The stage at Spiel Essen 2025 (Spiel Essen) Events Spiel.Talks Submissions for Spiel Essen 2026 Now Open Boardgame designers, researchers and other experts can now submit Spiel.Talks for the main stage at Spiel Essen 2026 from 22-25 October. Three days will focus on B2C, while the Educator's Day on Friday welcomes all scientific and scholarly perspectives. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla © Christer Berg Business Xsolla Partners With Cyprus Game Makers Association Xsolla has formed a strategic partnership with the Cyprus Game Makers Association (CYGMA). This collaboration will provide CYGMA's creators and studios with hands-on support and access to commerce tools, helping them to bring their titles to players worldwide. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Maciej Kocemba, Product Director Opera GX © Opera Software, Kocemba Business G+ Opera GX as a New Marketing Touchpoint for Developers and Publishers More than 33 million monthly active users have chosen Opera GX to browse the web. GamesMarkt spoke to Product Director Maciej Kocemba in an interview about the evolution of Opera GX, the integrated GX.games gaming platform and the opportunities it offers to game developers and publishers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
CipSoft Managing Director Stephan Vogler with the “Germany’s Best Employers 2026” award | Picture: Gero Breloer/Bernd Thissen für Great Place to Work Deutschland GmbH Business Takeover of The Settlers Online Brings CipSoft a New Record Revenue and a Bonus For Its Staff According to preliminary figures for 2025, CipSoft has generated over €28 million in turnover. The online game developer and publisher has thus surpassed the results of its record year in 2020 and plans to pay its staff a bonus equivalent to almost eight months’ salary. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Deutschhaus, seat of parliament in RLP. What do the parties have planned for games in the region for the election? (Landtag RLP/SIE) GamesMarket Plus G+ 2026 Elections in RLP: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? With Rhineland-Palatinate state elections coming this Sunday, we are collecting and translating the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. The three governing parties all have things to promise for the strong gaming sector in RLP, while the opposition is quiet on the topic. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
PlayStation Network (PSN) has been called this since its inception for the PlayStation 3. Now, it's going to undergo branding changes (SIE) Business Sony Abandons "PSN" and "PlayStation Network" Names In a mail to PlayStation developers that GamesMarkt has seen, Sony announces the abandonment of the PlayStation Network name. A new brand name come Fall 2026 is not yet announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #11 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Police Quest and Copaganda, in-game photography, DOGE gamification and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Cyberpunk 2077 © CD Projekt Business Net Earnings in 2025: Second Best Year in the CD Projekt Group's History Due to ongoing sales of The Witcher trilogy and Cyberpunk 2077, 2025 was the second best year in terms of net earnings in the history of the CD Projekt Group. This was also thanks to a range of initiatives aimed at expanding the The Witcher and Cyberpunk IP beyond the realm of video games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The event's dinner gathering at Löwenbräu Keller on Wednesday (Borys B. Trienin). Events Munich Investor Meetup Sees Focus, Ichiba and Joystick Ventures Together with Benjamin Lochmann of Pixel Maniacs, Games Bavaria Munich has organised an investor meetup this week where the local industry meet Frank Meijer of Focus Entertainment, Catherine Chew of Ichiba and Ivan C. of Joystick Ventures, gathered, ate and pitched. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The Co.vision team at the kick-off meeting in Stuttgart | Picture by MFG/Yaez Funding Co.Vision Kick-off: Gaming-Related Projects Among New MFG Funding Programme A total of nine projects have been selected by a panel of experts for the new Co.Vision funding programme run by MFG – Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg. The programme is designed to specifically promote cross-sector collaboration. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business The Death of The "$70 or Bust" Strategy – Why Mid-Tier Pricing is Gaming's New Gold Rush In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: How the changing high- and low-price market is opening up new opportunities for games in the mid-price segment. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Business MGZ NRW Launches Application Phase for MGZsheroes 2026 The Mediengründerzentrum NRW (Media Start-up Centre) is launching the next round of its empowerment and coaching programme for FLINTA individuals from North Rhine-Westphalia interested in starting a business. The programme’s success is already evident in the current cohort of the start-up grant. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
