Serious Play Conference: European Edition Planned for Mid-June in Mainz Tickets for Serious Play Europe 2026 are available at the super early bird rate until the end of the year, and the call for speakers is open until February 1. The European offshoot of what it claims to be North America's largest serious games conference will take place on June 18 and 19 in Mainz. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Herdling © Okomotive Awards Swiss Games Awards 2025 - The Winners The winners of the Swiss Game Awards 2025 were announced on 18 December. The award for Best Entertainment Game went to Herdling by Okomotive. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Christopher Flato (left, ESBD) and Felix Falk (game) approve of the non-profit status for esports that is to come. Esports Update Non-Profit-Status for Esports : Tax Law Amendment Passes Bundesrat As expected, the tax change decided by the Federal Council was also passed by the Federal Council today. This clears the last formal hurdle to the recognition of esports as a non-profit status in Germany. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Lybee Park is the CEO of Pearl Abyss Europe © Pearl Abyss People Lybee Park of Pearl Abyss Europe 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 Lybee Park, CEO of Pearl Abyss Europe, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ronald Kaulbach, Label Director Inin Games @ United Games Entertainment © Inin Games Ronald Kaulbach (Inin Games) Discusses the Return of Simon the Sorcerer Simon the Sorcerer Origins, launched by Inin Games at the end of October 2025, marks the return of the iconic brand. We spoke to Label Director Ronald Kaulbach about how the game has been received, how well it has sold, and what their future plans are. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Tivola received the DCP in the Best Mobile Game category for Cat Rescue Story in 2024. | Screenshot: Tivola Products Jumpgate and Tivola Sign Contract with Mobile Games Publisher for New Game Project Jumpgate has announced the signing of a new development contract with an unnamed mobile games publisher. The contract is for a game that is also still unknown, which will be produced largely by Tivola. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Project Pinecone © Quality Time Studio Funding Nordmedia Is Providing Almost €150,000 of Funding for Four Games The nordmedia Award Committee approved around €4.2 million in funding for 2025 in the third funding round. A total of 52 projects received financial support, the majority of which went to film and TV productions. Almost €150,000 in funding has been allocated to four games projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business EFGAMP Collaborate with Women in Games and Joins Its New Partnership Board The European network of games archives, EFGAMP, and Women in Games have agreed on a partnership that will serve as a framework for collaboration on several projects. EFGAMP will also be part of the new Partnership Board, which Women in Games presented at the beginning of December. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Why 90% of Games Falter During User Onboarding – And Why Steam is the Wrong Landing Page In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn, speaking from the heart for many in the industry. GamesMarkt is now republishing the update with Zoran's consent. This time's topic: Why 90% of Games Falter During User Onboarding. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst Campus Game Studies Watchlist #50 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the transformation of localisation workflows by AI and a heuristic for analysing games as historical sources. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read
