© Grownarts Development Grownarts Relies on Crowdfunding for Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale In early November, grownarts, a studio based in Lower Saxony, will launch a Kickstarter campaign for its first game, Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale. The title was funded by nordmedia and won the Ubisoft Newcomer Award (2022). Indie developer grownarts is preparing to launch the Kickstarter campaign for its By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The developers and the service providers of AudioCreatures on the recording day. © Markus Zierhofer (CineTronic Music) Development Second Live Score Berlin Records Orchestral Game Music For the second time, AudioCreatures has brought game studios and the Film Orchestra Babelsberg together to record live versions of the studios' game soundtracks. Part this year were Ghostwhale Games, Hidden Titan, Chimera Entertainment and Spaceflower, but also studios from USA and Brazil. Last Friday, the second edition of By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© devcom Development Light at the End of the Tunnel – but Still Quite Far Away Prof Dr Malte Behrmann has been attending industry events around the world for many years. He is a highly active political and industry figure. For GamesMarkt, he summarises his personal experience of this year’s devcom. The text first appeared in issue 465 of GamesMarkt. By Malte Behrmann • 5 min read
© Headup Development Screw Drivers by Headup and Creactstudios Reaches 500,000 Users The Early Access title Screw Drivers by Creactstudios and Headup, both from Germany, has reached the milestone of 500,000 players. The inexpensive title has very positive user ratings as well. Headup, the German publisher from Düren, has reported a milestone: Screw Drivers from Creactstudios in Oberkirch, Baden-Württemberg, has By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Kempke, Mazgaj and Licht right after the notary appointment. © Samet Durgun; Sudden Forest Development Non-Violent Game Studio Sudden Forest Incorporated in Berlin The new indie game studio for non-violent adventures Sudden Forest has incorporated in Berlin yesterday. The founders are Anton Licht, Matthias Kempke and Laura Mazgaj, bringing with them development, writing and producing skills from years of experience in the industry respectively. Between the layoffs and studio closures, there are By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© GMZstart Development Mediengründerzentrum NRW Starts 2025 Round of Stipendiates The MGZstart stipendiate of Mediengründerzentrum NRW goes in its next round. Until 30 November, founders from NRW can apply for one of 12 places, including mentoring, workshops, networking and a significant amount of money. The annual stipendiate MGZstart of the Mediengründerzentrum NRW (MGZ) is starting again: Until 30 November, founders By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Proxy Studios Development Erlangen Studio Proxy Announces Release Date for Zephon On 8 November, Proxy Studios from Erlangen will release their new 4X strategy game Zephon. The title builds heavily on the experience Proxy gathered with their dystopian 4X game Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War. Independent game studio Proxy Studios from Erlangen in Germany has revelaed the release date By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© CrazyBunch; Assemble Entertainment Development Hamburg Studio CrazyBunch is Closing After 2024, the Hamburg studio CrazyBunch is closing its doors. Team members shared the news that after the current project Tattoo Tycoon is wrapped up, the studio will be shut down. The team was among other games responsible for two reboots of the Leisure Suit Larry series. At the end By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Epic Development Epic Games is Launching a Separate Indie Section in its Dev Forum Epic Games continues to position itself as a partner for smaller developers. The Unreal Engine provider has now set up a dedicated section in the official forum: Epic for Indies. The company had already launched the Epic Developer Community in 2022 to create a place where developers can meet, exchange By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Screenshot of Project Foundry, which is more than a tech demo © Halo Studios/Xbox Wire Development Halo Developer 343 Industries is Rebranding and Switching to Unreal It's a milestone for the IP Halo. Developer 343 Industries is changing its name to Halo Studios and announcing that it will use Unreal Engine 5 instead of its in-house Slipspace technology for future game projects. Studio head Pierre Hintze also confirmed that several Halo games are By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Winfried Diekmann (Aerosoft), Joachim Meyer (Caipirinha Games), Thorsten Vogt (Joindots; from left to right) © Aerosoft/Caipirinha/Joindots Development Aerosoft, Caipirinha Games and Joindots Join Forces for New Game The three new partners Aerosoft, Joindots and Caipirinha Games don't reveal much, only that they are working together on a simulation for children. More information will be available in 2025. At least the three German companies are revealing the planned division of labour: Caipirinha Games is responsible for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Nvidia Development New Nvidia Plugins for Better AI-Powered MetaHuman Development Nvidia used the Unreal Fest 2024 to present a range of new plugins for Unreal Engine 5. These are designed primarily to improve AI-supported control of MetaHuman characters. At Unreal Fest 2024, Nvidia unveiled new ACE Plugins for Unreal Engine 5, like Audio2Face-3D, which streamline the process of By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
