Robert May is CEO of Blue Backpack, who made Constance. Their marketing referenced the genre behemoth Silksong out of necessity (Blue Backpack/Team Cherry) How Blue Backpack Marketed Constance After Silksong Constance is a tremendous Metroidvania from Berlin that released two months after Hollow Knight: Silksong. What did that do with the reception and marketing of the game? We talked to Robert May, CEO of Blue Backpack, about metroidvanias post-Silksong and working with Japanese publisher Parco. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Business Friendly Fire 11 Reaches €2 Million in Donations After a record in direct donations, the Friendly Fire 11 event in December has now reached more than two million euros in donations for charity, total. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Dinesh Punni, founder and CEO of immersive insiders / Camillo Stark, Head of Immersive Technology at 1SP Agency © immersive Insiders / 1SP Agency Events 1SP Agency Becomes Strategic Enterprise Partner of XRCC Berlin 2026 Immersive Insiders (UniVRsitas UG) and 1SP Agency are jointly organising XRCC Berlin 2026 (XR Creator Con), which will take place in Berlin from 30 June to 3 July 2026. The aim is to transform prototypes into 'pilot-ready solutions'. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Archive picture of gamescom 2025 | Picture by Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Early Bird Registration For Gamescom Exhibitors Ends Soon The discounted early bird prices for exhibitors at gamescom are only valid until tomorrow. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Game Poems Launches First “Playable Magazine”, Call for Second Issue Open Game Poems by Jordan Magnuson is looking for game submissions for the second issue. The project is a "playable magazine" of artistic short-form games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Felix Falk, Managing Director game – The German Games Industry Association | Picture: Dirk Mathesius German Games Industry Gives Government High Marks Early On The game association has published the initial results of its 2026 industry barometer. According to the barometer, the German games industry is satisfied with the first few months of the Merz government, which is likely due primarily to Minister Dorothee Bär. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown © gameXcite / Daedalic Entertainment / CBS Studios / Paramount Pictures Business Jumpgate: Star Trek: Voyager Exceed Sales Targets Upon Reaching First Sales Milestone Jumpgate, the parent company of development studio gameXcite, has also commented positively on the launch of Star Trek: Voyager. With over 100,000 units sold, the launch is ahead of schedule. This should also ease the situation for Jumpgate. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Picture: Pexels/Lukas Blazek/GamesMarkt Business German Games Industry 2025 (2): Employees And Salary Development More companies, more revenue, but still many problems – the study presented 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 • 5 min read
ShapeHero Factory © Asobism Products ShapeHero Factory Using geometric shapes, players create units and spells to defend a portal from attacks in ShapeHero Factory. This surprising and entertaining Japanese game is a mix of genres, especially appealing to fans of automation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Jobs App Store Optimisation Manager (ASO Manager) Hutch, Dundee – UK By GamesMarket Job Agent • 4 min read
Asha Sharma, Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Matt Booty, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Microsoft Gaming. © Microsoft Business Phil Spencer Steps Down, Asha Sharma Named CEO of Microsoft Gaming Microsoft Gaming is being reorganised under new leadership: Asha Sharma is taking over as CEO, while Phil Spencer is retiring. Matt Booty is becoming the new Chief Content Officer, while Sarah Bond is leaving the company. Nevertheless, Microsoft remains committed to its games division. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Junghun Lee and Patrick Söderlund (archive pictures) People Nexon Appoints Patrick Söderlund as Executive Chairman to Accelerate Global Strategy Nexon's board is driving forward the transformation of the company and has appointed Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund as Executive Chairman. Söderlund, who will remain Embark CEO, will work with CEO Junghun Lee to shape the next phase of growth for Nexon. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
