© DDM Business Gaming Investments and M&As Decline in Q3 The global gaming sector has seen a robust 2024, with year-to-date investments and M&As reaching $10.38 billion across 726 transactions. This is according to the new Q3 DDM Games Investment Review. While Q3 recorded a sharp decline in value compared to Q2, the overall trajectory for 2024 By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Inin Games Publishing Shenmue III Publishing Rights Transfers to Inin Games Inin Games, a label of United Games Entertainment, and Ysnet have announced that the publishing rights for Shenmue III have officially been transferred to Inin Games. Following their previous collaboration on Air Twister, this partnership will deepen Inin Games' relationship with Yu Suzuki and his team at Ysnet. " By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© 3D Realms Publishing Knights Peak Teams up With 3D Realms to Publish Tempest Rising Saber Interactive's 3D Realms label and Knights Peak have teamed up to publish Tempest Rising. The game is a modern RTS inspired by the classics of the 90s and 2000s, especially Command & Conquer. 3D Realms, a label of Saber Interactive, and Knights Peak have, the publishing division By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
gamescom 2024 ended partly on a record high © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Early Bird for Gamescom 2025 Now Open The Early Bird booking phase for gamescom 2025 is officially live! Until February 21, 2025, companies, educational institutions, and creatives can reserve exhibition spaces at discounted rates for the world’s largest gaming event. Early Bird exhibitors can save up to 15 per cent on entertainment area bookings, while educational By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© itch.io Development Itch.io Now Requires Gen AI Content to be Tagged in All Games and Asset Packs The indie store itch.io has introduced a requirement for game developers and asset pack makers to disclose if their products utilise Gen AI content. Users can then filter for Gen AI and Non AI tags separately if they choose. Indie game online store itch.io has introduced a requirement By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Andreas Ullmann, Product Manager at Denuvo by Irdeto / Christian Koidl, Product Manager at Denuvo by Irdeto © Irdeto Business Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM and the Difficult Role of Copy Protection in Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Microsoft Publishing 50 Owned Games Available to Stream With Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) Game Pass Ultimate members can now stream 50 selected owned games not included in Xbox Game Pass to supported devices via Xbox Cloud Gaming (beta). Microsoft plans to expand the catalogue and availability in the future. Microsoft has expanded its cloud gaming service. Game Pass Ultimate members can now stream By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Werksliga Esports Werksliga Crowns New Champions of the Corporate Gaming and Esports League On 16 November, the third final of the Werksliga, the ongoing esports league for companies in the GSA, took place at the Xperion in Cologne. DZ Bank, GroupM and Medion picked up the trophies. In League of Legends, GroupM Germany beat DZ Bank in a tight final. InnoGames took third By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Torpor Games Business Under the Hood: Modular Building Kit in Torpor Games' The Conformist In our regular GamesMarkt series In Development, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood in their game making process. This time, Torpor Games shows the modular building set for their coming Suzerain prequel The Conformist. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Sony Publishing PlayStation Portal Remote Player Gets Cloud Streaming (Beta) Sony Interactive Entertainment has launched the beta of cloud streaming on the PlayStation Portal remote player. PlayStation Plus Premium members can take part in the test and stream over 120 selected games directly from the servers. The PlayStation Portal remote player, the peripheral for PlayStation 5 released in November 2023, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© UNICEF Innovation Business UNICEF and GVGC Partner to Empower Girls in Tech and Gaming UNICEF and the Global Video Game Coalition (GVGC) have announced a partnership to equip adolescent girls with essential digital and leadership skills. Launched as part of the Game Changers Coalition, the initiative aims to address the gender digital skills gap and empower girls to pursue careers in tech and gaming. By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
© Gamevasion Business The Partners of Gamevasion 2024 Freaks 4U Gaming, owner and operator of Gamevasion powered by DreamHack, has announced the official partners for the German gaming festival. Among them are Intel, Monster Energy, Telekom, Computec and E Wie Einfach. Gamevasion returns to Hanover from 5 to 8 December, supported by leading brands. Matthias Remmert, Senior Vice By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
