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/ Newzoo Global Games Market Report 2025 Business Newzoo: Games Being Released During the Holiday Season Is Not Just Outdated; It's Counterproductive In the Global Games Market Report 2025, Newzoo's market researchers examined the release period for AAA titles in recent years. They concluded that releasing games during the holiday season is outdated and counterproductive.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
Xsolla Web Shop and Singular join forces. © Xsolla Business Xsolla Web Shop and Singular Join Forces Xsolla has announced a Server-to-Server (S2S) integration with Singular, which bridges the gap between mobile marketing and web transactions (D2C) for complete campaign visibility. Xsolla has announced a new Server-to-Server (S2S) integration with Singular, a marketing analytics and attribution platform, which is focused on mobile. This integration brings together mobile By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© 2025 © Marcel Haupt / creative athlete Esports CGN Esports and Xperion Cologne Cooperate With two dedicated event spaces in Cologne, CGN Esports is entering MediaMarktSaturn's Xperion. The spaces will host weekly esports events. MediaMarktSaturn and Cologne association CGN Esports announce a joint strategic partnership to make gaming and e-sports more accessible in the DACH region. Two dedicated CGN experience booths will By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Felix Falk (Managing Director of game) and Christopher Flato (ESBD President) © game - the German Games Industry Association / Flato ESBD, Alina Ehmann Esports Esports Clubs to Be Treated as Non-Profit Organisations From the Beginning of 2026 in Germany Following initial issues with the first draft at the start of the week, the final government draft on the non-profit status of esports has been met with widespread approval from game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche, the E-Sport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) and the Landessportbund Nordrhein-Westfalen. From 1 January 2026, esports clubs By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The Global Market by Region - Revenue 2025 Forecast © Newzoo Global Games Market Report 2025 Business Global Gaming Revenue Is Expected to Reach $188.8 Billion in 2025, With Growth Set to Continue In its Global Games Market Report, Newzoo predicts that total global revenue will reach $188.8 billion in 2025, representing a 3.4% year-on-year increase. It is expected that 50% of all consumer spending on games will come from China and the USA. Newzoo has published this year's By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
