© Proxy Studios Business Zephon Proxy Studios from Erlangen has been successful with Warhammer 40,000 Gladius for six years, now they take their 4X expertise into their own IP with Zephon. The narrative-driven strategy game features the best from Gladius, engaging battles and map control with a strong story hook. Did you know that By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
Photo of the 2023 Awards Ceremony © eosAndy / Andreas Krupa for the German Developer Award 2023 Business Update: Nominations for the German Developer Award 2024 (DEP) The studios and games nominated for the German Developer Award 2024 have been announced. The expert juries have selected 17 titles from 233 submissions. Games that have been nominated multiple times include Closer the Distance from Osmotic Studios, Enshrouded from Keen Games and Oddada from Sven Ahlgrimm and Mathilde Hoffmann. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Games/Bavaria Business GG Bavaria Moves To Olympiapark After growing out of the Alte Kongresshalle in 2023 and the Motorworld in 2024, the GG Bavaria will move into the Olympiapark in 2025. New fairground will be the Small Olympia Hall (Kleine Olympiahalle) in Munich’s olympia quarter in the west of the city. After the save the date By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Atari Chairman and CEO Wade Rosen © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Atari Acquires Transport Tycoon Atari has acquired Transport Tycoon in an agreement with the games' creator Chris Sawyer. This is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions by the company. Transport Tycoon, the iconic business simulation, has been acquired by Atari. "We are honored that Chris has entrusted us with Transport By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dominik Heineccius Joins Daedalic Entertainment as Marketing Director © Daedalic Business Dominik Heineccius Joins Daedalic Entertainment as Marketing Director Dominik Heineccius is going back to his roots in the games business: after twelve years at Square Enix's German office, he is now taking up the position of Marketing Director at Daedalic Entertainment. Dominik Heineccius began his career in the German games industry in 2007 at the Hamburg-based By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Pexels/Element5Digital Business Become Part of the Big GamesMarkt Survey 2025 As in previous years, GamesMarkt is currently conducting our big annual industry survey. We need your help for that – without participants, a survey is nothing, after all. If you work in the industry, please take 15 minutes of your time to participate! For the traditional annual GamesMarkt survey, we are By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Games/Bavaria Business GG Bavaria 2025 Announced, Now With Business Day The third edition of GG Bavaria will take place from 28 to 30 March 2025. This year, the Friday will be a business day for the first time, granting the industry members intimate access and the opportunity to network before the consumers conquer the halls on the weekend. The third By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer © GamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann Business Yves Guillemot Sees Light at the End of the Tunnel Although Ubisoft posted a large operating loss in the first half of the fiscal year, CEO Yves Guillemot believes the company is well positioned with its brand portfolio, live services and back catalogue. The French publisher also believes that its cost-cutting programme is on the right track. In the first By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood Microsoft. © Microsoft Business Xbox Grows (Only) Thanks to Activision Blizzard in Q1 FY25 Microsoft's gaming revenue grew 43 per cent year over year in the last quarter. While Xbox content and services grew even more strongly, hardware revenue fell by almost 30 per cent. However, the outlook for the current quarter is cautious, despite the record launch of Call of Duty: By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Endeavouring for accessible gaming since 2020: Gaming ohne Grenzen, here at the award show 2023. © Gaming ohne Grenzen Business German Network Accessible Gaming Invites Participants from GSA Since yesterday, the Network Accessible Gaming by Gaming ohne Grenzen, the InclusiveGameLab and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research is online. Anyone from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can participate to foster a more accessible gaming landscape. A new way to connect for more inclusion and accessibility in games: Since By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The board of the Cologne Game Syndicate, elected on 30 October 2024. © Cologne Game Syndicate Business Cologne Game Syndicate Founded, Looking to Grow Under the aegis of KölnBusiness, the Cologne Game Syndicate e.V. has consolidated yesterday. The first board election favored Dieter Schoeller (Headup GmbH), Stefan Schmidt (Indie Hub), Florian Köster (Critical Rabbit), Wolfgang Schmitz (Ahoiii Entertainment), Frank Obermaier (KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderung) and Thomas Rössig (former Flying Sheep Studios). As KölnBusiness had announced By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2024. © Rolf Otzipka Business Indie Arena Booth Gets 370,000 Euro Creative Europe Funding As part of the current Creative Europe Media round for market funding, the Indie Arena Booth by Super Crowd has received 370,000 euros in EU funds. In the current funding round of Creative Europe Media for European markets, 16.3 million euros have been allocated. 3.4 million euros By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
