© Gamecity Hamburg Business Established Kick-Off for Games Lift 2025 Incubator in Hamburg Even five years after the program was launched, the kick-off for the new participants in the Games Lift Incubator in Hamburg is still a special moment, even though it has become routine for the organizers. The five selected teams are now embarking on an intensive journey during which they will By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lucky Tower Ultimate © Studio Seufz & AMC Business Studio Seufz Receives €259,421 in Funding From the BMWE The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) is funding Lucky Tower Ultimate: Beyond the Tower (Working Title) by Studio Seufz with €259,421. Another German game project is receiving direct funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). €259,421 goes to Studio Seufz Enterprises By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Digital Minister Fabian Mehring (left) and Hof County Councilman Oliver Bär (second from right) together with two of the LFG organisers, Ariane Pollak and Johannes Wurm, on-site LFG Hof 2025. © LFG Business LFG Con Hof Announces New Date Announcing a new date for next year, the third LFG Con in Hof is now set for Sunday, 24 May 2026. A stronger attendance of regional and local firms from analogue and digital game spaces is expected. Formerly announced for the 20 June of 2026, the LFG Con in Hof By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie © Illumination and Nintendo Business The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Premieres in April 2026 Illumination and Nintendo have announced the title of their new animated film based on the Super Mario Bros. universe: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Universal Pictures will release the film worldwide in April 2026. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is an animated film based on the Super Mario Bros. universe. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
A team photo of Assemble Entertainment and Gentlymad Studios at their shared premises in Wiesbaden. © Assemble Entertainment Business Assemble's Gentlymad Studios Is Closing Its Doors Gentlymad Studios, the in-house game development studio of Assemble Entertainment in Wiesbaden, is set to close at the end of September 2025. A total of 25 people will be affected. Ultimately, they were unable to build on the success of Endzone. Gentlymad Studios was founded in 2014 and released the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© AlliertenMuseum, Computerspielemuseum campus Allied Museum and Computer Game Museum Cooperate on Cold War Games Exhibition In a cooperation, the Computer Game and Allied Museums Berlin are presenting an exhibition on gaming during and games about the Cold War. The exhibition will run from Oktober to June in the Allied Museum, a press tour takes place on 30 September. From 2 October 2025 to 30 June By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Rudolf Inderst campus DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist #36 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter of games research association DiGRA GSA is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. This week, we dive into The Last of Us, the Expressionist Games Manifesto and gun violence. Sometimes it's okay to have a more robust opinion, right? By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
Skinbaron X BIG © BIG esports Skinbaron Extends Its Partnership With BIG Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and SkinBaron started working closely together in late 2019 and have now extended their partnership, continuing their collaboration of over six years. At a time when the Counter-Strike community - particularly BIG's CS2 men's team - has had a challenging year, this By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Average first 3-month player count per single-player title by release month - PC, PlayStation, Xbox | 37 markets (excluding China and India) | 2021-2024 © Newzoo Game Performance Monitor / Newzoo Global Games Market Report 2025 Business Newzoo: Games Being Released During the Holiday Season Is Not Just Outdated; It's Counterproductive In the Global Games Market Report 2025, Newzoo's market researchers examined the release period for AAA titles in recent years. They concluded that releasing games during the holiday season is outdated and counterproductive. Newzoo has published this year's free edition of the Global Games Market Report. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Sony Business Sony Launches PlayStation Family App for Parental Controls on PS4 and PS5 With its own mobile app for Android and iOS, Sony is improving the toolkit available to parents for controlling their children's PlayStation use. Settings can be adjusted more easily, and additional features offer greater security. Sony's new mobile app, PlayStation Family, is now available in many By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Acclaim returns. © Acclaim Business Acclaim Is Back as an Indie Games Publisher Acclaim has unveiled the first nine titles in its inaugural Play Acclaim Showcase. The publisher is back and aims to bring indie games to a global audience of gamers. Acclaim held its inaugural Play Acclaim Showcase, revealing the first wave of games marking the company's return to the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
GeForce Now Blackwell RTX 5080-Class SuperPOD Locations © Nvidia Business Blackwell RTX 5080-Class SuperPODs Are Rolling out on GeForce Now Nvidia is rolling out the Blackwell RTX upgrade for GeForce Now servers, which will be equipped with GeForce RTX 5080 SuperPODs. The hardware upgrade will first be carried out in Frankfurt and Paris in Europe. The Blackwell RTX upgrade, featuring GeForce RTX 5080 SuperPODs, is launching for GeForce Now cloud By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
