Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold From left: Jacob Brown, Bianca Dörr, Jannick Balsies, Joel Griebel - the team of VoodooDuck, all veterans of the games industry and makers of Collector's Cove and Growth. (VoodooDuck) People VoodooDuck: “What am I Doing All This For?” VoodooDuck have delivered a cozy game gem with Collector's Cove. But what does it mean to make a sweet escapist experience in a time of overwhelmingly negative news? We spoke to Joel Griebel about the game, Duisburg as a location and making the best possible cozy experiences. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Marie Pierre Thiam In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 3 min read Matthias Linda is suing First Press Games (Linda/FPG) People Chained Echoes: Matthias Linda is Suing First Press Games Seven year's after the Chained Echoes Kickstarter campaign, Matthias Linda is suing German distributor First Press Games over delayed physical editions. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read E-Paper GamesMarkt 473 Topics in this issue include: Switzerland Market at a glance, case study about public funding in Germany and an interview with MegaDev CEO Robert Maroschik. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Products Mooneye Studios Reach 300,000 Wishlists with Ikuma Hamburg studio Ikuma has broken 300,000 wishlist entries on Steam with their upcoming Ikuma - The Frozen Compass. The studio has had big success with Last Ember before. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Matthias Linda, developer of Chained Echoes, recently announced a lawsuit against First Press Games (Linda/FPG) Business First Press Games: "Still Moving Forward as Planned" In reaction to Matthias Linda's lawsuit against them about delayed physical versions of Chained Echoes, First Press Games has released a statement to GamesMarkt that they intend to keep working on said game versions. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read The second batch of Level Up participants recently graduated from the programme (GamesMarkt) Business Applications Open for Level Up Accelerator Batch 3 Level Up Accelerator goes into round three: Until 30 April, indies and solo devs from Bavaria can apply. The program starts in June 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business The Cost of Misalignment: Bluepoint’s Closure and the End of the "Prestige Support" Era In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why the closure of Blue Point reflects an aggressive consolidation of Sony's first-party development resources. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read Events IIDEA: Preparations Underway For First Playbale 2026 And Italian Video Game Awards 2026 Italy's most important gaming conference will take place this year from 10 to 12 June in Florence. But it's not just First Playable 2026 that is in full swing; Italian developers can also submit their titles for the Italian Video Game Award 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
From left: Jacob Brown, Bianca Dörr, Jannick Balsies, Joel Griebel - the team of VoodooDuck, all veterans of the games industry and makers of Collector's Cove and Growth. (VoodooDuck) People VoodooDuck: “What am I Doing All This For?” VoodooDuck have delivered a cozy game gem with Collector's Cove. But what does it mean to make a sweet escapist experience in a time of overwhelmingly negative news? We spoke to Joel Griebel about the game, Duisburg as a location and making the best possible cozy experiences. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Marie Pierre Thiam In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 3 min read
Matthias Linda is suing First Press Games (Linda/FPG) People Chained Echoes: Matthias Linda is Suing First Press Games Seven year's after the Chained Echoes Kickstarter campaign, Matthias Linda is suing German distributor First Press Games over delayed physical editions. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
E-Paper GamesMarkt 473 Topics in this issue include: Switzerland Market at a glance, case study about public funding in Germany and an interview with MegaDev CEO Robert Maroschik. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Products Mooneye Studios Reach 300,000 Wishlists with Ikuma Hamburg studio Ikuma has broken 300,000 wishlist entries on Steam with their upcoming Ikuma - The Frozen Compass. The studio has had big success with Last Ember before. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Matthias Linda, developer of Chained Echoes, recently announced a lawsuit against First Press Games (Linda/FPG) Business First Press Games: "Still Moving Forward as Planned" In reaction to Matthias Linda's lawsuit against them about delayed physical versions of Chained Echoes, First Press Games has released a statement to GamesMarkt that they intend to keep working on said game versions. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The second batch of Level Up participants recently graduated from the programme (GamesMarkt) Business Applications Open for Level Up Accelerator Batch 3 Level Up Accelerator goes into round three: Until 30 April, indies and solo devs from Bavaria can apply. The program starts in June 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business The Cost of Misalignment: Bluepoint’s Closure and the End of the "Prestige Support" Era In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why the closure of Blue Point reflects an aggressive consolidation of Sony's first-party development resources. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Events IIDEA: Preparations Underway For First Playbale 2026 And Italian Video Game Awards 2026 Italy's most important gaming conference will take place this year from 10 to 12 June in Florence. But it's not just First Playable 2026 that is in full swing; Italian developers can also submit their titles for the Italian Video Game Award 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
