Campus Game Studies Watchlist #47 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include layers of reality, an apolyptic anthology and other newsletter recommendations. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Petri Hyökyranta (left) as CTO and Daniel Lindkvist (right) as Head of Engineering @ Metacore © Metacore People Metacore Appoints New CTO and Head of Engineering Marking the fifth anniversary of Metacore and its popular game Merge Mansion, the mobile game company has strengthened its technology and engineering leadership with the appointment of Petri Hyökyranta as CTO and Daniel Lindkvist as Head of Engineering. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Bisalina Speedruns Raises €16k, Breaking Annual Record More than 16,000 euros for Amnesty International in one evening: The Bisalina Speedruns event on 22 November has raised more than the full event series collected over the course of 2024. Now organiser Lucina Hum is poised for the future. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Caggtus 2025 (Leipziger Messe | Niclas Schmidt) Business Caggtus Increases Number of LAN Seats and Expands Massively in Terms of Space Six months before the event, the organizers of Caggtus report initial, very positive results. The 2,360 available seats at the LAN are almost sold out, and the exhibition space is growing by almost a quarter. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Business Game Highlights Popularity of Gaming-Related Gifts in Time for Black Friday Whether games, hardware, or accessories—millions of Germans would be delighted to receive a gaming-related gift for Christmas. This is according to a survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of game. The results are fittingly available before Black Friday. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
GodotFest 2025 took place in Smartvillage Bogenhausen in Munich (GodotFest) Events GodotFest Munich Returns November 2026 The next GodotFest in Munich will come: It is planned for November 2026, the organisers of GameDev Events Munich have revealed to GamesMarkt. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Bavaria's Minister for Digital Affairs, Dr Fabian Mehring © Andreas Gebert Business FFF Bavaria Funds Eight Game Projects With a Total of €240,000 The FFF Games Funding Committee met for the third time this year yesterday and decided to recommend eight projects for funding, totalling €240,000. Funding will be provided for one production, two prototype developments and five concept developments. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Opening panel during the comeback of Womenize! as an onsite event 2024 © Susanne Müller Business Womenize! Can Unexpectedly Hope for Federal Funding The federal budget, which is to be ratified by the Bundestag in its third reading on Friday, provides as expected and announced an increase in federal funding for games and – surprisingly – support for the Womenize! initiative. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive © G. Liljevall Business Paradox Writes Down €32.25m of Capitalised Development Costs for Bloodlines 2 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 failed to meet expectations in terms of both the game itself and its sales. Consequently, Paradox Interactive AB has written off MSEK 355 (~€32.25 million) of the game's capitalised development costs after its release on 21 October 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Nintendo Acquires Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Nintendo is strengthening its development structure by acquiring Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. The studio has worked on projects including Splatoon 3 and New Pokémon Snap. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road © Ludogram & Raw Fury Products Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road from French developer Ludogram and Swedish indie publisher Raw Fury combines the gameplay of Vampire Survivors with tower defense to create a tower survival game with a constantly moving fortress. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
