The cofounder of Minit Games: Mark Buchholz and Ole Schaper Business Minit Games Exits Stealth Mode With $2m Pre-Seed Funding With the aim of building an instant play platform, Hamburg-based start-up Minit Games has emerged from stealth mode. Minit Games has raised $2 million from investors including LVP and Sony Innovation Fund, Stefan Klemm, Timo Soininen, and Klaas Kersting. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
People Stefan Kreutzer Becomes EVP at PlaySide Studios Stefan Kreutzer is now responsible for business development at PlaySide Studios as Executive Vice President. The Australian studio is currently working on Game of Thrones: War for Westeros. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sebastian Nußbaum and Sixteen Tons Entertainment CEO Jan Richter (from Left) People June's Journey Creator Sebastian Nussbaum Joins Sixteen Tons Entertainment as CCO Following an extremely successful phase, Emergency HQ developer Sixteen Tons Entertainment is bringing prominent support on board: Sebastian Nußbaum, who landed a billion-dollar hit with Wooga's June's Journey, is becoming the new Chief Creative Officer. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Christoph Hombergs, Operations Director, Sandbox Interactive © Archive Picture Business How Sandbox Interactive's Albion Online Is Thriving on PC and Mobile Sandbox Interactive's MMORPG, Albion Online, has been running for almost nine years and is growing in popularity. We talk to Operations Director Christoph Hombergs about combining mobile and PC, player engagement, rolling out different server locations, and the importance of the game for Stillfront. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Business LFG Con 2026 Opens Ticket Sales Entering their third year, LFG Con in Hof has started ticket sales for 2026. The only games event in Franconia takes place in 24 May 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Last year's "Games Forged in Germany" event was part of the Games Germany steam showcase series. Products Applications for Games Germany Steam Sale 2026 Open Until 31 March, studios and publishers from Germany can submit their games for the Games Germany steam sale event and accompanying media showcases. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Esports HanseMerkur Becomes Main Sponsor of CGN Esports' Valorant Team The insurance company HanseMerkur is strengthening its commitment to esports. After sponsoring the HanseMerkur Valorant Challengers DACH, HanseMerkur is now becoming the main sponsor of the league's most successful team. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Screenshot of the Jinxxy main page Products 3D Asset Marketplace Jinxxy Bans Adult Content Under payment processor pressure, 3D asset marketplace Jinxxy, known for VRChat and VTubing assets, bans adult content. The restrictions are especially strict here, with bans not only encompassing genitalia and sexual acts. Jinxxy is one in a long line of storefronts affected. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Pokémon Company celebrated 30 years of Pokémon - Nintendo & The Pokémon Company Products Pokémon Winds & Waves Is Coming to Switch 2 in 2027 To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pokémon, the latest instalments in the main Pokémon video game series, Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves, were announced for Nintendo Switch 2. But that's not all! By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Museum of Games And Computers of The Past Era Joins EFGAMP EFGAMP, which is dedicated to preserving and promoting digital gaming culture in Europe, has gained another member in the form of the Museum of Games and Computers of the Past Era in Wrocław. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Funding FFF Bayern Has a New Address FFF Bayern, the point of contact for state funding not only for film but also for games in Bavaria, has moved. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #8 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Half-Life, the new issue of Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds and a piece of work by Philip Schäfer. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
