzki March 28, 2013 – 1 min read Share this post Kein Ende in Sicht: "Minecraft" verkauft sich weiter blendend © None Products Under the Hood: Logo and Level Progression in Valkyrie Rising 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, Blossom Path Games leads us through name iterations and level design changes in their Bullet Heaven game Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Products The Berlin Apartment Blue Backpacks first release after the rebranding is a truly heartfelt exploration of the German twentieth century through the eyes of its victims. The German voice actors carry much of its emotional appeal. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Ubisoft's R&D Experiment "Teammates" © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft's Generative AI Gaming Experience "Teammates" The Generative AI gaming experience Teammates, developed by Ubisoft R&D, has entered the closed testing phase. Based on the Neo NPC project, it introduces new interactive features for players. It also features an in-game companion and personal assistant. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Concept art Total War: Medieval III © Sega and The Creative Assembly Total War's 25th Anniversary: Medieval III, Lords of the End Times, and Future Games on Consoles To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Total War series, Sega and The Creative Assembly have announced Total War: Medieval III, and a new expansion for Total War: Warhammer III. Thanks to their new engine, Total War games will also be released on PlayStation and Xbox. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Picture: Game Events Business Devcom's Rebranding in Gamescom Dev is Officially Completed In August, the organizers announced that the developer conference devcom would be renamed gamescom dev. Now the transformation is complete. The first event under the new name, the gamescom dev leadership summit, will take place in February. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Products Two Austrian Solo Developers Among the Apple App Store Awards 2015 Winners Apple has revealed the eagerly awaited winners of this year's App Store Awards. In the games category, Michael Temper triumphed alongside heavyweights such as The Pokémon Company and CD Projekt. Klemens Strasser also has reason to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Groupshoot of the winner during the German Computer Game Awards 2025 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) at Palais am Funkturm on 14 May 2025 in Berlin, Germany © Franziska Krug, DCP via Getty Images Business Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026: Date Set, Submissions to Begin The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers will be able to submit games for the award in January. A total of €800,000 in prize money will be awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Dutch Game Association Sokpop's Grunn is Dutch Game of the Year 2025 The only double winner of the evening, Sokpop Collective took home the Dutch Game Award 2025 for Best Game and Best Game Design from the Dutch Games Association. The award also honoured attorney René Otto and Engine Software's Ivo Wubbels, among others. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Christopher Flato (left, ESBD) and Felix Falk (game) approve of the non-profit status for esports that is to come. Esports Bundestag Approves Non-Profit Status for Esports, game and ESBD Celebrate In today's tax amendment session of the Bundestag, the non-profit status for esports, in talks since 2018, has finally been approved. Now, only the final yes of the Bundesrat on 19 December is missing. ESBD president Flato and game MD Falk approve of the changes. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Under the Hood: Logo and Level Progression in Valkyrie Rising 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, Blossom Path Games leads us through name iterations and level design changes in their Bullet Heaven game Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Products The Berlin Apartment Blue Backpacks first release after the rebranding is a truly heartfelt exploration of the German twentieth century through the eyes of its victims. The German voice actors carry much of its emotional appeal. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Ubisoft's R&D Experiment "Teammates" © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft's Generative AI Gaming Experience "Teammates" The Generative AI gaming experience Teammates, developed by Ubisoft R&D, has entered the closed testing phase. Based on the Neo NPC project, it introduces new interactive features for players. It also features an in-game companion and personal assistant. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Concept art Total War: Medieval III © Sega and The Creative Assembly Total War's 25th Anniversary: Medieval III, Lords of the End Times, and Future Games on Consoles To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Total War series, Sega and The Creative Assembly have announced Total War: Medieval III, and a new expansion for Total War: Warhammer III. Thanks to their new engine, Total War games will also be released on PlayStation and Xbox. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Picture: Game Events Business Devcom's Rebranding in Gamescom Dev is Officially Completed In August, the organizers announced that the developer conference devcom would be renamed gamescom dev. Now the transformation is complete. The first event under the new name, the gamescom dev leadership summit, will take place in February. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Products Two Austrian Solo Developers Among the Apple App Store Awards 2015 Winners Apple has revealed the eagerly awaited winners of this year's App Store Awards. In the games category, Michael Temper triumphed alongside heavyweights such as The Pokémon Company and CD Projekt. Klemens Strasser also has reason to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Groupshoot of the winner during the German Computer Game Awards 2025 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) at Palais am Funkturm on 14 May 2025 in Berlin, Germany © Franziska Krug, DCP via Getty Images Business Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026: Date Set, Submissions to Begin The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers will be able to submit games for the award in January. A total of €800,000 in prize money will be awarded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dutch Game Association Sokpop's Grunn is Dutch Game of the Year 2025 The only double winner of the evening, Sokpop Collective took home the Dutch Game Award 2025 for Best Game and Best Game Design from the Dutch Games Association. The award also honoured attorney René Otto and Engine Software's Ivo Wubbels, among others. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Christopher Flato (left, ESBD) and Felix Falk (game) approve of the non-profit status for esports that is to come. Esports Bundestag Approves Non-Profit Status for Esports, game and ESBD Celebrate In today's tax amendment session of the Bundestag, the non-profit status for esports, in talks since 2018, has finally been approved. Now, only the final yes of the Bundesrat on 19 December is missing. ESBD president Flato and game MD Falk approve of the changes. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
