Nitrado: COO Michael Waleczek, CTO Felix Oechsler and CEO Raphael Stange © Nitrado Business Nitrado and Hathora Collaborate on Customer Transition to GameFabric Nitrado and Hathora have announced that they are collaborating to facilitate a transition for Hathora's customers to Nitrado's GameFabric platform. This follows Hathora's decision to cease gaming operations. The team will focus on large-scale compute orchestration for AI inference. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Saros © Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Media Report: Sony Moves Away from PlayStation Games on PC Bloomberg claims to have learned from internal sources at Sony Interactive Entertainment that no more PC ports of single-player PlayStation-exclusive games will be released in future. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Books X Games © game - The German Games Industry Association Business One in Four Germans Has Read a Book or Comic Based on Games Books and comics based on computer and video games are popular in Germany. Twenty-four per cent of Germans have read a book or comic of this kind at least once. Around nine out of ten Germans who are interested in these books want to find out more about the backstory of the games they are based on. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Gaming Istanbul Returns from 18-20 September 2026 As GamesMarkt has learned exclusively from the organisers, Gaming Istanbul (GIST) is set to return in 2026 from 18-20 September. The GIST Festival and GIST Connect have reached more than 61.000 B2C and 1.700 B2B visitors in 2024. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Boris Stefan, CSO of Giants Software / Matthias Kolb, Country Manager at Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany © Giants Software / Bandai Namco Business Bandai Namco Germany and Giants Software Announce Strategic Collaboration Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany has announced a strategic partnership with Giants Software. This collaboration will cover the physical distribution and marketing of all future Giants Software titles in Germany, including Farming Simulator 25 and Project Motor Racing. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin / Franziska Giffey, the Mayor and Senator for Economics, Energy, and Public Enterprises / Jeannine Koch, Chairwoman of medianet berlinbrandenburg © Yves Sucksdorff / Sabrina Wagner - SPD-Fraktion Berlin / Emely Timm - Die Hoffotografen Business House of Games Berlin Makes Progress and Responsibility for Games Policy Consolidated The House of Games Berlin is entering its final implementation phase in 2026. Since January, it has been led by the state-owned Wista Management and the Senate Department for Economics, Energy, and Public Enterprises. Furthermore, responsibility for games policy has been centralised. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The south entrance of gamescom | Picture: Koelnmesse, Thomas Klerx gamescom Gamescom: 15% More Exhibitors Registered During Early Bird, New 5-Day Ticket for Trade Visitors Launched Koelnmesse and game have announced promising initial figures for exhibitor registrations for Gamescom 2026. Ticket sales are also starting. Trade visitors can now purchase a 5-day ticket that includes access to gamescom dev. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Abylight Studios © Abylight Studios Business Abylight Studios Expands With New Studio in Argentina Spanish studio Abylight expands its international presence with a new studio opening in Argentina. Abylight Buenos Aires will focus on developing for emerging platforms, thereby further diversifying and expanding the publisher's game catalogue. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business Live Score Berlin Celebrates Three Years at CSM Berlin The Live Score Berlin music initiative by AudioCreatures and Film Orchestra Babelsberg as turned three. Now, they invite to a celebration event at the Computerspielemuseum on 19 March. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Ole Schaper, Co-founder of Minit Games Business How Minit Games Wants to Build a Breathing Gaming Ecosystem Ole Schaper, co-founder of Minit Games, reveals why games are losing attention, which target group the Instant Play platform aims to reach, and how Minit Games and the studios will earn money with these bite-sized games. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The cofounder of Minit Games: Mark Buchholz and Ole Schaper Business Minit Games Exits Stealth Mode With $2m Pre-Seed Funding With the aim of building an instant play platform, Hamburg-based start-up Minit Games has emerged from stealth mode. Minit Games has raised $2 million from investors including LVP and Sony Innovation Fund, Stefan Klemm, Timo Soininen, and Klaas Kersting. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Christoph Hombergs, Operations Director, Sandbox Interactive © Archive Picture Business How Sandbox Interactive's Albion Online Is Thriving on PC and Mobile Sandbox Interactive's MMORPG, Albion Online, has been running for almost nine years and is growing in popularity. We talk to Operations Director Christoph Hombergs about combining mobile and PC, player engagement, rolling out different server locations, and the importance of the game for Stillfront. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
