© BGF Events Baltic Games Fest 2025 Tickets and 20 Free Booths for Indie Teams The Baltic Games Fest 2025, which will take place in Neumünster, on 11-12 April 2025, still offers 20 free booths for indie developers. Ticket sales have also started. Since August, indie game development teams have been able to apply for one of the free stands at the Baltic Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© game Development Tomorrow's #gamechanger Talk Informs About „Press Start: Gründungsstipendium Games“ After today's opened application process for the „Press Start: Gründungsstipendium Games“, the game association will hold an info panel as a #gamechanger talk tomorrow at 3:30 pm. Guests are Andreas Görgen from Claudia Roth's office and Nandita Wegehaupt, MD of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur. Tomorrow By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella © 2017 Microsoft Business Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reaffirms Gaming Strategy and Plans to Invest More In Microsoft's annual report, CEO Satya Nadella reaffirmed the current Xbox strategy. He said that the company now has 20 franchises that have generated over $1 billion in lifetime revenue and will continue to invest in games and studios. On the one hand, Microsoft will continue to produce By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Claudia Roth, Minister of State for Culture and the Media / Felix Falk, Managing Director of game - The German Games Industry Association / Nandita Wegehaupt, Managing Director of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur © J. Konrad Schmidt / Dirk Mathesius / Die Hoffotografen Business Press Start: Games Founding Grant Opens Application Process Game developers from Germany can now apply for a grant from the "Press Start: Games Foundation Grant" aka "Press Start: Gründungsstipendium Games" until 17 November 2024. Individual applications and team applications of up to three people are possible. Game developers from Germany can now apply for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Axon Flux Business G+ Under the Hood: Early Prototype of Axon Flux's Cactus 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, Axon Flux shows an early prototype of Cactus and explains their process of finding the fun in a game project. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
© Plaion Publishing Dead Island 2 Hits Ten Million Players After a turbulent development history and its launch in April 2023, Deep Silver now counts over ten million players in Dead Island 2. Coinciding with the release of Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition, Deep Silver, Plaion's flagship publishing label, has announced that Dead Island 2 has reached more By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The business lounge was once again sponsored by Munich agency Marchsreiter Communications and brought warm food to the starved business attendees. © All pictures of not otherwise stated: GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business G+ Impressions from Game Industry Conference 2024 By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
The 11 bit team on site announced more content for This War of Mine coming for the 10 year anniversary. The money will go to charity. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business CEEGA & Amnesty International Honour 11 bit, Larian and Indies At yesterday's Central & Eastern European Game Awards on Game Industry Conference, Croteam won Best Game for Talos Principle 2 and took home the Design award as well. Amnesty International partnered with the award show to honour Larian and 11 bit for effort and representation of human rights By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Bandai Namco, Giants Software, Ubisoft: The big ones of the industry are all at PGA, playable for consumers. © All pictures: GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business G+ Impressions from Poznan Game Arena 2024 By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Christoph Thomas and Christian Sokcevic (from left) © hama Business Christoph Thomas Resigns From Hama Management It is a turning point for the German accessories company hama. Christoph Thomas, grandson of the company's founder, is stepping down from active management. Christian Sokcevic is taking over his position as CEO. From January 1, 2025, for the first time, there will be no member of the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Warner Play Experience booth at gamescom Latam 2025. © gamescom Latam Events Warner Bros. Games Joins gamescom Latam 2025 There is still half a year to go until gamescom latam 2025, but one major publisher has already signed up as an exhibitor partner. Warner Bros. Games is taking part for the second year in a row. Ticket sales have also started. Gamescom latam 2025 has announced Warner Bros. Games By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Roland Emmerich plans TV series based on Web3 MMO Space Nation © Space Nation Inc. Publishing Roland Emmerich Plans TV Series Based on Web3 MMO Space Nation Independence Day director Roland Emmerich is planning a live-action TV series based on the Web3 space opera MMORPG Space Nation together with Marco Weber. The project will be largely self-funded through the in-game economy. Director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) and Marco Weber (The Thirteenth Floor) are developing By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
