Flotsam © Pajama Llama Games and Stray Fawn Publishing Products Flotsam Successfully Drifts Into Full Launch After more than six years in Early Access, developer Pajama Llama Games and publisher Stray Fawn Publishing have launched Flotsam. For the Swiss publisher, this is their second-best launch in terms of concurrent users (CCUs). By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Screenshot of the #FF11 Stream Business Friendly Fire 11 Sets Record For Direct Donations From Viewers With over €1.3 million in direct donations during the stream, Friendly Fire 11 has set a new record. Including sponsorship revenue and merchandise sales, the preliminary donation total amounts to €1.75 million. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
HandOfBlood with Michael "Bully" Herbig © Simon Alexander Felix Jolbej Business HandOfBlood Wins Big at the 2025 StreamAwards The 2025 StreamAwards surpassed last year's results by a large margin. HandOfBlood was the evening's biggest winner, taking home four awards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
News Tower © Sparrow Night & Twin Sails Interactive Products News Tower Extra, extra! An excellent tycoon game with a journalistic backdrop, News Tower from Sparrow Night in the Netherlands and Twin Sails Interactive in France, has left Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business Netflix to Acquire Warner Including Its Games Business It is the largest consolidation in Hollywood in a long time: Netflix has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Although the games business is not mentioned, US media reports indicate that it is part of the planned deal. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Walid Nakschbandi, Managing Director of zhe Film- and Medienstiftung NRW (Picture by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW) Products NRW Provides €1.67 Million in Funding for 25 Gaming Projects In the first funding decision meeting after the new funding guidelines came into effect, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW approved a total of 25 projects, including three for serious games and gamification projects. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Rudolf Thomas Inderst; Professor for Game Studies & Game Design (HNU); Founder & Host of the Podcast Channel "Game Studies" (New Books Network); Section Head "Digitalspielkultur" (TITEL kulturmagazin); Expert Advisory Board "Digitale Spiele" (DFJV) © Inderst Campus Game Studies Watchlist #48 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include discussions about coastal spaces in GTA, parry systems, and other recommendations. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Products PlayStation Store Charts: Call of Duty Strikes Back Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 reclaimed the top spot in the PlayStation Store charts from Electronic Arts's Battlefield 6 upon its release in November. Interestingly, Redsec remains ahead of Warzone in the free-to-play titles category. And Anno 117 surprises! By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Products Tiny Bookshop gets a Physical Release The German smash hit Tiny Bookshop by neoludic games will be getting a physical edition for Switch 2 and PS5, made by Silver Lining Direct from the UK. It releases April 10. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Sony Interactive Entertainment Secures First In-House Production From Bad Robot Games Through a production and publishing agreement, Sony Interactive Entertainment has secured the first in-house project from Band Robot Games, the games label of JJ Abrams' film production company of the same name. The game is being directed by Mike Booth (Left 4 Dead). By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
From left to right: Daniela Stahl (Chief Financial Officer), Dr Oliver Daum (Second Chairman), Nele Schmidt (First Chairwoman and Managing Director) and Eileen Wunderlich (Assessor) © E-Sport Verband Schleswig-Holstein Business E-Sport Verband Schleswig-Holstein Has Elected a New Board of Directors The members of the E-Sport Verband Schleswig-Holstein (EV.SH) have elected a new board, marking an important milestone in the future development of organised esports in northern Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
E-Paper GamesMarkt 472 Topics in this issue include: Games Ground and DEP, the unreal union of Unity and Epic, Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom celebrates 30 years of first-class survival horror and the upcoming games highlights. By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
