WWE 2K24 Pascal Wagner February 29, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © 2K Products Goosebumps Remains in the German Games Charts in March Despite four new entries in March, the top of the German games charts remained unchanged, with Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem still holding the top spot. Capcom had the highest new entry in March. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Products Games Island and LFG Hof 2026 Once Again With MTG Destination Qualifiers Like last year, Games Island and LFG Hof are once again cooperating for Destination Qualifier tournaments of Magic: The Gathering. In Modern and Sealed format, players can win cash, cards and points for the European Unity League. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Xenonauts 2 © Goldhawk Interactive and Hooded Horse Products Xenonauts 2 Fans of the classic games UFO: Enemy Unknown (1994) and X-COM: Terror from the Deep (1995) who found the more recent XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) too 'streamlined' may be interested in Xenonauts 2 from Goldhawk Interactive and Hooded Horse. It perfectly captures the essence of the classics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read Off the Grid is Gunzilla's f2p web3 game (Gunzilla Games) Business Contractors Accuse Gunzilla of Not Paying Them For Months A range of LinkedIn posts from former contractors for Gunzilla Frankfurt accuse the company of not paying their salaries for months. Sources from the Ukrainian subsidiary meanwhile told GamesMarkt that the issue runs deeper. CEO Korolev denies the claims. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Denis Fedorov, founder of Unfrozen and CEO of Nova Assembly © Nova Assembly / Fedorov Business Denis Fedorov: "In Many Ways, Nova Assembly Is Our Direct Response to the Current State of the Industry." Nova Assembly is a holding company established by a collective of five renowned game studios. We spoke to Denis Fedorov, founder of Unfrozen and CEO of Nova Assembly, about setting up the company in response to the current state of the industry, Cyprus as a location, and future plans. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Key personnel at Nova Assembly © Nova Assembly Developer-led Holding Nova Assembly Founded by Unfrozen, Sad Cat Studios, VEA Games, Game Garden and Weappy Five studios have joined forces to form Nova Assembly, a developer-led holding company co-owned and run by its participating studios to support each other through challenging periods. These studios are Unfrozen, Sad Cat Studios, VEA Games, Game Garden and Weappy. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale © grown arts Funding Nordmedia Funds Five Games With Nearly €500,000 In the first funding round of 2026, the Nordmedia Funding Committee approved funding totalling around €3 million. A total of 45 projects in the fields of film, television, games and talent development received funding. Of this sum, €490,000 was allocated to five games projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Kinstrife © Finitude & Hooded Horse Funding Federal Funding Goes to Finitude, Sandbox Interactive and Shiny Dynamics Three more German game studios are set to receive funding from the federal government's video game funding programme. A total of almost three million euros will be awarded to Finitude, Sandbox Interactive, and Shiny Dynamics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council. (Pro Helvetia / Gina Folly) Pro Helvetia on Switzerland’s Revised Art Funding Guidelines The art funding in Switzerland goes back almost a century. In the form of Pro Helvetia, many art forms, including games, are held up as national treasures. We talked to Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council, about Swiss’s cultural message and its art funding. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Products Goosebumps Remains in the German Games Charts in March Despite four new entries in March, the top of the German games charts remained unchanged, with Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem still holding the top spot. Capcom had the highest new entry in March. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Products Games Island and LFG Hof 2026 Once Again With MTG Destination Qualifiers Like last year, Games Island and LFG Hof are once again cooperating for Destination Qualifier tournaments of Magic: The Gathering. In Modern and Sealed format, players can win cash, cards and points for the European Unity League. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Xenonauts 2 © Goldhawk Interactive and Hooded Horse Products Xenonauts 2 Fans of the classic games UFO: Enemy Unknown (1994) and X-COM: Terror from the Deep (1995) who found the more recent XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) too 'streamlined' may be interested in Xenonauts 2 from Goldhawk Interactive and Hooded Horse. It perfectly captures the essence of the classics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Off the Grid is Gunzilla's f2p web3 game (Gunzilla Games) Business Contractors Accuse Gunzilla of Not Paying Them For Months A range of LinkedIn posts from former contractors for Gunzilla Frankfurt accuse the company of not paying their salaries for months. Sources from the Ukrainian subsidiary meanwhile told GamesMarkt that the issue runs deeper. CEO Korolev denies the claims. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Denis Fedorov, founder of Unfrozen and CEO of Nova Assembly © Nova Assembly / Fedorov Business Denis Fedorov: "In Many Ways, Nova Assembly Is Our Direct Response to the Current State of the Industry." Nova Assembly is a holding company established by a collective of five renowned game studios. We spoke to Denis Fedorov, founder of Unfrozen and CEO of Nova Assembly, about setting up the company in response to the current state of the industry, Cyprus as a location, and future plans. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Key personnel at Nova Assembly © Nova Assembly Developer-led Holding Nova Assembly Founded by Unfrozen, Sad Cat Studios, VEA Games, Game Garden and Weappy Five studios have joined forces to form Nova Assembly, a developer-led holding company co-owned and run by its participating studios to support each other through challenging periods. These studios are Unfrozen, Sad Cat Studios, VEA Games, Game Garden and Weappy. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale © grown arts Funding Nordmedia Funds Five Games With Nearly €500,000 In the first funding round of 2026, the Nordmedia Funding Committee approved funding totalling around €3 million. A total of 45 projects in the fields of film, television, games and talent development received funding. Of this sum, €490,000 was allocated to five games projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Kinstrife © Finitude & Hooded Horse Funding Federal Funding Goes to Finitude, Sandbox Interactive and Shiny Dynamics Three more German game studios are set to receive funding from the federal government's video game funding programme. A total of almost three million euros will be awarded to Finitude, Sandbox Interactive, and Shiny Dynamics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council. (Pro Helvetia / Gina Folly) Pro Helvetia on Switzerland’s Revised Art Funding Guidelines The art funding in Switzerland goes back almost a century. In the form of Pro Helvetia, many art forms, including games, are held up as national treasures. We talked to Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council, about Swiss’s cultural message and its art funding. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
