Pocket Wheels © Florian Wolf and Deck13 Spotlight Publishing Pocket Wheels Announced by Florian Wolf and Deck13 Spotlight From solo developer Florian Wolf and publisher Deck13 Spotlight comes Pocket Wheels, a 3D platformer that doubles as a racing game, bringing 90s collectathon games to a miniature world. Publisher Deck13 Spotlight and solo developer Florian Wolf have announced Pocket Wheels. "In Pocket Wheels you pick your favorite miniature By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Titan Quest II © THQ Nordic Publishing THQ Nordic Launches Titan Quest II Playtest Ahead of Titan Quest II's release into Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store, Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic are inviting players to take part in a limited playtest on PC. Starting today, players can apply for access on the Titan Quest II product pages on By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
With Dungeons of Hinterberg and Songs of Silence, the GSA region has two multiple BIG Award nominees © Microbird Games, Chimera Entertainment Business 12 Nominations for Studios from the GSA Region at the BIG Festival A total of 962 games from 71 countries were submitted for the BIG Festival at gamescom latam. Now, the 90 finalists have been selected—including 12 games from 9 studios in the GSA region (Germany, Switzerland, and Austria). In addition, more exhibitors have been confirmed for the event. Even though By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Screenshot from the 'Zorah' neural rendering technology demo © Nvidia Development Nvidia and Microsoft Collaborate on Neural Shading Support and RTX Remix Launched Ahead of GDC, Nvidia announced a collaboration with Microsoft on neural shading support for DirectX. While DLSS 4 is fast becoming Nvidia's most rapidly adopted gaming technology, Nvidia RTX Remix has also come out of beta. Nvidia has announced ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) that it By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
IAP revenue in Germany in 2024. © Sensor Tower Business Mobile Gaming Market Grew in 2024, With Germany Ranking Fifth Worldwide Mobile gaming grew again in 2024, with mobile gamers spending $82 billion on in-app purchases worldwide. Germany ranked fifth in the world in terms of spending. These are the findings of the "State of Gaming Report 2025" by market research firm Sensor Tower. Global in-app purchase (IAP) revenues By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Com2uS Publishing AWS Adds Hive to AWS ISV Accelerate Co-Sell Programme Com2uS gains powerful support from AWS for the international marketing of its Hive platform. Hive now has more than 100 titles from nearly 70 companies under contract. Shortly before GDC, Com2uS Platform announced a partnership with AWS. As a result, Com2uS Platform has been selected for the Amazon Web Services By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Matthew Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity © Unity / Business Wire Business How Unity Aims to Regain the Trust of the Games Industry By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Matthew Bromberg, President and CEO @ Unite 2024 © Unity Business Unity CEO: "I think the only way to regain trust is to prove that you're worthy of it" Engine provider Unity has lost a lot of trust. The company's much-criticised runtime fee was scrapped in September 2024, while the company is reorganising under new leadership and streamlining, with nearly 3,000 employees set to leave in 2023/2024. GamesMarkt spoke to President and CEO Matthew Bromberg By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hendrik Lesser, President of the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) © rcp Business Hendrik Lesser Concludes Discussions of EGDF About Challenges in 2025 In 2025, the industry will face challenges just like in the previous year. This is the core statement of a post by EGDF President Hendrik Lesser, giving his conclusions about the latest discussions within the association, which held a call with its members about the state of the industry at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The main jury of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2025 © BMWK / Andreas Mertens Business DCP Main Jury Meets in Berlin The main jury for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP; German Computer Games Award) is meeting in Berlin to make its decisions. The nominees are expected to be announced soon, while the winners will only be revealed at the gala in mid-May. The countdown has begun for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis. On 12 By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Evil Empire Publishing The Triple-i Initiative Returns, Keen Games Takes Part The no-frills indie showcase The Triple-i Initiative returns this year. There will be no changes to the show's concept for its second edition. The first participants have been announced, including Keen Games. The Triple-i Initiative is back for round two with a mix of world premieres, gameplay reveals By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Ubisoft Events Assassin's Creed Shadows Launch Event at Xperion Hamburg Ubisoft and Xperion Hamburg are hosting a launch event to celebrate the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows on 20 March. In addition to the opportunity to play the game, there will be a varied supporting programme. Ubisoft and Xperion invite gaming enthusiasts and Assassin's Creed fans By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
