Stellar Blade Pascal Wagner April 17, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © Sony Interactive Entertainment Horses, by Santa Ragione (Santa Ragione) Products Santa Ragione's Horses Recoups Costs Despite Ban The Italian studio Santa Ragione has revealed that Horses, despite bans from Steam and Epic, has recouped costs. The studio is also chiming in again on the discussion around the bans from stores, and is critisising Steam's overall economy for indies. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Varthos - Heir to the Throne © Nightshift Game Development & 3RG Three River Games Products Nightshift and 3RG Three River Games Launched Varthos Berlin-based indie studio Nightshift Game Development and Passau-based publisher 3RG Three River Games have released Varthos - Heir to the Throne in Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Anno 117: Pax Romana | Borderlands 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 © Ubisoft | 2K Games | Activision & game-Verband Awards Three Platinum Sales Awards Go to 2K, Activision, and Ubisoft In November 2025, three games received a game Sales Award in Platinum. The awards for sales of over 200,000 copies in Germany went to 2K Games, Activision and Ubisoft. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Project Pinecone © Quality Time Studio Funding Nordmedia Is Providing Almost €150,000 of Funding for Four Games The nordmedia Award Committee approved around €4.2 million in funding for 2025 in the third funding round. A total of 52 projects received financial support, the majority of which went to film and TV productions. Almost €150,000 in funding has been allocated to four games projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business EFGAMP Collaborate with Women in Games and Joins Its New Partnership Board The European network of games archives, EFGAMP, and Women in Games have agreed on a partnership that will serve as a framework for collaboration on several projects. EFGAMP will also be part of the new Partnership Board, which Women in Games presented at the beginning of December. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Ronald Kaulbach, Label Director Inin Games @ United Games Entertainment © Inin Games Ronald Kaulbach (Inin Games) Discusses the Return of Simon the Sorcerer Simon the Sorcerer Origins, launched by Inin Games at the end of October 2025, marks the return of the iconic brand. We spoke to Label Director Ronald Kaulbach about how the game has been received, how well it has sold, and what their future plans are. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Business Why 90% of Games Falter During User Onboarding – And Why Steam is the Wrong Landing Page In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn, speaking from the heart for many in the industry. GamesMarkt is now republishing the update with Zoran's consent. This time's topic: Why 90% of Games Falter During User Onboarding. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst Campus Game Studies Watchlist #50 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the transformation of localisation workflows by AI and a heuristic for analysing games as historical sources. By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read Cleared Hot © Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse Cleared Hot Why aren't there any more games like Desert Strike or Nuclear Strike? It seems that Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse have asked themselves this question, too, because they've created Cleared Hot — a nostalgic helicopter shooter featuring physics-driven mayhem. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Horses, by Santa Ragione (Santa Ragione) Products Santa Ragione's Horses Recoups Costs Despite Ban The Italian studio Santa Ragione has revealed that Horses, despite bans from Steam and Epic, has recouped costs. The studio is also chiming in again on the discussion around the bans from stores, and is critisising Steam's overall economy for indies. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Varthos - Heir to the Throne © Nightshift Game Development & 3RG Three River Games Products Nightshift and 3RG Three River Games Launched Varthos Berlin-based indie studio Nightshift Game Development and Passau-based publisher 3RG Three River Games have released Varthos - Heir to the Throne in Early Access. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana | Borderlands 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 © Ubisoft | 2K Games | Activision & game-Verband Awards Three Platinum Sales Awards Go to 2K, Activision, and Ubisoft In November 2025, three games received a game Sales Award in Platinum. The awards for sales of over 200,000 copies in Germany went to 2K Games, Activision and Ubisoft. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Project Pinecone © Quality Time Studio Funding Nordmedia Is Providing Almost €150,000 of Funding for Four Games The nordmedia Award Committee approved around €4.2 million in funding for 2025 in the third funding round. A total of 52 projects received financial support, the majority of which went to film and TV productions. Almost €150,000 in funding has been allocated to four games projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business EFGAMP Collaborate with Women in Games and Joins Its New Partnership Board The European network of games archives, EFGAMP, and Women in Games have agreed on a partnership that will serve as a framework for collaboration on several projects. EFGAMP will also be part of the new Partnership Board, which Women in Games presented at the beginning of December. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Ronald Kaulbach, Label Director Inin Games @ United Games Entertainment © Inin Games Ronald Kaulbach (Inin Games) Discusses the Return of Simon the Sorcerer Simon the Sorcerer Origins, launched by Inin Games at the end of October 2025, marks the return of the iconic brand. We spoke to Label Director Ronald Kaulbach about how the game has been received, how well it has sold, and what their future plans are. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business Why 90% of Games Falter During User Onboarding – And Why Steam is the Wrong Landing Page In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn, speaking from the heart for many in the industry. GamesMarkt is now republishing the update with Zoran's consent. This time's topic: Why 90% of Games Falter During User Onboarding. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst Campus Game Studies Watchlist #50 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the transformation of localisation workflows by AI and a heuristic for analysing games as historical sources. By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
Cleared Hot © Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse Cleared Hot Why aren't there any more games like Desert Strike or Nuclear Strike? It seems that Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse have asked themselves this question, too, because they've created Cleared Hot — a nostalgic helicopter shooter featuring physics-driven mayhem. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
