Business Gamecity Hamburg Organises 5th Pitch Level Up On February 17, Pitch Level Up will take place for the fifth time at Space in Hamburg. There, developers can present their pitches to experts and receive individual feedback. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dirk Ringe, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Envision Entertainment Business Dirk Ringe: "We Are Proud to Have a Large German Player Base, Which Is No Surprise Considering Our Roots." Today is the day that Pioneers of Pagonia leaves Early Access after two years. We spoke to Dirk Ringe, CEO and co-founder of Envision Entertainment, about their experiences with Early Access, the growing competition in the market and Germany's position as a games location. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Business Global Game Jam and Games for Change Expand Collaboration With two new initiatives, Global Game Jam (GGJ) and Games for Change (G4C) are intensifying their existing partnership to specifically support young talent in game development. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Katsuhiro Harada, General Manager of the BNS Original IP games projects, worked on Tekken for the past 31 years © Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons People Katsuhiro Harada Is Leaving Bandai Namco He was the personal and public figurehead of the Tekken series like no other. Katsuhiro Harada (General Manager of the BNS Original IP games projects) has now announced that he will be leaving Bandai Namco Entertainment after 31 years. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products Under the Hood: Logo and Level Progression in Valkyrie Rising In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, Blossom Path Games leads us through name iterations and level design changes in their Bullet Heaven game Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Products The Berlin Apartment Blue Backpacks first release after the rebranding is a truly heartfelt exploration of the German twentieth century through the eyes of its victims. The German voice actors carry much of its emotional appeal. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Ubisoft's R&D Experiment "Teammates" © Ubisoft Business Ubisoft's Generative AI Gaming Experience "Teammates" The Generative AI gaming experience Teammates, developed by Ubisoft R&D, has entered the closed testing phase. Based on the Neo NPC project, it introduces new interactive features for players. It also features an in-game companion and personal assistant. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Blender 5.0 splash by Juan Hernández (Blender Foundation) Development Blender's 5.0 Release Introduces More Light and Colour Options With the jump to 5.0 from 4.5, open source 3D creation software Blender brings an array of new options, from instant sunsets to new colour options, metallic iridescence and much more. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Matt Bromberg, President and CEO, Unity / Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games @ Unite 2025 - ©Unity Business The Engine Giants Epic Games and Unity Are Collaborating At Unite 25, Unity and Epic Games announced their partnership. This means that Unity developers will be able to bring their games to Fortnite, and that Unity's enhanced commerce platform will be available on Unreal Engine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dino Patti, CEO and co-founder of coherence; © coherence Business Coherence 2.0 For Multiplayer Game Development Launched Coherence has announced coherence 2.0, the next major release of its multiplayer engine and hosting platform. This release continues coherence's mission to help developers create more multiplayer games that connect people through play. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Steam Hardware: Steam Deck, Steam Controller, Steam Machine and Steam Frame; © Valve Software Business Steam Controller, Steam Machine and Steam Frame Announced Valve Software is getting serious. No, neither Half-Life 3 nor the Steam Deck 2 have been announced. Instead, they have presented a controller, a gaming PC and a new VR headset. They are all based on the Steam operating system. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Xsolla and Airbridge; © Xsolla Business Xsolla and Airbridge Partner to Deliver Unified Mobile and Web Performance Insights Xsolla has announced a new Server-to-Server integration with Airbridge, a leading unified measurement platform for mobile marketers. This integration connects mobile and web data. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
