How developers mitigate risk © 2025 Unity Gaming Report; Cint survey 2024, 300 respondents Business Unity Gaming Report 2025: "Developers Are Managing Risk by Reducing Costs" One of the measures developers are taking to minimise risk is to reduce costs, while games are getting bigger and bigger and both multiplayer and multi-platform releases continue to be popular. These are some of the findings of the 2025 Unity Gaming Report. The 2025 Unity Gaming Report has By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Stephan Steininger, Editor in chief GamesMarkt © GamesMarkt Business A Successful Transition Fuels Growth for GamesMarkt One year after making the switch to English-only, we’re excited to celebrate a successful milestone for GamesMarkt. Our total user base continues to grow, the share of readers outside our core GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) markets has nearly doubled, and our LinkedIn following has increased by 50%. Exactly By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
© Discord Development Discord's Social SDK to Support Social Gaming Experiences Discord has released a Social SDK for all interested game developers that aims to increase engagement and retention through seamless social features, but also to increase visibility of games in a crowded market. Discord has announced the launch of the Discord Social SDK, a toolkit that allows developers to use By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Toplitz Publishing Toplitz Productions Signs Play2Chill Publisher Toplitz Productions and Polish studio Play2Chill have signed a publishing deal for the city-builder Aztecs: The Last Sun. The game is scheduled for release in the second half of 2025. After a relatively quiet period, Toplitz Productions has signed another studio with Play2Chill. The publishing agreement covers Aztecs: By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Super Mario Party Jamboree / Kingdom Come Deliverance II / Monster Hunter Wilds © Nintendo / Capcom / Plaion Publishing Multi-Platinum Award for Super Mario Party Jamboree; Two More Gold Awards in February 2025 The strength of the Mario Party franchise is once again demonstrated by Super Mario Party Jamboree. Released in October 2024, the game has sold over 600,000 copies in Germany. Furthermore, two more game Sales Awards in Gold were awarded to Capcom and Plaion in February 2025. In February 2025, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Games/Bavaria Business Robin Rottmann: GG Bavaria is Taking the Next Step The third GG Bavaria will take place in an even larger location and will offer a business day for the first time. In the interview, Robin Rottmann explains how and why the concept has been further developed and invites everyone to participate in the future development with ideas and feedback. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land © Koei Tecmo Products Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land Following Atelier Ryza's remarkable success, Gust (a Koei Tecmo subsidiary since 2011) and publisher Koei Tecmo aim to continue the long-running series with Atelier Yumia. This new JRPG will expand its appeal to newcomers while preserving the franchise's core elements. One of the more niche By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Swordfish founder and Managing Director Ariane Poschner with Georg Reckenthäler © Swordfish Business Ariane Poschner Brings Georg Reckenthäler to Swordfish Georg Reckenthäler is joining the Swordfish PR team as Senior Communications and New Business Director, effective immediately. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the tech and gaming industry. On March 1, Georg Reckenthäler took up his new position at the Munich-based agency Swordfish. In this role, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Participants in the devcom Scholarship Programme 2024 © devcom Development devcom 2025 Seeks Partners for Scholarships and Indies for Showcase devcom is continuing two of its successful initiatives from previous years and is once again seeking partners for its scholarship program. Additionally, indie developers can now apply for the devcom Indie Showcase 2025. Launched in 2024, the scholarship program was a success from the start, providing more than 200 young By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Esports World Cup Foundation Esports Mouz and G2 Esports Receive Financial Support From EWCF Club Partner Programme The Esports World Cup Foundation supports 40 esports clubs with $20 million. The Partner Programme supports esports clubs with up to $1 million to increase their visibility and thus the sustainable growth of esports. German clubs Mouz and G2 Esports are part of this programme. The Esports World Cup Foundation By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nominated as Best German Game at DCP 2025 (from left): Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Thronefall and Enshrouded © GamesMarkt Business Enshrouded Tops a Competitive Field with Three DCP Nominations The following games have been nominated for the main prize of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP): Enshrouded, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, and Thronefall. In the Best Studio category, Aesir Interactive, Gentle Troll Entertainment, and Megagon Industries are in the running. The DCP awards ceremony is set to take place in Berlin By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Markus Schoof, CEO & Founder, Ciberdime / Martin Schmaus, Sales Director International & Publishing Management Global Lead, Webedia © Ciberdime / Webedia Business Webedia and Ciberdime Join Forces for Greater Reach and Software Solutions Webedia Germany and Ciberdime officially announce their strategic partnership. This cooperation will allow both companies to expand their portfolios and offer their customers a more comprehensive range of services. The partnership is based on many years of cooperation, which will now be strengthened. From now on, Ciberdime services can be By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
