Heike Raab and Verena Schmidt (from Left) | Picture by Staatskanzlei RLP/ Unger, Medienförderung RLP Business Rhineland-Palatinate Supports Six Game Projects With Almost €200,000 In its ninth funding period, Medienförderung RLP selected 30 projects for support, including six games. For the first time, these were reviewed and evaluated by its own jury. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Markus Oeller, Co-CEO, 1SP Agency | Monique Bernds, Chief Growth Officer, 1SP Agency © Sven Jakobsen, 1SP Agency People 1SP Agency Appoints Monique Bernds as Chief Growth Officer The Hamburg-based 1SP Agency has appointed Monique Bernds as Chief Growth Officer. Taking on a strategic leadership role, she will be responsible for shaping and driving commercial growth, strengthening cross-agency collaboration and accelerating 1SP's expansion into global markets from early 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana | Borderlands 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 © Ubisoft | 2K Games | Activision & game-Verband Awards Three Platinum Sales Awards Go to 2K, Activision, and Ubisoft In November 2025, three games received a game Sales Award in Platinum. The awards for sales of over 200,000 copies in Germany went to 2K Games, Activision and Ubisoft. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes © Ubisoft, Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney Products Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes Ubisoft is releasing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes just before Christmas, in time for the theatrical release of Avatar: The Way of Water. This major expansion tells a new story set in the Avatar universe. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
FIFA X Netflix © Netflix Business FIFA Arrives on Netflix Games Just in Time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup In time for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the summer, a newly reimagined FIFA football simulation game will be available exclusively on Netflix Games. The game is being developed and published by Delphi Interactive. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dennis Korf, Managing Director, Wooga © Kay Herschelmann People Dennis Korf of Wooga Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Dennis Korf, Managing Director Wooga, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Rebel Inc: Escalation © Ndemic Creations & Hooded Horse Business Hooded Horse Partners With Ndemic Creations Publisher Hooded Horse has announced a partnership with Ndemic Creations. Rebel Inc: Escalation will join its portfolio of strategy and management games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Screenshot taken from the first DLC Commandos: Origins - Shadows over Crete © Kalypso Media Funding Claymore Game Studios and Playa Games Receive Federal Funding Two more German studios benefit from federal funding. Claymore Game Studios has received just over €360,000, while Playa Games got around €210,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Christian Reshöft, Chief Executive Officer of InnoGames © InnoGames Business InnoGames Launches Heroes of History on Plarium Play InnoGames and Plarium have announced the release of Heroes of History, a city-builder meets hero collection RPG, on the Plarium Play platform. This is the first major collaboration between the gaming studios owned by MTG. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Karoliina Korppoo In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 3 min read
From left: Theresa Thoma, The Mane Quest's Alice Ruppert and Anna Glinsmann. (Thogli/The Mane Quest) People These German-Swiss Cooperators Want to Bring Good Old Horse-Gaming Back Thogli Studios and The Mane Quest's Alice Ruppert have teamed up for Horses of Hoofprint Bay to bring back good, retro-inspired horse games. We interviewed the team behind the FFF Bayern funded project about their ambitions and how they met. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read
Disciples: Domination © Artefacts Studio & Kalypso Media Products Kalypso Sets February 2026 Release Date for Disciples: Domination Kalypso Media and Artefacts Studio are set to release the dark fantasy strategy RPG Disciples: Domination for PC and consoles in mid-February 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
