gamescom congress 2025 (gamescom congress / Koelnmesse / game) Business gamescom congress 2026 Opens Submissions "Playing Field Democracy" and "The Games Effect" are the focus topics of gamescom congress 2026. Submissions for the conference are now open. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Last year's DSP winners (DSP) Tabletop Nominations and Public Elections for German Boardgame Awards Open Election lists for the German Boardgame Awards (Deutscher Spiele Preis) are now open. Any board or card game released in the last 12 months is elligible and can be nominated by anyone through the portal in two categories: Family Games and Children's Game. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Last year's trophy. (Nordic Game) Business Nordic Game Awards 2026: ARC Raiders, RV There Yet?, EU V and Battlefield are Nominated The Nordic Game Awards nominees for 2026 have been revealed. Hazelight's Split Fiction, Embark's ARC Raiders, Dune Awakening by Funcom and Battlefield 6 by EA can hope for several categories. Best Debut includes Nuggets Entertainment RV There Yet? as well as Discounty by Crinkle Cut Studio. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Picture: GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner @ cEDH Championship Munich 2025 Tabletop TCG Calendar Trading card games are on the rise globally, and even as networking tool in the games industry. Check all big TCG releases and events here - find sets to play, fairs to visit, and game industry network events waiting to happen with our GamesMarket TCG Calendar. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Electronic Arts Reports a Record Year Partly Thanks to Battlefield 6 With net bookings of over $8 billion, Electronic Arts set a new record in the financial year ending in late March. Net revenue rose, albeit at a slower pace, to $7.5 billion. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Flexion Launches Mobile Service Suite Exprexion To better the pipeline for alternative app stores on mobile, Flexion is launching Exprexion, a suite of three integrated services from upload to marketing. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From the dining table to the home office. In the past, everyone was in one place, but now everyone at Radical Fish Games works remotely from home. © Radical Fish Games (Archive Picture) GamesMarket Exclusive G+ Radical Fish Games: An Open and Truthful Approach to Game Development From indie to AAA, we regularly profile a different studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Radical Fish Games from Saarbrücken. Alabaster Dawn, their second game, is being released in Early Access today. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Sintopia © Piraknights Games & Team17 Digital Products Sintopia Piraknights Games and Team17 Digital have released Sintopia, a unique blend of management simulation and god game. In many ways, it brings to mind classic Bullfrog games, including their sense of humour. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business After Buyout: CCP Games Becomes Fenris Creation With Google’s Support The developer, previously known as CCP Games and responsible for the Eve IP games, will operate as Fenris Creations from now on. This follows a buyout of Pearl Abyss, financed in partnership with other investors. Fenris is also collaborating with Google, which is acquiring a minority stake. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Tim Bender, CEO of Hooded Horse and Managing Director of Griffin Gaming Partners' Special Opportunities Fund | Nick Tuosto, Co-Founder and Managing Director Griffin Gaming Partners © Bender / Tuosto Business Griffin Special Opportunities Fund: Interview with Nick Tuosto and Tim Bender Griffin Gaming Partners’ Special Opportunities Fund has over $100 million to invest in indie studios. We spoke to Managing Director Nick Tuosto and Fund Manager Tim Bender about the fund's indie focus, its recoupment strategies and its approach to long-term partnerships. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Nick Tuosto, Co-Founder and Managing Director Griffin Gaming Partners | Peter Levin - Co-Founder and Managing Director Griffin Gaming Partners | Tim Bender, CEO of Hooded Horse and Managing Director of Griffin Gaming Partners' Special Opportunities Fund © Tuosto / Levin / Bender Business Griffin Gaming Partners Launches $100M Fund for Indie Studios Griffin Gaming Partners, a leading VC firm specialising exclusively in gaming, has unveiled its Special Opportunities Fund. The $100 million fund is specifically aimed at independent studios and is managed by Tim Bender, the CEO of Hooded Horse. 15 studios were already funded. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Transport Fever 3 @ gamescom 2025 © Urban Games Publishing Paradox Will Publish Urban Games' Transport Fever 3 in 2026 Urban Games, based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and Paradox Interactive, based in Stockholm, Sweden, have announced a publishing partnership. The two companies will collaborate to publish the latest instalment in the Transport Fever series in 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
