Newsflash 05/07/17 - Japan, England und Polen Daniel Raumer July 05, 2017 – 1 min read Share this post © None Business Fabian Mehring and E-Sport Verband Bayern Specify Esports Project for Rural Areas In the summer, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs approved around €135,000 in funding to support the expansion of esports structures outside of urban centers. Now, the ministry and the project sponsor, the Bavarian Esports Association, have further specified the project. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business Square Enix to Reorganise Operations in North America and Europe In the current fiscal year, Square Enix plans to restructure its Western publishing organisation fundamentally. Additionally, development activities will be concentrated in Japan, with AI also playing an important role. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Prof. Dr. Dr. Rudolf Thomas Inderst Business Game Studies Watchlist #44 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an analysis of game awards, offering insight into the power structures that shape the medium, as well as several new contributions to Game Studies. By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read Business Fabian Mehring and E-Sport Verband Bayern Specify Esports Project for Rural Areas In the summer, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs approved around €135,000 in funding to support the expansion of esports structures outside of urban centers. Now, the ministry and the project sponsor, the Bavarian Esports Association, have further specified the project. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Ghost Town by Fireproof Games won the TIGA Award for Game of the Year 2025 (Fireproof Games, TIGA) Products The Horror: Ghost Town and Still Wakes the Deep win Double at TIGA Awards 2025 Both Fireproof Games and Secret Mode won two TIGA Awards last week at the UK association gala. Sony Interactive and a Microsoft studio got double gold as well. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read ARC Raiders; © Embark Studios, Nexon Products ARC Raiders Embark Studios, a Swedish developer, has pulled off a coup with ARC Raiders. Thanks to its outstanding design, they have made this extraction shooter accessible to the masses without compromising the sense of immersion. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read All winners of the DevGamm Awards 2025 (GamesMarkt) Products One DevGamm Award Goes to GSA, Two Grand Prizes to Indie Rockstars With Kaizen Game Works taking the biggest cash prize for Promise Mascot Agency and YCJY the Grand Jury Prize for Keep Driving, DevGamm Awards 2025 in Lisbon turned out to be an indie star fest. One award went to Austria for Crowded by Nestwork Games. Despelote and Drop Duchy also won big. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Products Gothic 1 Remake - Voices Across the Colony Gothic 1 Remake is set to be released in early 2026, featuring localised voice recordings in English, German, Polish and Russian. THQ Nordic and Alkimia Interactive have provided a glimpse of these recordings. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business Square Enix to Reorganise Operations in North America and Europe In the current fiscal year, Square Enix plans to restructure its Western publishing organisation fundamentally. Additionally, development activities will be concentrated in Japan, with AI also playing an important role. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Fabian Mehring and E-Sport Verband Bayern Specify Esports Project for Rural Areas In the summer, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs approved around €135,000 in funding to support the expansion of esports structures outside of urban centers. Now, the ministry and the project sponsor, the Bavarian Esports Association, have further specified the project. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Square Enix to Reorganise Operations in North America and Europe In the current fiscal year, Square Enix plans to restructure its Western publishing organisation fundamentally. Additionally, development activities will be concentrated in Japan, with AI also playing an important role. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Prof. Dr. Dr. Rudolf Thomas Inderst Business Game Studies Watchlist #44 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an analysis of game awards, offering insight into the power structures that shape the medium, as well as several new contributions to Game Studies. By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
Business Fabian Mehring and E-Sport Verband Bayern Specify Esports Project for Rural Areas In the summer, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs approved around €135,000 in funding to support the expansion of esports structures outside of urban centers. Now, the ministry and the project sponsor, the Bavarian Esports Association, have further specified the project. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Ghost Town by Fireproof Games won the TIGA Award for Game of the Year 2025 (Fireproof Games, TIGA) Products The Horror: Ghost Town and Still Wakes the Deep win Double at TIGA Awards 2025 Both Fireproof Games and Secret Mode won two TIGA Awards last week at the UK association gala. Sony Interactive and a Microsoft studio got double gold as well. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
ARC Raiders; © Embark Studios, Nexon Products ARC Raiders Embark Studios, a Swedish developer, has pulled off a coup with ARC Raiders. Thanks to its outstanding design, they have made this extraction shooter accessible to the masses without compromising the sense of immersion. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
All winners of the DevGamm Awards 2025 (GamesMarkt) Products One DevGamm Award Goes to GSA, Two Grand Prizes to Indie Rockstars With Kaizen Game Works taking the biggest cash prize for Promise Mascot Agency and YCJY the Grand Jury Prize for Keep Driving, DevGamm Awards 2025 in Lisbon turned out to be an indie star fest. One award went to Austria for Crowded by Nestwork Games. Despelote and Drop Duchy also won big. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Products Gothic 1 Remake - Voices Across the Colony Gothic 1 Remake is set to be released in early 2026, featuring localised voice recordings in English, German, Polish and Russian. THQ Nordic and Alkimia Interactive have provided a glimpse of these recordings. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Square Enix to Reorganise Operations in North America and Europe In the current fiscal year, Square Enix plans to restructure its Western publishing organisation fundamentally. Additionally, development activities will be concentrated in Japan, with AI also playing an important role. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
