Swordfish founder and Managing Director Ariane Poschner with Georg Reckenthäler © Swordfish Business Ariane Poschner Brings Georg Reckenthäler to Swordfish Georg Reckenthäler is joining the Swordfish PR team as Senior Communications and New Business Director, effective immediately. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the tech and gaming industry. On March 1, Georg Reckenthäler took up his new position at the Munich-based agency Swordfish. In this role, he By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Esports World Cup Foundation Esports Mouz and G2 Esports Receive Financial Support From EWCF Club Partner Programme The Esports World Cup Foundation supports 40 esports clubs with $20 million. The Partner Programme supports esports clubs with up to $1 million to increase their visibility and thus the sustainable growth of esports. German clubs Mouz and G2 Esports are part of this programme. The Esports World Cup Foundation By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Nominated as Best German Game at DCP 2025 (from left): Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Thronefall and Enshrouded © GamesMarkt Business Enshrouded Tops a Competitive Field with Three DCP Nominations The following games have been nominated for the main prize of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP): Enshrouded, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, and Thronefall. In the Best Studio category, Aesir Interactive, Gentle Troll Entertainment, and Megagon Industries are in the running. The DCP awards ceremony is set to take place in Berlin By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Markus Schoof, CEO & Founder, Ciberdime / Martin Schmaus, Sales Director International & Publishing Management Global Lead, Webedia © Ciberdime / Webedia Business Webedia and Ciberdime Join Forces for Greater Reach and Software Solutions Webedia Germany and Ciberdime officially announce their strategic partnership. This cooperation will allow both companies to expand their portfolios and offer their customers a more comprehensive range of services. The partnership is based on many years of cooperation, which will now be strengthened. From now on, Ciberdime services can be By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Monster Hunter Wilds © Capcom Business Monster Hunter: What's Behind Capcom's Monstrous Success By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Honeycomb /Meridian GMT Business Honeycomb Heads to Lelystad with New Products, Repenning with New Company Just before GDC the flight simulation community is set for an important and probably tense FlightSim Weekend in Lelystad, Netherlands. Honeycomb Aeronautical plans to unveil several new products. Meanwhile, former Honeycomb CEO Nicki Repenning has announced the debut of his new company, Meridian GMT, along with its product roadmap. This By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© epay Business epay Partners with VaultN The Dutch smart distribution platform VaultN has announced a partnership with epay on LinkedIn. This news follows epay’s recent collaboration with Mission: Control, which was revealed just one day earlier. Ahead of GDC, epay is expanding its presence in the gaming sector. After announcing its strategic partnership with Mission: By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
gamescom asia (Archive Picture) © Koelnmesse Business BMWK Funds Market Exploration Trip to Singapore and Thailand Following a recent gaming market exploration trip to the UK, the German games industry is once again invited to participate in a new opportunity. In October, with support from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), a delegation will travel to Singapore and Bangkok, including a visit By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Skich Business Skich Launches Alternative App Store (iOS) in the EU The mobile game recommendation app Skich is expanding its offering with an integrated alternative app store in the EU, initially for iOS and later for Android. Previously known as a game recommendation app (in the vein of Tinder), the Cypriot company Skich has now launched its own EU app store By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© game Business Games Companies Rate Competitiveness as Poor, Criticize Political Commitment Amid ongoing coalition negotiations for a new government, the game association has published data from its latest industry barometer, revealing a pessimistic mood within the German games industry. Many companies are calling for stronger political support. Felix Falk, Managing Director of game, describes the results as "alarming." According By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Stephan Reichart at the devcom Leadership Summit 2025 © game events Events devcom Leadership Summit: Prioritizing Quality Over Quantity Before heading to GDC, GamesMarkt spoke with Stephan Reichart, Managing Director of game events and organiser of devcom. The discussion covered the premiere of the devcom Leadership Summit, the unique insights and networking opportunities it provided, areas for improvement in 2026, and how the devcom Leadership Dinners are extending the By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
With Dungeons of Hinterberg and Songs of Silence, the GSA region has two multiple BIG Award nominees © Microbird Games, Chimera Entertainment Business 12 Nominations for Studios from the GSA Region at the BIG Festival A total of 962 games from 71 countries were submitted for the BIG Festival at gamescom latam. Now, the 90 finalists have been selected—including 12 games from 9 studios in the GSA region (Germany, Switzerland, and Austria). In addition, more exhibitors have been confirmed for the event. Even though By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
