NRW Minister Liminski will attend the Bisalina Speedruns (NRW Staatskanzlei) Business Bisalina Speedruns 2025 Will Be Bigger in Every Respect For this year's Bisalina Speedruns, NRW's media minister Nathanael Liminski is set to appear. More than 120 B2B guests have also announced their attendance. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The awards ceremony will take place on 2 December 2025 at the Gürzenich in Cologne. Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025, Games.NRW Business Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Nominates the Best Games of 2025 *Complete List* The list of nominees for the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 (German Developer Award) is now complete, with the nominations for the main category - Best German Game - having been announced today. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Michael Metzger, Managing Partner at Drake Star (US/GER); Drake Star, Metzger Business Michael Metzger (Drake Star) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Michael Metzger, Managing Partner at Drake Star, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Pioneers of Pagonia; Envision Entertainment Business Envision Entertainment and kr3m. media Receive Federal Funding Envision Entertainment has received two federal funding grants totalling almost €700,000 for Pioneers of Pagonia DLCs. kr3m. media has also been awarded over €200,000 in funding. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Johannes Thimme; Ubisoft Düsseldorf Business Johannes Thimme Founded Quality Time Studio in Lower Saxony Having spent more than 20 years working in the games industry, Johannes Thimme founded Quality Time Studio. The company will focus on developing original games and providing consultancy services. Thimme also aims to strengthen the regional industry in Lower Saxony. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business Power of Play: Nigeria As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: Nigeria. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Paris Game Biz 2025; Christophe Lemaître for Paris Game Biz 2025 Business Paris Game Biz 2025 - Recap A total of 175 participants from 70 video game studios from ten countries took part in the B2B event Paris Game Biz 2025. 515 meetings took place in the heart of the French capital. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Nicolas Cannasse (Shiro Games) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Nicolas Cannasse, Chief Executive Officer of Shiro Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Power of Play: Australia As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: Australia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Ubisoft Supports Friendly Fire as Main Sponsor with Anno 117 The Friendly Fire Charity Stream will kick off for the 11th time on December 6, and Ubisoft will be the main sponsor for the fourth time overall, as it was last year. The focus of the campaign will be on Anno 117. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Deutsche Indie Showcase / German Indie Showcase, 1UP Management Business Application Phase for the German Indie Showcase Has Begun The second edition of the German Indie Showcase will be broadcast on 11 December 2025. Studios and developers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who are interested in participating can now submit their games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Prof. Dr. Dr. Rudolf Thomas Inderst Business Game Studies Watchlist #43 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
