FROG 2024 Shows How Game Studies Must Cooperate With Game Development Pascal Wagner October 14, 2024 – 6 min read Share this post Josh Sawyer's keynote on the post- and post-post-apocalypse in games enlightened game scholars and developers alike / One of the playable and discussed board games at FROG 2024, WorldContol by Ivo Antunic. © GamesMarkt Jogi Neufeld from Subotron and Natalie Denk, former Head of the Center for Applied Game Studies for 14 years, will make FROG 2026 a reality (Neufeld / Denk) People Future and Reality of Gaming Will Continue Under Subotron and Natalie Denk Austria's game studies conference FROG - Future and Reality of Gaming will continue independently of the closure of Krems' Center for Applied Game Studies. Natalie Denk will take it with her to Vienna and make it happen in Autumn 2026 with Subotron's Jogi Neufeld. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Business Game Studies Watchlist #52 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the Rockstar Union trial, minor protection in the Netherlands and Game Poems. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read Christian Teichmann, CEO BPI, and Philipp Gerbert, VEP TUM Venture Labs | Picture by BPI Business Burda and UnternehmerTUM Launch European Gaming Incubation Initiative The German media company Burda has launched BurdaGP (Gaming Program) through its subsidiary Burda Principal Investments and in collaboration with UnternehmerTUM. Together, they aim to support gaming start-ups in their early stages, also with a view to Burda's future business portfolio. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business This Is What Ubisoft's New Operating Model Looks Like Ubisoft's restructuring continues. Going forward, the company will operate under a new, decentralised model structured around five Creative Houses, with an additional group-level structure above them. Many other changes will also be implemented. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Ubisoft has cancelled the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Concept art from the remake is shown above. © Ubisoft Products Ubisoft Cancels Six Games, Delays Seven Projects, and Makes More Cuts at Studios As part of its restructuring, Ubisoft has announced that six games that did not meet internal expectations will be cancelled, including the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In addition, seven projects have been postponed, and cuts will also be made at some studios. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King © Quantumfrog, THQ Nordic Products Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King Releases 5 March 2026 Germany's cheekiest kobold returns to video games. Developed by Quantumfrog and published by THQ Nordic, Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King is set to launch on PC and Nintendo Switch on 5 March 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Picture: Pexels/Lukas Blazek/GamesMarkt German Games Industry 2025 (1): Company Numbers, Marketsize and Revenues More companies, more revenue, but still many problems – the study presented last week by Goldmedia on behalf of game provides a detailed look at the German gaming market. GamesMarkt takes a deeper dive in a multi-part series of articles for subscribers. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Enshrouded will leave Early Access in Fall 2026 © Keen Games Products Full Release of Enshrouded Planned for Autumn 2026 Ahead of the 1.0 launch in autumn 2026, Keen Games has revealed its plans for the final major Early Access update. Two years since its launch, the game has been played by five million people. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Fedor van Herpen and Thorsten Oppermann (from Left to Right) 1SP Agency Acquires MeetToMatch Reportedly The matchmaking tool MeetToMatch, used by many events, apparently has a new owner. As reported by Game Developer, the German agency 1SP is buying the Dutch company. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jogi Neufeld from Subotron and Natalie Denk, former Head of the Center for Applied Game Studies for 14 years, will make FROG 2026 a reality (Neufeld / Denk) People Future and Reality of Gaming Will Continue Under Subotron and Natalie Denk Austria's game studies conference FROG - Future and Reality of Gaming will continue independently of the closure of Krems' Center for Applied Game Studies. Natalie Denk will take it with her to Vienna and make it happen in Autumn 2026 with Subotron's Jogi Neufeld. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist #52 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the Rockstar Union trial, minor protection in the Netherlands and Game Poems. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read
Christian Teichmann, CEO BPI, and Philipp Gerbert, VEP TUM Venture Labs | Picture by BPI Business Burda and UnternehmerTUM Launch European Gaming Incubation Initiative The German media company Burda has launched BurdaGP (Gaming Program) through its subsidiary Burda Principal Investments and in collaboration with UnternehmerTUM. Together, they aim to support gaming start-ups in their early stages, also with a view to Burda's future business portfolio. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business This Is What Ubisoft's New Operating Model Looks Like Ubisoft's restructuring continues. Going forward, the company will operate under a new, decentralised model structured around five Creative Houses, with an additional group-level structure above them. Many other changes will also be implemented. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Ubisoft has cancelled the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Concept art from the remake is shown above. © Ubisoft Products Ubisoft Cancels Six Games, Delays Seven Projects, and Makes More Cuts at Studios As part of its restructuring, Ubisoft has announced that six games that did not meet internal expectations will be cancelled, including the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In addition, seven projects have been postponed, and cuts will also be made at some studios. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King © Quantumfrog, THQ Nordic Products Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King Releases 5 March 2026 Germany's cheekiest kobold returns to video games. Developed by Quantumfrog and published by THQ Nordic, Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King is set to launch on PC and Nintendo Switch on 5 March 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Picture: Pexels/Lukas Blazek/GamesMarkt German Games Industry 2025 (1): Company Numbers, Marketsize and Revenues More companies, more revenue, but still many problems – the study presented last week by Goldmedia on behalf of game provides a detailed look at the German gaming market. GamesMarkt takes a deeper dive in a multi-part series of articles for subscribers. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Enshrouded will leave Early Access in Fall 2026 © Keen Games Products Full Release of Enshrouded Planned for Autumn 2026 Ahead of the 1.0 launch in autumn 2026, Keen Games has revealed its plans for the final major Early Access update. Two years since its launch, the game has been played by five million people. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Fedor van Herpen and Thorsten Oppermann (from Left to Right) 1SP Agency Acquires MeetToMatch Reportedly The matchmaking tool MeetToMatch, used by many events, apparently has a new owner. As reported by Game Developer, the German agency 1SP is buying the Dutch company. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
