© Nintendo Products Mario & Luigi: Brothership The newest Nintendo RPG Mario & Luigi: Brothership is the first native Switch title of the series. At the same time, it falls into a strong year for Mario RPG remakes of various series. Fans of the Super Mario RPG games had a good run on Nintendo Switch in recent By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl © GSC Game World Business Games Highlights for the Holiday Season By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Microids Products Empire of the Ants This year has already seen the release of an ant strategy game, Empires of the Undergrowth from Slug Disco and Hooded Horse. While the RTS/base-building mix was rather pragmatic in terms of visuals, Empire of the Ants from Tower Five Studio and Microids is in a league of its By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Proxy Studios Business Zephon Proxy Studios from Erlangen has been successful with Warhammer 40,000 Gladius for six years, now they take their 4X expertise into their own IP with Zephon. The narrative-driven strategy game features the best from Gladius, engaging battles and map control with a strong story hook. Did you know that By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
Photo of the 2023 Awards Ceremony © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa for the German Developer Award 2023 Business Update: Nominations for the German Developer Award 2024 (DEP) The studios and games nominated for the German Developer Award 2024 have been announced. The expert juries have selected 17 titles from 233 submissions. Games that have been nominated multiple times include Closer the Distance from Osmotic Studios, Enshrouded from Keen Games and Oddada from Sven Ahlgrimm and Mathilde Hoffmann. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Games/Bavaria Business GG Bavaria Moves To Olympiapark After growing out of the Alte Kongresshalle in 2023 and the Motorworld in 2024, the GG Bavaria will move into the Olympiapark in 2025. New fairground will be the Small Olympia Hall (Kleine Olympiahalle) in Munich’s olympia quarter in the west of the city. After the save the date By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Atari Chairman and CEO Wade Rosen © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Atari Acquires Transport Tycoon Atari has acquired Transport Tycoon in an agreement with the games' creator Chris Sawyer. This is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions by the company. Transport Tycoon, the iconic business simulation, has been acquired by Atari. "We are honored that Chris has entrusted us with Transport By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dominik Heineccius Joins Daedalic Entertainment as Marketing Director © Daedalic Business Dominik Heineccius Joins Daedalic Entertainment as Marketing Director Dominik Heineccius is going back to his roots in the games business: after twelve years at Square Enix's German office, he is now taking up the position of Marketing Director at Daedalic Entertainment. Dominik Heineccius began his career in the German games industry in 2007 at the Hamburg-based By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Honeycomb Publishing Honeycomb Launches Own Flight Simulation Hardware Store Honeycomb Aeronautical, a manufacturer of flight simulation hardware, has launched its new online store serving customers from the USA, UK and EU. The store is run by a German company based in Schwerte. Honeycomb Aeronautical is now selling its flight simulation hardware through its own online store, offering its products By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© BIG Esports BIG Starts Campaign for Men's Health German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) is launching the #GROWBIG campaign in partnership with L'Oréal Men Expert and Movember - an initiative to raise awareness of men's health. The campaign aims to raise awareness of mental health and promote the prevention of prostate and testicular By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Kinetic Publishing Phasmophobia Has Sold 20 Million Copies UK-based indie studio, Kinetic Games, has announced that Phasmophobia has surpassed 20 million units sold worldwide. Originally the brainchild of solo developer Daniel Knight, Phasmophobia entered Early Access on Steam in September 2020 and quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. On 29 October 2024, the studio then launched Phasmophobia in Early By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Pexels/Element5Digital Business Become Part of the Big GamesMarkt Survey 2025 As in previous years, GamesMarkt is currently conducting our big annual industry survey. We need your help for that – without participants, a survey is nothing, after all. If you work in the industry, please take 15 minutes of your time to participate! For the traditional annual GamesMarkt survey, we are By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
