New Indie Publishing Label Blue Ridge Games Signs Mafate

Business

Kinetic Signs Shellbound by Fake Lobster Games

Berlin studio Fake Lobster Games has hooked a big one: Their Shellbound will be published by Kinetic Publishing, the publishing arm of Phasmophobia dev Kinetic Games, along with titles from Half Mermaid, Cold Zephyr Games, Electric Saint and Vonder Games.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Embracer Group Had a Strong Start to the Financial Year in Q1

Compared to the Embracer Group's internal expectations, Q1 was a strong start to the financial year. This is mainly due to the strong PC/Console segment and three games from THQ Nordic.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Business

Thera Bytes Refocuses on Co-Op Games and Secures €600,000 in Federal Funding

German indie game studio Thera Bytes has completed a strategic and organisational realignment, focusing its future development on cooperative multiplayer games. Kreshnik Halili is leading the studio's technical direction.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

gamescom

Nigeria is Heading to gamescom for the First Time

Nigeria will have its first gamescom pavilion ever this year, in Hall 4.1. The booth is organised under Games from Nigeria by Nigerian studio Maliyo Games and the French Embassy in Nigeria, while PR is handled by Narratify. The booth design comes from Kucheza Gaming.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Expeditions: Samurai

Following Expeditions: Conquistador (2013), Viking (2017) and Rome (2022), Campfire Cabal and THQ Nordic are continuing the historical tactical role-playing game series with the release of Expeditions: Samurai. The game launched in Early Access with major new additions.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Publishing

Knights Peak Partners With Microids for Retail Sales of Hela: of Mice & Magic

Knights Peak, part of My.games, and the French publisher Microids have entered into a partnership. The partnership centres on the retail distribution of Hela in targeted territories and to selected retail partners.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 13 Aug. 26: 4Divinity, Testronic, King Art, Madfinger, Neoludic, Fake Lobster, Creative Europe Media

Asian publishers looking to conquer Western markets with the help of gamesocm, new top executives and partnerships, sales figures and product delays – it was quite a day for news.

By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read

Business

Kinetic Signs Shellbound by Fake Lobster Games

Berlin studio Fake Lobster Games has hooked a big one: Their Shellbound will be published by Kinetic Publishing, the publishing arm of Phasmophobia dev Kinetic Games, along with titles from Half Mermaid, Cold Zephyr Games, Electric Saint and Vonder Games.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

gamescom

Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Publish Your Own Game!

In this week's gamescom dev talk review, we look back at a presentation that breaks down the publishing process. Alexandra Grindean focuses in particular on life simulation games, where the publisher’s work is far from over even on Day One of the release.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read