Still Wakes the Deep Marcel Kleffmann June 11, 2024 – 1 min read Share this post © Sumo (ESA/NASA) Products European Space Agency and Pokémon Reveal Museum Exhibition, Pikachu in Space The ESA and The Pokémon Company have detailed their cooperation for World Space Week in October. A traveling exhibition will show “Space and Pokémon” in several European museums. A Pikachu toy was also at the ISS this summer. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read (Achtung Autobahn) Products Achtung Autobahn Announces La Rosa Temprana In this horror game during the Spanish Civil War, no creepier monsters than the fascists are needed: One of the few German coop dev studios, Achtung Autobahn, has announced La Rosa Temprana. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Products Wardogs (Early Access) Finally, some fresh ideas in the shooter genre, and Wardogs from Bulkhead and Team17 offers exactly that in Early Access. The game features dynamic, large-scale battles as well as emphasising and rewarding teamwork in a player-driven sandbox. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 21 Sep. 26: New Super Crowd CEO, Anika Thun Interview, 4Players, Ulrich Scheele, Plaion, Funding New executives, new partnerships and a festival that brings together games and music – today’s news is varied. In our interview today: Kalypso-CEO Dr Anika Thun. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read (ESA/NASA) Products European Space Agency and Pokémon Reveal Museum Exhibition, Pikachu in Space The ESA and The Pokémon Company have detailed their cooperation for World Space Week in October. A traveling exhibition will show “Space and Pokémon” in several European museums. A Pikachu toy was also at the ISS this summer. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Plaion X Thrustmaster © Plaion/Thrustmaster Publishing Plaion and Thrustmaster Enter Into Strategic European Distribution Partnership Gaming accessories manufacturer Thrustmaster and Plaion have announced a strategic pan-European distribution partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Plaion will support the growth of Thrustmaster's gaming hardware and accessories in several European markets. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Founder and former CEO of Entertainment Media Verlag Ulrich Scheele, who was the founding publisher of GamesMarkt (CC BY-SA 4.0) Former GamesMarkt Publisher Ulrich Scheele Has Died Without Ulrich Scheele, there would be no GamesMarket. From the 1980s onwards, the journalist and publisher built up Entertainment Media Verlag, within which GamesMarkt first appeared 25 years ago. The entrepreneur Ulrich Scheele passed away recently. He was 80 years old. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Dr Anika Thun, CEO Kalypso Media Group © Kalypso Media Group People Dr Anika Thun on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Dr Anika Thun, CEO Kalypso Media Group (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Nexus combines gaming, metal and rock music and countless other sub- and pop-culture hobbies. (Elisabeth Conrad) Events Nerd Rock Festival: A 'Nexus' Becoming the Best of All Worlds Despite music always taking center stage at Nexus Nerd Rock Festival in Leipzig, the combinatory concert, ren faire and pop culture convention has potential for game developers, not least because of the efforts of local and regional actors like Next Level: Saxony!. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
(ESA/NASA) Products European Space Agency and Pokémon Reveal Museum Exhibition, Pikachu in Space The ESA and The Pokémon Company have detailed their cooperation for World Space Week in October. A traveling exhibition will show “Space and Pokémon” in several European museums. A Pikachu toy was also at the ISS this summer. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(Achtung Autobahn) Products Achtung Autobahn Announces La Rosa Temprana In this horror game during the Spanish Civil War, no creepier monsters than the fascists are needed: One of the few German coop dev studios, Achtung Autobahn, has announced La Rosa Temprana. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Products Wardogs (Early Access) Finally, some fresh ideas in the shooter genre, and Wardogs from Bulkhead and Team17 offers exactly that in Early Access. The game features dynamic, large-scale battles as well as emphasising and rewarding teamwork in a player-driven sandbox. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 21 Sep. 26: New Super Crowd CEO, Anika Thun Interview, 4Players, Ulrich Scheele, Plaion, Funding New executives, new partnerships and a festival that brings together games and music – today’s news is varied. In our interview today: Kalypso-CEO Dr Anika Thun. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
(ESA/NASA) Products European Space Agency and Pokémon Reveal Museum Exhibition, Pikachu in Space The ESA and The Pokémon Company have detailed their cooperation for World Space Week in October. A traveling exhibition will show “Space and Pokémon” in several European museums. A Pikachu toy was also at the ISS this summer. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Plaion X Thrustmaster © Plaion/Thrustmaster Publishing Plaion and Thrustmaster Enter Into Strategic European Distribution Partnership Gaming accessories manufacturer Thrustmaster and Plaion have announced a strategic pan-European distribution partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Plaion will support the growth of Thrustmaster's gaming hardware and accessories in several European markets. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Founder and former CEO of Entertainment Media Verlag Ulrich Scheele, who was the founding publisher of GamesMarkt (CC BY-SA 4.0) Former GamesMarkt Publisher Ulrich Scheele Has Died Without Ulrich Scheele, there would be no GamesMarket. From the 1980s onwards, the journalist and publisher built up Entertainment Media Verlag, within which GamesMarkt first appeared 25 years ago. The entrepreneur Ulrich Scheele passed away recently. He was 80 years old. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dr Anika Thun, CEO Kalypso Media Group © Kalypso Media Group People Dr Anika Thun on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Dr Anika Thun, CEO Kalypso Media Group (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nexus combines gaming, metal and rock music and countless other sub- and pop-culture hobbies. (Elisabeth Conrad) Events Nerd Rock Festival: A 'Nexus' Becoming the Best of All Worlds Despite music always taking center stage at Nexus Nerd Rock Festival in Leipzig, the combinatory concert, ren faire and pop culture convention has potential for game developers, not least because of the efforts of local and regional actors like Next Level: Saxony!. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
