Nominierungen LARA und Deutscher Computerspielpreis Tim Pototzki March 02, 2011 – 2 min read Share this post Am 30. März werden in München die besten nationalen und internationalen Spiele ausgezeichnet © None The event's dinner gathering at Löwenbräu Keller on Wednesday (Borys B. Trienin). Events Munich Investor Meetup Sees Focus, Ichiba and Joystick Ventures Together with Benjamin Lochmann of Pixel Maniacs, Games Bavaria Munich has organised an investor meetup this week where the local industry meet Frank Meijer of Focus Entertainment, Catherine Chew of Ichiba and Ivan C. of Joystick Ventures, gathered, ate and pitched. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Daniel Impertro, founder of Sunday © Dino Eglinski Business Sunday Studio Will Handle Communications for gamescom congress 2026 From April 2026 onwards, the Hamburg-based communications agency Sunday Studio will be responsible for handling press and media relations for the gamescom congress 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business Registration for gamescom asia German Pavilion 2026 Open From today until 28 May, companies can register for the German Pavilion at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show in Bangkok. The show will take place from 29 October to 1 November. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read CipSoft Managing Director Stephan Vogler with the “Germany’s Best Employers 2026” award | Picture: Gero Breloer/Bernd Thissen für Great Place to Work Deutschland GmbH Business Takeover of The Settlers Online Brings CipSoft a New Record Revenue and a Bonus For Its Staff According to preliminary figures for 2025, CipSoft has generated over €28 million in turnover. The online game developer and publisher has thus surpassed the results of its record year in 2020 and plans to pay its staff a bonus equivalent to almost eight months’ salary. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Christopher Dring, Ian Rice and Dirk Bosmans (from Left) | Screenshot from The Game Business Show ESRB Reportedly Will Not (Yet) Include Criteria Unrelated to Content in Its Age Ratings The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) apparently has no plans to tighten age ratings on the basis of loot boxes or other non-content-related factors. However, the debate over age ratings seems far from over. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read The Deutschhaus, seat of parliament in RLP. What do the parties have planned for games in the region for the election? (Landtag RLP/SIE) Plus 2026 Elections in RLP: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? With Rhineland-Palatinate state elections coming this Sunday, we are collecting and translating the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. The three governing parties all have things to promise for the strong gaming sector in RLP, while the opposition is quiet on the topic. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read PlayStation Network (PSN) has been called this since its inception for the PlayStation 3. Now, it's going to undergo branding changes (SIE) Business Sony Abandons "PSN" and "PlayStation Network" Names In a mail to PlayStation developers that GamesMarkt has seen, Sony announces the abandonment of the PlayStation Network name. A new brand name come Fall 2026 is not yet announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products Destiny 2 and Magic: The Gathering Announce Cooperation Is the Traveller an Artifact Creature? Unfortunately, we will not find out, because the upcoming Destiny x Magic: The Gathering cooperation isn’t (yet) announced for cards, but for Planeswalker Skins in Bungie’s MMO shooter. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #11 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Police Quest and Copaganda, in-game photography, DOGE gamification and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
The event's dinner gathering at Löwenbräu Keller on Wednesday (Borys B. Trienin). Events Munich Investor Meetup Sees Focus, Ichiba and Joystick Ventures Together with Benjamin Lochmann of Pixel Maniacs, Games Bavaria Munich has organised an investor meetup this week where the local industry meet Frank Meijer of Focus Entertainment, Catherine Chew of Ichiba and Ivan C. of Joystick Ventures, gathered, ate and pitched. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Daniel Impertro, founder of Sunday © Dino Eglinski Business Sunday Studio Will Handle Communications for gamescom congress 2026 From April 2026 onwards, the Hamburg-based communications agency Sunday Studio will be responsible for handling press and media relations for the gamescom congress 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Registration for gamescom asia German Pavilion 2026 Open From today until 28 May, companies can register for the German Pavilion at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show in Bangkok. The show will take place from 29 October to 1 November. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
CipSoft Managing Director Stephan Vogler with the “Germany’s Best Employers 2026” award | Picture: Gero Breloer/Bernd Thissen für Great Place to Work Deutschland GmbH Business Takeover of The Settlers Online Brings CipSoft a New Record Revenue and a Bonus For Its Staff According to preliminary figures for 2025, CipSoft has generated over €28 million in turnover. The online game developer and publisher has thus surpassed the results of its record year in 2020 and plans to pay its staff a bonus equivalent to almost eight months’ salary. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Christopher Dring, Ian Rice and Dirk Bosmans (from Left) | Screenshot from The Game Business Show ESRB Reportedly Will Not (Yet) Include Criteria Unrelated to Content in Its Age Ratings The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) apparently has no plans to tighten age ratings on the basis of loot boxes or other non-content-related factors. However, the debate over age ratings seems far from over. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Deutschhaus, seat of parliament in RLP. What do the parties have planned for games in the region for the election? (Landtag RLP/SIE) Plus 2026 Elections in RLP: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? With Rhineland-Palatinate state elections coming this Sunday, we are collecting and translating the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. The three governing parties all have things to promise for the strong gaming sector in RLP, while the opposition is quiet on the topic. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
PlayStation Network (PSN) has been called this since its inception for the PlayStation 3. Now, it's going to undergo branding changes (SIE) Business Sony Abandons "PSN" and "PlayStation Network" Names In a mail to PlayStation developers that GamesMarkt has seen, Sony announces the abandonment of the PlayStation Network name. A new brand name come Fall 2026 is not yet announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Destiny 2 and Magic: The Gathering Announce Cooperation Is the Traveller an Artifact Creature? Unfortunately, we will not find out, because the upcoming Destiny x Magic: The Gathering cooperation isn’t (yet) announced for cards, but for Planeswalker Skins in Bungie’s MMO shooter. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #11 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Police Quest and Copaganda, in-game photography, DOGE gamification and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
