Business Why 90% of Games Falter During User Onboarding – And Why Steam is the Wrong Landing Page In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn, speaking from the heart for many in the industry. GamesMarkt is now republishing the update with Zoran's consent. This time's topic: Why 90% of Games Falter During User Onboarding. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Business Bandai Namco Sells Limbic Entertainment to Private Investor Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has divested Limbic Entertainment, a studio that had been part of the company since 2022. The buyer is an unnamed private investor specializing in video games. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Newzoo Reviews 2025 so far and Sees Fundamental Change in the Market Shortly before Christmas, Newzoo issued a new market forecast based on data from the first eleven months of the year. It assumes a global market volume of US$197 billion. In addition, market researchers have identified a concentration of the most important IPs among fewer and fewer companies. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Markus Oeller and Torsten Oppemann (from Left), both Co-Founder and Co-CEO of 1SP Agency Business 1SP Agency Opens New Office in Munich 1SP Agency has opened a cross-agency hub in Munich. Employees from the Insight, FLZR, and MSM.digital units, as well as the holding company, will work together under one roof at the location in the Bavarian capital. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thronefall © Grizzly Games / Mythwright Business Mythwright Acquired the Thronefall IP From Grizzly Games Grizzly Games has sold the Thronefall IP to Mythwright. This will enable the small German studio, consisting of Paul Schnepf and Jonas Tyroller, to concentrate on new projects again while Mythwright expands Thronefall. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Heike Raab and Verena Schmidt (from Left) | Picture by Staatskanzlei RLP/ Unger, Medienförderung RLP Business Rhineland-Palatinate Supports Six Game Projects With Almost €200,000 In its ninth funding period, Medienförderung RLP selected 30 projects for support, including six games. For the first time, these were reviewed and evaluated by its own jury. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
FIFA X Netflix © Netflix Business FIFA Arrives on Netflix Games Just in Time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup In time for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the summer, a newly reimagined FIFA football simulation game will be available exclusively on Netflix Games. The game is being developed and published by Delphi Interactive. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Rebel Inc: Escalation © Ndemic Creations & Hooded Horse Business Hooded Horse Partners With Ndemic Creations Publisher Hooded Horse has announced a partnership with Ndemic Creations. Rebel Inc: Escalation will join its portfolio of strategy and management games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Screenshot taken from the first DLC Commandos: Origins - Shadows over Crete © Kalypso Media Funding Claymore Game Studios and Playa Games Receive Federal Funding Two more German studios benefit from federal funding. Claymore Game Studios has received just over €360,000, while Playa Games got around €210,000. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Christian Reshöft, Chief Executive Officer of InnoGames © InnoGames Business InnoGames Launches Heroes of History on Plarium Play InnoGames and Plarium have announced the release of Heroes of History, a city-builder meets hero collection RPG, on the Plarium Play platform. This is the first major collaboration between the gaming studios owned by MTG. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
EverRail | Wolfgang Emmer, CEO Aesir Interactive © Aesir Business Aesir Interactive Enters Publishing With EverRail Munich-based Aesir Interactive is venturing into publishing for the first time with the "Open World Survival Craft" IP EverRail, developed by Icebird Studios, which is part of the Aesir Interactive Group. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Silja Gülicher-Dütsch, Senior PR & Licensing Manager Nintendo D-A-CH (GSA) Business Punkt PR Replaces SZ Scala as PR Agency for Nintendo in GSA Following a new tender for its PR budget in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Nintendo has awarded the contract to Hamburg-based Punkt PR. The transition from long-standing partner SZ Scala is expected to be completed by March 31, 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
