Jonathan Hales, CEO Megabit Publishing © Megabit People Five Questions for Jonathan Hales, CEO of Megabit Publishing Jonathan Hales recently became the CEO of Megabit. In an interview with GamesMarkt, he discusses his new role, the highly competitive publishing market, and how Megabit is positioned to support both Aonic's internal studios and third-party partners. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Archive image of Jason Rubin People Metaverse VP Jason Rubin Leaves Meta Jason Rubin, VP Metaverse Experience at Meta, announced his departure for March on LinkedIn. His departure is likely related to a change in Meta's investment strategy. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
GamesTalente 2025 © GamesTalente/Dominik Eisele Development GamesTalente Youth Competition Enters a New Round In the Germany-wide youth competition GamesTalente, young gaming fans aged 13–16 from all types of schools can develop their own computer game. In doing so, they will acquire the key digital skills needed in the professional world in a fun and engaging way. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Vasco Oliveira, co-founder of Loading Studios, whom we met at DevGAMM Lisbon 2025 with his games (GamesMarket) People Lisbon Devs Are Collecting for Reconstruction After Storm Kristin Retro GameBoy studio Loading Studios from Lisbon has started a charity bundle after storm Kristin has hit the Portuguese regions of Leiria and Marinha Grande hard. All proceeds in February go to Caritas for reconstruction efforts. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Escape from Ever After © Sleepy Castle Studio & HypeTrain Digital Products Escape from Ever After Sleepy Castle Studio is a two-person team based in Canada that spent six years working on Escape from Ever After. The result is a multi-layered, creative RPG adventure in the style of Paper Mario, set in colourful fairy-tale worlds waiting to be explored and defended against an evil corporation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
(Slime King Games / Top Hat Studios) Products Under The Island by Slime King Games Releases 17 February Slime King Games from Bavaria and publisher Top Hat Studios will release retro Zelda-like Under the Island on 17 February. The core team consists of UI artist Johannes (former InnoGames) and art director Simone Grünewald (former Daedalic) and features beautiful pixel art. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
At the SimRacing Expo in Germany, there are plenty of racing simulations and related accessories to try out Business SimRacing Expo Charlotte: First Exhibitors Revealed, Sale of ‘Golden Tickets’ Begins The US edition of SimRacing Expo will take place for the first time in May. Initial information about the exhibitors is now available, as well as details of a special ticket package, the ‘Golden Ticket’, which is now on sale. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Vampires: Bloodlord Rising © Mehuman Games & Toplitz Productions Products Toplitz Launches Vampires: Bloodlord Rising Into Early Access Today sees the release of one of the most important titles for German publisher Toplitz Productions, namely Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, an open-world action-adventure game with co-op and castle-building. The game boasts over 200,000 wishlist entries on Steam. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business GDC Report Confirms Industry's Unease With US Immigration Policy The 2026 State of the Industry Report from the GDC Festival of Games shows above all how severely the industry has been affected by job cuts. However, a few questions also make it clear that US immigration policy is not leaving the industry unscathed. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #4 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a Story Analysis of Still Wakes the Deep, an interview with Manuel Reinher and a proto-Game Pass by Sega. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
Business EA, Rare and Klemens Strasser win GAConf Awards of IGDA IDGA-GASIG has announced the winners of the Game Accessibility Conference Awards 2025. Alongside major studios and publishers, Klemens Strasser, a solo developer from Austria, also has reason to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People In Conversations with... Jason Della Rocca In the new ‘Zoran's Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Jason Della Rocca about the brutal reality of today's development landscape, investors, and potentially misguided expectations of tax credits. By Zoran Roso • 8 min read
