With Dungeons of Hinterberg and Songs of Silence, the GSA region has two multiple BIG Award nominees © Microbird Games, Chimera Entertainment Business 12 Nominations for Studios from the GSA Region at the BIG Festival A total of 962 games from 71 countries were submitted for the BIG Festival at gamescom latam. Now, the 90 finalists have been selected—including 12 games from 9 studios in the GSA region (Germany, Switzerland, and Austria). In addition, more exhibitors have been confirmed for the event. Even though By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
IAP revenue in Germany in 2024. © Sensor Tower Business Mobile Gaming Market Grew in 2024, With Germany Ranking Fifth Worldwide Mobile gaming grew again in 2024, with mobile gamers spending $82 billion on in-app purchases worldwide. Germany ranked fifth in the world in terms of spending. These are the findings of the "State of Gaming Report 2025" by market research firm Sensor Tower. Global in-app purchase (IAP) revenues By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Matthew Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity © Unity / Business Wire Business How Unity Aims to Regain the Trust of the Games Industry By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Matthew Bromberg, President and CEO @ Unite 2024 © Unity Business Unity CEO: "I think the only way to regain trust is to prove that you're worthy of it" Engine provider Unity has lost a lot of trust. The company's much-criticised runtime fee was scrapped in September 2024, while the company is reorganising under new leadership and streamlining, with nearly 3,000 employees set to leave in 2023/2024. GamesMarkt spoke to President and CEO Matthew Bromberg By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Hendrik Lesser, President of the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) © rcp Business Hendrik Lesser Concludes Discussions of EGDF About Challenges in 2025 In 2025, the industry will face challenges just like in the previous year. This is the core statement of a post by EGDF President Hendrik Lesser, giving his conclusions about the latest discussions within the association, which held a call with its members about the state of the industry at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The main jury of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2025 © BMWK / Andreas Mertens Business DCP Main Jury Meets in Berlin The main jury for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP; German Computer Games Award) is meeting in Berlin to make its decisions. The nominees are expected to be announced soon, while the winners will only be revealed at the gala in mid-May. The countdown has begun for the Deutscher Computerspielpreis. On 12 By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
This year, the Level Up Festival in Salzburg will have its own cosplay stage © Lina Jakobi Business Level Up Salzburg to Feature a Dedicated Cosplay Stage for the First Time The Level Up Gaming Festival will take place for the fifth time in Salzburg at the end of June. In addition to an e-sports and a community stage, the 10,000 or so visitors can look forward to a third stage dedicated to cosplay events and shows. More than 10, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Niantic Spatial/Scopely Business Scopely and Niantic Confirm Partial Acquisition and Split of Niantic Scopely and Niantic have officially confirmed plans for Scopely to acquire Niantic's gaming business and nearly all games. Not only assets but entire teams including their heads Kei Kawai and Es Wu will transfer. The geospatial AI business will be transferred to a new company called Niantic Spatial. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Moon Studios founders Thomas Mahler and Gennadiy Korol © Moon Studios Business Moon Studios Buys Back Publishing Rights to No Rest for the Wicked The divestment of Private Division from Take-Two Interactive has taken Moon Studios by surprise. After lengthy negotiations, the Austrian studio has now bought back all publishing rights to No Rest for the Wicked. After a long period of silence, Vienna-based Moon Studios has spoken again about the future of the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© PulluP Business Geoffroy Sardin Takes Over Operational Responsibility for PulluP as CEO On April 1, PulluP Entertainment is planning a change at the top. Former Deputy CEO Geoffroy Sardin will take over operational responsibility as CEO from Fabrice Larue, who will continue to define the company's strategy as Executive Chairman. Geoffroy Sardin has been with PulluP Entertainment, the French holding By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Krenkel Business Simon Krenkel Joins Public & Media Relations Team at gamescom Koelnmesse has further strengthened its communications team. Simon Krenkel has joined as Public & Media Relations Manager and will also support the gamescom team. Krenkel is moving from ININ Games, a Label of United Games Entertainment to the Koelnmesse, according to a post on LinkedIn. He previously worked for the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© GamesMarkt game Business German Games Market Shrank 2024 by 6 Percent to €9.41 Billion The German games market declined in 2024. According to the game - The German Games Industry Association, hardware and game sales in particular fell. However, game's Managing Director Felix Falk is optimistic about 2025. However, Felix Falk did not venture to say whether sales of games and game By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
