(Pexels, Mikhail Nilov) GamesMarket Plus G+ Loyalty Wanes as Games Industry Becomes More Desperate The Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2026 shines a light on employer loyalty, freelancing and the hope workers find in their pet projects. Before its full release in November, we provide an exclusive insight into the data. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Harvey Elliott, CEO Playstack © Elliott / Playstack Business G+ Harvey Elliott on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Harvey Elliott, CEO Playstack (UK), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Funding G+ German Federal Government Funds Games with Over €260 Million For years, the German federal government has supported the production of computer and video games in Germany, sometimes more, sometimes less. Where did the money go? How much was handed out, and to whom? And most importantly, is it all even worth it? By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read
Lars Janssen, CEO Deck 13 Interactive © Franziska Krug Business G+ Lars Janssen on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Lars Janssen, CEO Deck 13 Interactive (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business G+ How Did the European Key Markets Perform in 2025? Having consolidated in 2024, how did Europe's major gaming markets perform? Here is an overview of the key figures, insights and facts from the five main European markets: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. By Marcel Kleffmann • 19 min read
Shams Jorjani, CEO Arrowhead Game Studios © Jorjani, Arrowhead Game Studios Business G+ Shams Jorjani on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Shams Jorjani, CEO Arrowhead Game Studios, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Woodo © Tiny Monks Tales, Daedalic Entertainment Business G+ How Daedalic Entertainment Is Setting Itself Up for the Future What began with classic point-and-click adventures at Daedalic Entertainment has evolved into a broad portfolio over nearly 20 years. They are versatile and well-positioned for the future, while remaining true to their roots. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
E-Paper G+ GamesMarkt 475 Topics in this issue include: A Daedalic interview, a big postmortem in Housemarque's Saros, a portrait of King Art Games from Bremen as well as a huge survey among executives in the games industry. By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read
(all photos in this article: Louise McMahon) People Game Music Makers: Louise McMahon Composer and vocalist Louise McMahon can be heard on the Pacific Drive soundtrack and made the orchestral video game concept Butterfly Wars. We spoke to her about her technical process, inspirations and way into game music. By Pascal Wagner • 12 min read
Business G+ State of D2C Game Monetization Survey The latest study by FastSpring and Omdia is devoted entirely to the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) strategy. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
(Stephan Jacob / h_da) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Stephan Jacob One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Stephan Jacob is Professor of Creative Technologies at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Chairman of the German Society for Game Studies. We portray him in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Professor Greta Hoffmann is one of the people behind the Raw Talent booth (TH Köln/Hoffmann) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Greta Hoffmann One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Greta Hoffmann is Professor of Game Design with a focus on Independent Games at the Cologne Game Lab of TH Köln. We portray her in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
