Not only did M80 win the Blast R6 Munich Major and receive the operator-themed trophy, they also secured the grand prize of $250,000. © Ubisoft Michal K. Business M80 Won the Blast R6 Munich Major in Front of Thousands of Fans Thousands of fans watched M80 defeat Team Falcons in the live final of the Blast R6 Munich Major at the BMW Park Arena. Over the course of two weeks, the world's 16 best teams competed in intense duels in Germany in the final Major tournament of the year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Gaming Aid Campus Update: Application Period for Gaming Aid Scholarships Extended All interested parties who wish to apply for a Gaming Aid scholarship have an extra week to do so. They now have until November 30 to apply for the scholarship, which offers funding of up to €800 per month. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Björn Meyer, HandOfBlood, Johannes Gorzel (Picture: Sascha Voijcek) Business HandOfBlood Founds Music Label Corrupted Blood Records and Organizes Concert The indie metal label Corrupted Blood Records is a joint venture between Gute Gesellschaft and Throwdown Entertainment and aims to promote newcomers. In September 2026, Instinct3 is also organizing the Corrupted Blood Club Show, which will be streamed on Twitch. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Thomas Schütterle (Picture by Studio Loske) Business G+ After NBG's Rebranding in CentreSoft: Looking Ahead Without Limits With its renaming to CentreSoft, NBG is also starting a new chapter externally and just won Capcom as a new vendor. GamesMarkt spoke with Thomas Schütterle about acquisitions, renaming, and the opportunities offered by the market for the physical distribution of video games. By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
The high-level meeting, the Madeira Games Summit, which took place for the first time in 2025, was attended by 120 experienced industry representatives. [Picture by DevGamm]| Business Devgamm Organisers Celebrate Record and Madeira Games Summit Premiere Following the Devgamm events in Portugal, the organizers have published their recap, including figures. The main event in Lisbon celebrated a record attendance, and the Madeira Games Summit, held for the first time, attracted 120 participants. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture by Karola G/Pexels Business New JIM Study Reveals Media Ownership and Usage Among German Youth Fewer German teenagers are playing digital games. Although the decline is only slight, it is not the only surprising finding from the new JIM 2025 study by the Medienpädagogischen Forschungsverbunds Südwest (mpfs) By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
2025 Indie Game Awards Nominees: Game of the Year; © IGA, Six One Indie Business Indie Game Awards 2025 Nominations The nominations for the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Those nominated from Germany, Switzerland and Austria include Assemble Entertainment, Happy Broccoli Games, Joel Schoch, Okomotive, Lululu Entertainment, Philipp Stollenmayer, Playables and Zockrates Laboratories. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Jari-Pekka Kaleva and Colm Larkin (from left) Business Europe's Game Developers Association EGDF Grows With Irish IMIRT as New Member IMIRT (The Irish Game Makers Association) is the 26th member from 24 countries of the EGDF (European Games Developer Federation),which only accepts national associations but not game companies. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist #45 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an analysis German hit indie game Signalis, board games, truckers playing Truck Simulator and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Ubisoft's share price has only moved in one direction over the last five years; Data and illustration: © Wallstreet-Online/Smartbroker Holding AG Business Ubisoft Postponed the Release of Its Earnings Results and Halted Share Trading French publisher Ubisoft was due to present its quarterly results yesterday, but postponed the announcement at short notice, even suspending trading in its shares. No reasons were given. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business Games Ground: Press Start, Sustainability, Indies, and Unvarnished Truths On the first business day of Games Ground, in addition to the approximately 100 indie games on display, numerous first-class lectures and panels dominated the event, even if they did not always receive the attention they deserved. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
From left: Ruth Lemmen, Frederico Machado de Campos, Monika Michalak, Fredrik Lindahl and Achim Quinke [Picture by GamesMarkt] Business 75% Fewer Job Ads – Surprising Figures on the German Games Job Market at Games Ground Given the never-ending reports of layoffs in the gaming industry, the topic of jobs was naturally also on the agenda at the Games Ground Festival. Achim Quinke, who runs Games-Career.com alongside his agency, had some surprising figures to share. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
