Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings developed Weta Workshop © Weta Workshop / Private Division Publishing Private Division Portfolio Reportedly Finds New Owner According to a media report, the Private Division portfolio has found new owners in private equity firm Haveli Investments and former Annapurna Interactive employees. Take-Two Interactive announced in November 2024 that it had sold Private Division and its portfolio, but didn't disclose the buyer. According to a Bloomberg By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lenovo Legion Go S © Lenovo Publishing SteamOS on First Third-Party Handheld as Microsoft Looks to Improve Windows Handheld Gaming The first third-party handheld running SteamOS has been unveiled at CES 2025. More are expected to follow. Microsoft has also confirmed that it is working to improve the Windows handheld gaming experience. Lenovo unveiled the Legion Go S at CES 2025. The gaming handheld will be available in two versions, By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Klemens Kundratitz, CEO and co-founder / Phil Rogers, Deputy CEO of Embracer Group © Plaion / Fredrik Karlsson solstafoto Business Phil Rogers Named New CEO of Plaion, Klemens Kundratitz Becomes Strategic Advisor to Embracer Leadership change at Plaion: CEO and co-founder Klemens Kundratitz hands over the CEO position to Phil Rogers, Deputy CEO of Embracer Group. Kundratitz wishes to step back from day-to-day operations and become a strategic advisor to Embracer. After 31 years with Plaion, CEO and co-founder Dr Klemens Kundratitz has announced By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The ESBD has adjusted its definition of esports © acrhive image/Uniliga Esports ESBD Updates Its Esports Definition At its general meeting in December, the ESBD adopted a new definition of esports, which was published today. The updated definition, along with its three core characteristics, was developed in collaboration with the association’s scientific advisory board. According to the ESBD, the new framework is also suitable for use By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
gamescom LAN 2024 © TaKeTV and MYI Entertainment Events First Look at Gamescom LAN 2025 Creator heavyweights such as MckyTV, NoWay4u_Sir and HandOfBlood have announced their attendance at gamescom LAN 2025. In addition, the Trading Card Game & Fighting Games area will be expanded and esports tournaments with up to €32,000 in prize money will be held. The Press Play B2B event will By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
ERA CEO Kim Bayley © ERA Business UK Games Market Down 4.4% in 2024 Unlike in 2022 and 2023, the largest entertainment market in the UK in 2024 was no longer games, but video. Physical games have fallen particularly sharply, by almost a third. The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA) has released its full year UK market data for 2024. Total entertainment sales By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Tencent Business Tencent Will Take Legal Action to Resolve "Misunderstanding" if Necessary Chinese publisher Tencent has issued a statement after being named on a list of Chinese military companies maintained by the US Department of Defense, the so-called CMC List. Tencent speaks of a misunderstanding, wants to seek dialogue, but will also go to court if necessary. This is stated in a By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© GM Business Usual Suspects, Successful Exclusives, and the Missing Surprise Hit The game association has released the annual charts for the best-selling console and PC games of 2024. While the top positions are similar to previous years, there are notable differences in the details. The elephant in the room, however, is the absence of Black Myth: Wukong. As was the case By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Sony Development Sony Announced XYN Solution for Spatial Content Creation During the CES press conference, Sony also presented its new XYN solution. These are software and hardware-based solutions for creating spatial digital worlds, some of which are still in the prototype stage. A central element is XYN Motion Studio, which will be available at the end of March. The main By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© GM Business Markus Wilding Goes Freelance Under the Name Beyond the Wall Consulting In recent weeks, former 2K and Private Division director Markus Wilding has taken on numerous freelance assignments under the name Beyond the Wall Consulting, including projects for devcom and Harakka Studio. He spoke to GamesMarkt about his plans and vision for his new consulting business. Markus Wilding transitioned to self-employment By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© GM Business CES 2025: From Acer, Asus and Cherry to LG and Xbox PC and peripheral manufacturers in particular like to use the CES in Las Vegas as an opportunity to present new gaming models. This was also the case in 2025, when there were new handhelds, laptops, keyboards and gaming collaborations. Acer, for example, traveled to Las Vegas with new handhelds. The By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Paramount Business Sonic Breaks the $1 Billion Box Office Mark With its latest box office takings, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has now grossed over $312 million. This brings the cumulative box office revenue of the Sonic movie franchise past the $1 billion mark—a tremendous achievement, though another video game character managed to reach this milestone with a single movie. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
