Shirakumo Games im Studioporträt: In Synergie von Open Source und Games Pascal Wagner April 12, 2023 – 2 min read Share this post Nicolas Hafner ist Kern des Game-Teams und Initiator des Kollektivs. © Nicolas Hafner Tivola received the DCP in the Best Mobile Game category for Cat Rescue Story in 2024. | Screenshot: Tivola Products Jumpgate and Tivola Sign Contract with Mobile Games Publisher for New Game Project Jumpgate has announced the signing of a new development contract with an unnamed mobile games publisher. The contract is for a game that is also still unknown, which will be produced largely by Tivola. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business Gamecity Hamburg Organises 5th Pitch Level Up On February 17, Pitch Level Up will take place for the fifth time at Space in Hamburg. There, developers can present their pitches to experts and receive individual feedback. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Dirk Ringe, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Envision Entertainment Business Dirk Ringe: "We Are Proud to Have a Large German Player Base, Which Is No Surprise Considering Our Roots." Today is the day that Pioneers of Pagonia leaves Early Access after two years. We spoke to Dirk Ringe, CEO and co-founder of Envision Entertainment, about their experiences with Early Access, the growing competition in the market and Germany's position as a games location. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read Keywords Studios Renews Partnership with Women in Games External development specialist Keywords Studios is supporting Women in Games' Individual Ambassador Programme for another year. Over 2,400 ambassadors in 80 countries are taking part in the programme. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Julian Gerighty © Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio People Julian Gerighty Leaves Ubisoft Massive and Joins Battlefield Studios Julian Gerighty, Creative Director and Executive Producer on Tom Clancy's The Division, is leaving Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio to join Battlefield Studios at Electronic Arts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read New World: Aeternum © Amazon Games Products Amazon Shuts Down New World: Aeternum; Facepunch Interested in Takeover Amazon is continuing to wind down its internal games business. The company had already announced that New World: Aeternum, developed by Amazon Game Studios, would not receive any new content. Now, it has been confirmed that the MMORPG will be taken offline on 31 January 2027. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Products Game Developers Choice Clair Obscur as Favourite for This Year's Awards Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received a total of eight nominations at this year's Game Developers Choice Awards, despite strong competition that left the GSA developers without a chance. Okomotive's Herdling at least managed to secure an honourable mention. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Geoffroy Sardin, Chief Executive Officer of Pullup Entertainment, formerly Focus Entertainment / RoadCraft © Sardin, Pullup Entertainment / Saber & Focus Business Pullup Capitalizes on Strong Back Catalog and Two Dotemu Releases Pullup Entertainment recorded a solid performance in Q3 of 2025/26, with the two Dotemu titles, Absolum and Marvel Cosmic Invasion, performing particularly well. The entire back catalogue also grew strongly. Financial targets for the full year were confirmed. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Business Game Studies Watchlist #52 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the Rockstar Union trial, minor protection in the Netherlands and Game Poems. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read
Tivola received the DCP in the Best Mobile Game category for Cat Rescue Story in 2024. | Screenshot: Tivola Products Jumpgate and Tivola Sign Contract with Mobile Games Publisher for New Game Project Jumpgate has announced the signing of a new development contract with an unnamed mobile games publisher. The contract is for a game that is also still unknown, which will be produced largely by Tivola. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Gamecity Hamburg Organises 5th Pitch Level Up On February 17, Pitch Level Up will take place for the fifth time at Space in Hamburg. There, developers can present their pitches to experts and receive individual feedback. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dirk Ringe, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Envision Entertainment Business Dirk Ringe: "We Are Proud to Have a Large German Player Base, Which Is No Surprise Considering Our Roots." Today is the day that Pioneers of Pagonia leaves Early Access after two years. We spoke to Dirk Ringe, CEO and co-founder of Envision Entertainment, about their experiences with Early Access, the growing competition in the market and Germany's position as a games location. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Keywords Studios Renews Partnership with Women in Games External development specialist Keywords Studios is supporting Women in Games' Individual Ambassador Programme for another year. Over 2,400 ambassadors in 80 countries are taking part in the programme. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Julian Gerighty © Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio People Julian Gerighty Leaves Ubisoft Massive and Joins Battlefield Studios Julian Gerighty, Creative Director and Executive Producer on Tom Clancy's The Division, is leaving Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio to join Battlefield Studios at Electronic Arts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
New World: Aeternum © Amazon Games Products Amazon Shuts Down New World: Aeternum; Facepunch Interested in Takeover Amazon is continuing to wind down its internal games business. The company had already announced that New World: Aeternum, developed by Amazon Game Studios, would not receive any new content. Now, it has been confirmed that the MMORPG will be taken offline on 31 January 2027. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Products Game Developers Choice Clair Obscur as Favourite for This Year's Awards Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received a total of eight nominations at this year's Game Developers Choice Awards, despite strong competition that left the GSA developers without a chance. Okomotive's Herdling at least managed to secure an honourable mention. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Geoffroy Sardin, Chief Executive Officer of Pullup Entertainment, formerly Focus Entertainment / RoadCraft © Sardin, Pullup Entertainment / Saber & Focus Business Pullup Capitalizes on Strong Back Catalog and Two Dotemu Releases Pullup Entertainment recorded a solid performance in Q3 of 2025/26, with the two Dotemu titles, Absolum and Marvel Cosmic Invasion, performing particularly well. The entire back catalogue also grew strongly. Financial targets for the full year were confirmed. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist #52 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the Rockstar Union trial, minor protection in the Netherlands and Game Poems. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read
