Witchspire © Envar Games Products Witchspire Survival-crafting games on PC are everywhere, almost as common as deck-building games. It's difficult to stand out in this crowded market, but Envar Games' Witchspire attempts to do so with its witch-themed setting, flying broomsticks, magical fairy-tale world and tameable familiars. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily © Alliance Arts, One or Eight and WSS Playground Politics The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily Now Available in German Just under a year after the release of The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily, Japanese publisher Alliance Arts has released German and French translations of its unique turn-based strategy game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Jobs Marketing Producer/Project Manager Snowprint Studios, Berlin By GamesMarket Job Agent • 3 min read
Picture by Ubisoft Latam People Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Reportedly Died in a Small Aircraft Crash Claude Guillemot, one of the five brothers who co-founded the major games company Ubisoft, among other ventures, has reportedly died in a light aircraft crash, according to several news agencies. The investigation into the crash is ongoing. By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Laura Mazgaj In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 3 min read
Mothkeep (Ivette Schmidt) Products Mothkeep Reaches 10K Wishlists Three weeks before release, moth documenting game Mothkeep by Munich solo dev Ivette Schmidt has reached 10,000 wishlists. By Pascal Wagner •
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa and Hazelight Studios founder Josef Fares | Picture: Caisa Rasmussen/UD Awards Sweden Honours Hazelight Studios With Government’s Export Award For CCI The Swedish Government has recognised the achievements of Stockholm-based Hazelight Studios as an export company. The studio behind A Way Out, It Takes Two and Split Fiction received the Government’s Export Award in the Cultural and Creative Industries category. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Narranauten Set up Registered Association In 2024, several narrative designers and game writers founded the Narranauten initiative, under which they organised events in Germany. They have now set up a registered association. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana - Blooming Cities Pack © Ubisoft Products Ubisoft Releases Second CDLC for Anno 117 The second CDLC has been released for Anno 117: Pax Romana. The Blooming Cities Pack only includes cosmetic additions, while the team at Ubisoft Mainz continues to work on the next two DLCs for the game: The Hippodrome and Dawn of the Delta. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Johanna Schmid (PwC); Prof. Dr. Mathias Bellinghausen (HAM), Julia Wilner (PwC), Christopher Flato (ESBD), Markus Möckel (ESBD), Lars Christian Dach (PwC) © ESBD Esports Second Esports Report on the German Esports Industry The E-Sport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) has published its second report on the German esports industry. It focuses on the industry's self-image, structures and future as it undergoes transformation. The report was prepared in collaboration with the Hochschule für angewandtes Management and PwC Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
New Markets as Future Goldmines © Xsolla Insights Azerbaijan as an Emerging Games Market Azerbaijan is one of the emerging markets in the games sector that doesn't receive much attention. This interview with Shahin Aliyev, co-founder and CEO of Dynamic Box, and Anatoly Strutinsky, SVP of Government & Industry Relations, EMEA at Xsolla, offers a glimpse into this market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #24 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include what it takes to become a ludologist, Xbox and talks with James Bentley and Alexander Vandewalle. By Rudolf Inderst • 5 min read
