Mexify at the opening of the Red Bull Gaming Garden © Red Bull Stadion München GmbH / MKM GmbH Esports Cherry Xtrfy Supports the Red Bull Gaming Garden in Munich Since the end of September, the Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new destination for the esports scene in Munich. The location is supported by Cherry Xtrfy as part of a cooperation. The Red Bull Gaming Garden in the SAP Garden is a new hotspot for By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lukas Galinski is taking on new responsibilities at Instinct3 © Galinski Business Lukas Galinski Takes on New Responsibilities at Instinct3 Through his work as Senior Project Manager & ESG (Environmental Social Governance) Advisor, Lukas Galinski himself created his new position. Since 1 November, he is responsible for Sustainability & Public Benefit Development at Instinct3. The position was created through job crafting, as Galinski himself says on social media. Among others, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Renate Harrer (left) and Ariane Poschner © GM Business Renate Harrer Returns to Swordfish The Munich PR agency Swordfish has strengthened its team and brought Renate Harrer on board as Senior PR and New Business Development Manager. For Harrer, it is a return to her old workplace. Harrer already worked for around eight years in the team of company founder and CEO Ariane Poschner. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Garden Business Incredibuild Acquires German DevOps Startup Garden Incredibuild, known for its software acceleration solutions, has acquired Garden, a DevOps startup specializing in open-source tools to optimize CI pipelines. The acquisition aims to streamline the software development process by integrating Garden’s technology to reduce bottlenecks from code commit to deployment. Garden’s innovative approach accelerates Continuous Integration By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Netflix Business Mike Verdu Named Vice President, GenAI for Games at Netflix Vice President, GenAI for Games - that is Mike Verdu's new position at Netflix. The former VP Games sees generative AI as a '"once in a generation" inflection point for game development and player experiences'. Mike Verdu has taken on a new role at By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sales Status of Nintendo Switch. © Nintendo IR Business Nintendo's Net Sales Drop 34 Percent in H1/25, Full-Year Outlook Revised Downward Compared to last year, sales of Nintendo Switch hardware and software have dropped significantly, despite nine games having sold more than one million units on the platform during this period. As a result, Nintendo has lowered its forecast for the year. No information was given on the successor to the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Luciana Viganò is the new Interim President of the Swiss Game Developers Association © SGDA Business Luciana Viganò New Interim President of the Swiss Game Developers Association Since September 3, Luciana Viganò has taken over from former president Alice Ruppert as interim president of the Swiss Game Developers Association (SGDA). Viganò has been a board member since April 2024. A leadership change in Switzerland: Since September 3, Luciana Viganò has taken over from former president Alice Ruppert By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl © GSC Game World Business Games Highlights for the Holiday Season By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© 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
