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Mooneye Studios Reach 300,000 Wishlists with Ikuma

Hamburg studio Ikuma has broken 300,000 wishlist entries on Steam with their upcoming Ikuma - The Frozen Compass. The studio has had big success with Last Ember before.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

The third instalment of the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is approaching, and this will be the first time that Capcom will release a game from this subseries on all platforms simultaneously. In any case, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is set to surpass its predecessors.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

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Collector's Cove

Collector's Cove by VoodooDuck brings together its gameplay systems so cleverly, every move feels like progress. The cute creature that pulls a customisable ship through explorable archipelagos doesn't hurt, either.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #10

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a close reading of Death Stranding, the intersection between Memory Studies and Game Studies, and how games can be arenas of political conflict.

By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read

E-Paper

GamesMarkt 473

Topics in this issue include: Switzerland Market at a glance, case study about public funding in Germany and an interview with MegaDev CEO Robert Maroschik.

By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read

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Mooneye Studios Reach 300,000 Wishlists with Ikuma

Hamburg studio Ikuma has broken 300,000 wishlist entries on Steam with their upcoming Ikuma - The Frozen Compass. The studio has had big success with Last Ember before.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

First Press Games: "Still Moving Forward as Planned"

In reaction to Matthias Linda's lawsuit against them about delayed physical versions of Chained Echoes, First Press Games has released a statement to GamesMarkt that they intend to keep working on said game versions.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

Applications Open for Level Up Accelerator Batch 3

Level Up Accelerator goes into round three: Until 30 April, indies and solo devs from Bavaria can apply. The program starts in June 2026.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

The Cost of Misalignment: Bluepoint’s Closure and the End of the "Prestige Support" Era

In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why the closure of Blue Point reflects an aggressive consolidation of Sony's first-party development resources.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read