Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Sima Iurova 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 • 4 min read Arturo Martín (Co-founder & Creative/Art Director) | Pablo Castellanos (Co-founder & Music/Sound Producer) @ Quickfire Games © Quickfire Games Products "Kickstarter is Not Just About Money - it's About Proving That the Game Resonates With People." Spanish indie studio Quickfire Games is working on Prelude: Dark Pain and has chosen to use Kickstarter as a platform. In this interview, co-founders Arturo Martín and Pablo Castellanos discuss this strategy, the market for turn-based games, and what it's like to develop games in Seville. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read From Left: Colin Anderson, Ross Laurie, and Peter van der Watt of Reforged (Reforged). People Reforged Studios Acquires Headup Games from Düren After divesting from Thunderful in 2024, the until-now independent indie publisher Headup has been fully acquired by Reforged Studios from Malta. Dieter Schoeller will remain in charge while also becoming Chief Publishing Officer at group level. No jobs are supposed to be lost. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Farming Simulator 26 for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices © Giants Software Products Farming Simulator 26 & Project Motor Racing 2.0 Giants Software has announced the release of Farming Simulator 26 for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. Additionally, the Swiss publisher and developer Straight4 Studios has made Update 2.0 available for Project Motor Racing, the biggest update to the simulation since its launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Business Nordic Game 2026 Premieres AI Track, First Talks Revealed For the first time, Nordic Game Spring 2026 will have a dedicated session track for the topic of AI in gaming. Now, the organisers have revealed the first talks and speakers from the track. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read VBL CC Finale at Xperion Hamburg Arena on 07 March 07 2026. Photo by Oliver Hardt/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images Esports Knockout Round of the VBL Grand Final by Wow 2026 in Hamburg In the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) Grand Final, 32 players will compete for the German championship title, €100,000 in prize money and places at the EA FC Pro World Championship. This esports event will be held at Xperion in Hamburg, just as the 2026 VBL Club Championship was. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business German Games Market is Growing Despite Declining Revenues Form Game Sales Total revenue of €9.38 billion was generated in Germany in 2025 from games, gaming hardware and accessories. This represents a 4% increase on 2024. According to the game, performance varied significantly across segments. Some calculations have changed due to a change in data service provider. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Business Elimu Goal and Futuregames Partner for African-European Be Ubuntu Game Jam The Be Ubuntu Game Jam by Elimu Goal and Futuregames wants to bring together teams and senior dev from Africa and Europe for united game development: The online jam will start on 14 April. Registration is open now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Oh Apollo! (Blue Backpack) Products Blue Backpack's Next Game is Oh Apollo!, an Oracle Management Game With their next game, Blue Backpack might revisit the Constance visual style, but not the action genre: Oh Apollo! is a cosy management game in which players are Pythia, oracle of the greek god. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Sima Iurova 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 • 4 min read
Arturo Martín (Co-founder & Creative/Art Director) | Pablo Castellanos (Co-founder & Music/Sound Producer) @ Quickfire Games © Quickfire Games Products "Kickstarter is Not Just About Money - it's About Proving That the Game Resonates With People." Spanish indie studio Quickfire Games is working on Prelude: Dark Pain and has chosen to use Kickstarter as a platform. In this interview, co-founders Arturo Martín and Pablo Castellanos discuss this strategy, the market for turn-based games, and what it's like to develop games in Seville. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
From Left: Colin Anderson, Ross Laurie, and Peter van der Watt of Reforged (Reforged). People Reforged Studios Acquires Headup Games from Düren After divesting from Thunderful in 2024, the until-now independent indie publisher Headup has been fully acquired by Reforged Studios from Malta. Dieter Schoeller will remain in charge while also becoming Chief Publishing Officer at group level. No jobs are supposed to be lost. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Farming Simulator 26 for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices © Giants Software Products Farming Simulator 26 & Project Motor Racing 2.0 Giants Software has announced the release of Farming Simulator 26 for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. Additionally, the Swiss publisher and developer Straight4 Studios has made Update 2.0 available for Project Motor Racing, the biggest update to the simulation since its launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Nordic Game 2026 Premieres AI Track, First Talks Revealed For the first time, Nordic Game Spring 2026 will have a dedicated session track for the topic of AI in gaming. Now, the organisers have revealed the first talks and speakers from the track. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
VBL CC Finale at Xperion Hamburg Arena on 07 March 07 2026. Photo by Oliver Hardt/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images Esports Knockout Round of the VBL Grand Final by Wow 2026 in Hamburg In the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) Grand Final, 32 players will compete for the German championship title, €100,000 in prize money and places at the EA FC Pro World Championship. This esports event will be held at Xperion in Hamburg, just as the 2026 VBL Club Championship was. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business German Games Market is Growing Despite Declining Revenues Form Game Sales Total revenue of €9.38 billion was generated in Germany in 2025 from games, gaming hardware and accessories. This represents a 4% increase on 2024. According to the game, performance varied significantly across segments. Some calculations have changed due to a change in data service provider. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Business Elimu Goal and Futuregames Partner for African-European Be Ubuntu Game Jam The Be Ubuntu Game Jam by Elimu Goal and Futuregames wants to bring together teams and senior dev from Africa and Europe for united game development: The online jam will start on 14 April. Registration is open now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Oh Apollo! (Blue Backpack) Products Blue Backpack's Next Game is Oh Apollo!, an Oracle Management Game With their next game, Blue Backpack might revisit the Constance visual style, but not the action genre: Oh Apollo! is a cosy management game in which players are Pythia, oracle of the greek god. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
