Business

Business

After Buyout: CCP Games Becomes Fenris Creation With Google’s Support

The developer, previously known as CCP Games and responsible for the Eve IP games, will operate as Fenris Creations from now on. This follows a buyout of Pearl Abyss, financed in partnership with other investors. Fenris is also collaborating with Google, which is acquiring a minority stake.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

Griffin Special Opportunities Fund: Interview with Nick Tuosto and Tim Bender

Griffin Gaming Partners’ Special Opportunities Fund has over $100 million to invest in indie studios. We spoke to Managing Director Nick Tuosto and Fund Manager Tim Bender about the fund's indie focus, its recoupment strategies and its approach to long-term partnerships.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Business

Griffin Gaming Partners Launches $100M Fund for Indie Studios

Griffin Gaming Partners, a leading VC firm specialising exclusively in gaming, has unveiled its Special Opportunities Fund. The $100 million fund is specifically aimed at independent studios and is managed by Tim Bender, the CEO of Hooded Horse. 15 studios were already funded.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Business

Supercell Takes Over Merge Mansion and All of Metacore

In response to an increasingly competitive market environment, Metacore plans to restructure its organisation with a focus on Merge Mansion. Supercell, which is already the company's major shareholder, plans to incorporate Merge Mansion into its live game portfolio and acquire the rest of Metacore.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

G+ How FusionPlay Fished in International Waters

What began as a small pixel-based fishing RPG grew beyond itself when the New Zealand sketch comedy troupe Viva La Dirt League and publisher Team17 came on board. Overall, Nice Day for Fishing was the biggest success for Leipzig-based studio FusionPlay.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

Funding

Fiery Things, Tivola, TML and Travian Games to Receive Federal Funding

Four studios have received funding from the German federal government's video game funding programme. These are Fiery Things, Tivola Games, TML Edition and Travian Games. A total of almost two million euros was awarded.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Business

Rhineland-Palatinate Wants to Fund Games and Films “in Equal Measure”

The coalition agreement of the new state government of Rhineland-Palatinate includes a clear commitment to supporting the games industry. Studios can look forward to an expansion of this support, particularly as the focus is to be on content rather than media formats.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

Two Zero Latency VR Locations Are Opening in Germany

Leading global free-roam VR company Zero Latency VR will be bringing its line-up to two new German cities. Two new venues are set to open in northern Germany, one in Bad Oeynhausen and one in Bremen.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

AI Does Not Shield Game Studios from Copyright Claims: What Developers Need to Know

In a new monthly column for GamesMarket, IT and IP law expert Sandra Spensberger will bring legal knowledge to the games industry. For the first one, we are dipping into the music industry for an example of legal problems with the creative use of LLM-generated content.

By Sandra Spensberger • 4 min read

Business

GameStop Submits Proposal For eBay Takeover

GameStop has made a takeover bid to eBay’s shareholders. According to GameStop, the takeover could yield cost savings of US$2 billion within a year.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

gamescom

Gamescom Latam: EA and the Brazilian Football Confederation CBF Announce Partnership

In South America, too, gamescom is used as a platform for major announcements. For example, Electronic Arts and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced a partnership at gamescom latam that includes licensing agreements as well as joint marketing initiatives.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #17

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include horror and humanity, Expanded Conference and identity building.

By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read