© My.games Business My.Games and Crazybit Establish Joint Venture As equal shareholders, the joint venture between My.games and Crazybit will develop PC and console games. A first title is already in the early stages of development. My.Games secures additional resources in the field of PC and console game development through its participation in the 50-50 joint By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Three Headed Monkey Products Daedalic Signs Three Headed Monkey Studios Ghost Haunting, funded by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, has found a publisher. Developer Three Headed Monkey Studios has signed with Daedalic Entertainment. The Hamburg-based Daedalic Entertainment will publish the point-and-click adventure game Ghost Hunting developed by the young Cologne-based indie team Three Headed Monkey Studios. By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
© Krafton Business Krafton's Dispute with Unknown Worlds Founders Turns into a Feud The dispute between Krafton and the apparently ousted management team at Unknown Worlds is escalating. The publisher has issued a statement containing allegations, and those affected have said they are taking legal action. The atmosphere between Krafton and the former management team at Unknown Worlds, Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland and By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Hamann People Joshua Hamann Becomes New Marketing Director GSA at Plaion Plaion has a new head of marketing for Germany, Switzerland and Austria: Joshua Hamann, who was previously Head of Marketing, has been promoted to Director of Marketing GSA. Joshua Hamann joined Plaion, formerly Koch Media, in April 2023, initially as Senior Channel Manager Marketing, but soon took on more responsibility. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Krafton/Aerosoft Business Krafton and Aerosoft Present a Wide Range of Simulations and Beyond With Krafton and Aerosoft, two more publishers have unveiled their line-up for gamescom. While Aerosoft shows how diverse the genre can be, Krafton is bringing its young life simulation brand inZOI alongside its classic PubG. Visitors to gamescom can check out the new inZOI DLC at the Krafton booth, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Alongside gaming, cosplay is one of the major themes at the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show © Amazing Event Business Maxim, Sterzik and Split Fiction Actresses Coming to Zurich Pop Con The Zurich Pop Con & Game Show, Switzerland's largest autumn festival for gaming and pop culture, will take place at the end of September. The first programme details, including those relating to gaming, have now been revealed. Elsie Bennett and Kaja Chan have announced their participation in the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thomas Riedel during the XR Get-Together at gamescom 2024 © Spatial Realities Business XR Hackathon and Get-Together Before and During Gamescom Announced gamescom will once again be an important meeting place for the XR scene in 2025. The Meta-sponsored Global XR/AI Hack will take place immediately before the trade fair. In cooperation with the DLR Project Management Agency and the Erster Deutscher Fachverband für Virtual Reality, there will also be By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Stephan Reichart and Stefan Marcinek © Screenshot from Livestream Products Roof Cut Media Wins Three GDD Indie Awards 2025 The presentation of the GermanDevDays Indie Awards is one of the highlights of the event. This time, Mindlock was the outstanding winner. Solo developer Rouven Schumacher was called onto the stage three times by hosts Stefan Marcinek and Stephan Reichart. Mindlock - The Apartment by Roof Cut Media, the company of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© GM Products Capcom, astragon/Team17 and THQ Nordic Reveal Line-Ups With just a few weeks to go before gamescom, more and more details about the planned appearances at gamescom are being revealed. Following Bandai Namco, Capcom, astragon/Team 17 and THQ Nordic have now also unveiled almost all the details. Almost all the details, because the companies naturally want to By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Jan Klose, Stephanie Wüst and Bernhard Grieb (from left) in front of the Frankfurter Gründerzentrum, home of the new Frankfurt Business Games Hub © Michael Braunschädel Business Frankfurt and Game Hessen Open Games Hub in Start-up Centre The financial hub of Frankfurt is getting a central location for game founders. In addition to office space, the young companies will also receive support from experts and networking opportunities at events organised there by the regional division of game. Financial hub, home to the German branches of Nintendo, Bandai By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Endzone 2 & Stephan Wirth, Co-founder and Experience Lead at Gentlymad Studios © Gentlymad Studios / Assemble Entertainment Business Stephan Wirth on Endzone 2: "When Criticism Rolled in, We Didn't Retreat." Endzone was a huge success for Gentlymad and Assemble. However, its successor isn't doing nearly as well in Early Access which ends with the full release in 24 July. In this interview, Co-founder and Experience Lead Stephan Wirth talks about how the developers are dealing with this By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Kojima Productions/Nintendo Products Switch 2 Makes Its Debut in the German Sales Charts In terms of games, June was another relatively quiet month this year. The first new entry made it to 10th place, and despite the new Nintendo console only just hitting the shelves, Mario Kart World became the first Switch 2 exclusive to make it into the Top 20. June has By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
