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Tavern Keeper © Greenheart Games Products Greenheart Games' Eleven-Year Journey With Tavern Keeper and the Importance of German VO Following the release of Game Dev Tycoon, Australian studio Greenheart Games spent over eleven years working on Tavern Keeper, which is now available on Early Access and has been a success. GamesMarkt spoke with Patrick and Daniel Klug, who are originally from Austria. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Xbox Developer_Direct © Xbox Products Xbox Developer_Direct in January with Fable and Forza To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft's Xbox this year, a number of major games are set to be released. Three of these will be presented in more detail in the next Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger People Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz of astragon 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 Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
KALDA, Body/Memory, Cards & Cannons Products MBB Funds 12 Games and XR Experiences With 1 Mil € In the current Berlin-Brandenburg funding round, MBB gives out one million euros to games and XR products. Among the funded parties are Jo-Mei, Ruth Bosch, Flamehead Games, Daring House and many more. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Stephan Reichart, Managing Director game events / Lars Janssen, Host of the gamescom dev leadership summit and CEO at Deck13 © game Events Events Gamescom Dev Leadership Summit Features Six Expert-Led Roundtables At the gamescom dev leadership event in Lisbon, six roundtables led by experts will address topics such as AI disruption, studio resilience, and future business models. This event gives industry leaders the opportunity to reflect on the year ahead and set their strategic direction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business GDC President Nina Brown: "We Respect Those Individuals' Decisions" A growing number of European industry representatives are announcing on LinkedIn that they will not be attending GDC due to the political situation in the US. While the organisers are taking these concerns seriously, they can ultimately only point to improved affordability and the GDC Vault. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV / Goodgame Empire © King Art & Plaion / Goodgame Business 20 Games Funded With a Total of Almost €14 Million Twenty more projects received grants from the German federal funding programme for games. Almost €14 million went to studios such as Aesir Interactive, Playing History, King Art, Realmforge Studios, kr3m. media and Stillfront Germany, among others. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
GfK Entertainment Products EA Sports FC 26 Was Europe‘s Best-Selling Game in 2025 King soccer rules in 16 out of 17 European markets aggregated by GfK Entertainment, only the Czechs go domestic in their top sold game of 2025. Germany's PC ranking is as German as it comes between Farming Simulator 25 and Anno 117. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Dynasty Warriors: Origins Visions of Four Heroes © Koei Tecmo Games Products Dynasty Warriors: Origins Visions of Four Heroes Koei Tecmo Games had a major success last year with Dynasty Warriors: Origins. Now, the first expansion, Visions of Four Heroes, featuring spectacular Musou mass battles, has been released. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
