Last year's trophy. (Nordic Game) Business Nordic Game Awards 2026: ARC Raiders, RV There Yet?, EU V and Battlefield are Nominated The Nordic Game Awards nominees for 2026 have been revealed. Hazelight's Split Fiction, Embark's ARC Raiders, Dune Awakening by Funcom and Battlefield 6 by EA can hope for several categories. Best Debut includes Nuggets Entertainment RV There Yet? as well as Discounty by Crinkle Cut Studio. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Picture: GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner @ cEDH Championship Munich 2025 Tabletop TCG Calendar Trading card games are on the rise globally, and even as networking tool in the games industry. Check all big TCG releases and events here - find sets to play, fairs to visit, and game industry network events waiting to happen with our GamesMarket TCG Calendar. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Electronic Arts Reports a Record Year Partly Thanks to Battlefield 6 With net bookings of over $8 billion, Electronic Arts set a new record in the financial year ending in late March. Net revenue rose, albeit at a slower pace, to $7.5 billion. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Flexion Launches Mobile Service Suite Exprexion To better the pipeline for alternative app stores on mobile, Flexion is launching Exprexion, a suite of three integrated services from upload to marketing. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From the dining table to the home office. In the past, everyone was in one place, but now everyone at Radical Fish Games works remotely from home. © Radical Fish Games (Archive Picture) GamesMarket Exclusive G+ Radical Fish Games: An Open and Truthful Approach to Game Development From indie to AAA, we regularly profile a different studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Radical Fish Games from Saarbrücken. Alabaster Dawn, their second game, is being released in Early Access today. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
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
Tim Bender, CEO of Hooded Horse and Managing Director of Griffin Gaming Partners' Special Opportunities Fund | Nick Tuosto, Co-Founder and Managing Director Griffin Gaming Partners © Bender / Tuosto 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
Nick Tuosto, Co-Founder and Managing Director Griffin Gaming Partners | Peter Levin - Co-Founder and Managing Director Griffin Gaming Partners | Tim Bender, CEO of Hooded Horse and Managing Director of Griffin Gaming Partners' Special Opportunities Fund © Tuosto / Levin / Bender 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
Mika Tammenkoski, CEO and co-founder at Metacore © Jussi Ratilainen 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
Konrad Kunze, CEO of FusionPlay, at gamescom 2025 © FusionPlay 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
Asteroid Cruises Inc. © Fiery Things 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
Gordon Schnieder is the designated next Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate | Picture: Torsten Silz 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
