Pathbreakers: Roaming Blades © 6 Eyes Studio & Hooded Horse 6 Eyes Studio Joins Forces With Hooded Horse Hooded Horse is expanding its portfolio of strategic and tactical games with Pathbreakers: Roaming Blades, the second game from the Florida-based studio 6 Eyes, creators of Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark. The game will be released on PC via Steam Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Abbie Howard 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 • 4 min read
Benedikt Grindel, Board Spokesperson for games.nrw | Kristin Janulik, Managing Director of the Gameskultur & Entwicklerpreis gGmbH; © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa für Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2023 | eosAndy / Andreas Krupa für Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2024 Gameskultur & Entwicklerpreis gGmbH to Organize the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis in Future The Gameskultur & Entwicklerpreis gGmbH foundation has been established to secure the future of the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (DEP; German Developer Award). The foundation will be responsible for the strategic direction and organisation of the DEP. Kristin Janulik is the head of the gGmbH. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The winners of the GamesPreis 2025 at GamesFestival (CSA) Products GamesPreis 2026 Opens Submissions The GamesPreis by ComputerSpielAkademie is looking for submissions from January onward. Youth under 18 years and young gamers from 19-26 years will be able to submit their projects for cash prizes until mid-February. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mona Frühauf, Country Marketing Manager for Pokémon GO in Germany © Niantic "It Was Also Just Nice to See How Present Pokémon GO Is in the Lives of Many Gamers." Thanks to its combination of in-person meetups and virtual gameplay, Pokémon GO stands out like no other mobile game. In this interview, we talk to Mona Frühauf, Germany's Country Marketing Manager, about in-person events, marketing activities and the German-speaking market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business Embracer Divests Arc Games and Cryptic, but Keeps Rights to Remnant and Fellowship The buyer of the studios is Project Golden Arc, a company founded by Arc Games Management, which is financing the deal with XD. Important rights Remnant and Fellowship are excluded from the deal. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Forestrike © Skeleton Crew, Thomas Olsson, Devolver Digital Forestrike The Japan-based team at Skeleton Crew, in collaboration with a US publisher, have transformed the martial arts battles in Forestrike into a strategic puzzle with roguelite progression. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business AEVI Launches Online Platform Devium For Students and Developer The Spanish video game association Asociación Española de Videojuegos (AEVI) has launched Devium, an online platform with specialised content aimed at students, developers and others interested in the video game sector. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Credit: Esports World Cup Foundation Business More Publishers Join Esports Nations Cup In 2026, the Esports World Cups Foundation will also organize the Esports Nations Cup, a national esports competition, for the first time. Additional publishing partners were found for this: Chess.com, Moonton and SNK. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
FS Conference 2025 © Aerosoft FS Conference Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary With 500 Visitors Germany's largest event dedicated to flight simulation as a hobby took place on 15 November in the terminal of Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport. Around 500 visitors attended the 20th edition of the FS Conference. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Picture by Koelnmesse GmbH; Thomas Klerx Gamescom Launches Early Bird Sale for Exhibitor Space gamescom in Cologne is still months away, but it's worth starting to plan for the trade fair now. Exhibitors can book space now and benefit from the special early bird rate. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Jari-Pekka Kaleva and Ben Zuckerer (from left) Business Games Bavaria Munich Joins the European Game Developers Federation Shortly before the end of the year, the European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) gains another member from Germany: Games Bavaria Munich (GBM) joins the umbrella organization as its 27th member. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
