Paul Nguyen - Warding Witches (Solo-dev) & Sonorode (EDM and video game music composer/producer) / Alexandra Batty - Headup (Senior Communications Manager) / Dieter Schoeller - Headup (CEO) / Robin Rottmann - Games/Bavaria (Teamlead) © Alexander Hartung for Games/Bavaria / Schoeller Headup Business How Headup Signed Warding Witches at GG Bavaria At GG Bavaria 2025, Paul Nguyen, a solo developer and game music composer, presented his current hobby project in an impromptu performance. Headup discovered the project there and signed it up. It's a local Munich indie success story. Paul Nguyen is the sole developer of Warding Witches, which By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Tattoo Tycoon © CrazyBunch and HandyGames Products CrazyBunch and HandyGames to Release Tattoo Tycoon in Two Weeks HandyGames and CrazyBunch will release the tattoo shop management game, Tattoo Tycoon, in October 2025. The project has received almost €300,000 of federal funding. Publisher HandyGames and developer CrazyBunch (Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry & Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice) will release Tattoo By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Events Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Held at School of Games From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games in Cologne. From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games, Sachsenring 79, in Cologne. Registration closes on Sunday, 12 October at midnight. Interested participants from all By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Rudolf Inderst Campus DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist #40 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter of games research association DiGRA GSA is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. This week with Hunger, the canceled Ubisoft civil war game and more. Ahoi there, game studies operators! Here in Neu-Ulm, it's getting late and I am By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
Sacred 2 Remaster © THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic Set to Release Sacred 2 Remaster in November Sacred 2 Remaster, which was announced at the THQ Nordic Showcase 2025, now has a release date. This updated version of the action role-playing game is set to launch on PC and consoles in November. Sacred 2 Remaster will launch on 11 November 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Keir Starmer, prime minister of the UK since 2024. © UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor Business UK Government: Payment Processors Can Ban What They Want After a petition reached the necessary signatures, Starmer's UK government commented on the NSFW bans payment processors pressured storefronts into. According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the government has no plans to step in. This puts the government in direct contrast to By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Aesir's The Legend of Khiimori drops Windstorm IP © Aesir and Mindscape Products Aesir's The Legend of Khiimori Drops Windstorm IP The new game from Aesir Interactive was originally intended for release as a Windstorm game. Now, Aesir, NightinGames and the game's publisher, Mindscape, have agreed with Alias Entertainment to remove the Windstorm brand from the game. The Legend of Khiimori will no longer be branded as a Windstorm By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The Tommi Awards are among the oldest awards for children's software in Germany. © Feibel.de (archive image) Products Nominations For Children's Software Award Tommi Announced The Tommi 2025 enters its final phase with the announcement of the nominations. Now it's up to the children's juries to decide which games and educational software will win. It is one of the oldest awards for children's software in Germany: the Tommi Children& By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© GM/ESA Business Power of Play: United Kingdom As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: United Kingdom. What makes gamers around the world tick, and how do they differ from country to country? These questions and many more are addressed By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era © Hooded Horse, Ubisoft, Unfrozen Products Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Delayed Until 2026, Demo Available Hooded Horse, Ubisoft and Unfrozen have postponed the Early Access launch of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era until 2026. However, fans can still try out a demo before Early Access, which is an increasingly popular strategy. Unfrozen, Ubisoft and Hooded Horse have decided to postpone the release of By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lisa Kneidl, PR Manager @ Larian Studios © Kneidl, Larian Business Lisa Kneidl Joined Larian Studios Lisa Kneidl has taken up a new position as in-house PR manager at Larian Studios, after spending more than seven years at British self-publishing agency ICO. Lisa Kneidl, who was born in Germany, left the British self-publishing agency ICO (video games, tabletops and more) in October 2025 after more than By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dr. Thomas Wagner, COO K5 Factory, Dr. Fabian Mehring, Minister for Digital Affairs, and Oliver Simon, Managing Director K5 Factory (from left to right) © K5 People Bavaria's Minister for Digital Affairs Visits Oktoberfest Game Developers K5 Factory A few days after the end of this year's Oktoberfest, Bayer's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring visited K5 Factory. The studio also developed “Oktoberfest - The Official Game” with funding and is working on Illumina Twin, a tool for virtual production lighting. Shortly before Oktoberfest, K5 Factory By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
