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Genre Spotlight: Tower Defense

Although the golden age of Tower Defense games has long since passed, there are still some standout titles that rely on the concept, sometimes to great success. This spotlight article examines five games or franchises in the genre: Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, Emberward, No Creeps

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

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Remedy Signs Partnership with Annapurna for Control 2 and Film Adaptation of Control & Alan Wake

Remedy Entertainment and Annapurna Pictures have announced a strategic partnership for Control 2. Annapurna will fund 50 per cent of the development budget and will bring Control and Alan Wake to film and television. Remedy Entertainment has announced a strategic partnership with Annapurna Pictures. The company will fund 50 per

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Plaion Distributes The Spectrum From Retro Games and Also the Atari 7800+

On 22 November 2024, a modern recreation of the ZX Spectrum from 1982 will be launched across Europe, simply called The Spectrum. Just recently, Plaion and Atari announced the Atari 7800+ and a range of new games. Plaion and Retro Games have announced that The Spectrum - a modern recreation

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

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Instinct3 Publishes Megaloot in Cooperation With Ravenage Games

After TerraScape with Stray Fawn, Instinct3 is again co-publishing its second game title - together with Ravenage Games. Megaloot, developed by solo dev axilirate, is a strategic inventory management game. After their first publishing foray TerraScape, Instinct3 has announced their second published project at gamescom. While TerraScape was published in

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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AirConsole Is Coming to Volkswagen Cars

Volkswagen and n-Dream are bringing the in-car gaming platform AirConsole to selected VW vehicles. The first models in Europe will be receiving the AirConsole from mid-September. Volkswagen AG is partnering with the AirConsole gaming platform by n-Dream to bring the in-car gaming experience to its drivers and passengers. Parallel to

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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RocketBeans Lauch Their First Own Game as Early Access

RocketBeans Entertainment, a strong player in the influencer and media space, has released its first game. The Hamburg-based company released Backyard Beans as an Early Access title on Steam at gamescom. True to the motto "If HandofBlood can do it, so can RocketBeans", the Hamburg-based company has also

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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Gameforge Secures Publishing Deal for Cubio from 01Studio

At gamescom, Quebec General Delegate Geneviève Rolland announced the realisation of a Quebeco-German publishing deal. Karlsruhe company Gameforge will publish Cubio, the next game of Quebec developing team 01Studio. At the Quebec Happy Hour reception of the Canadian state, General Delegate Geneviève Rolland of the Gouvernment of Quebec honoured the

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Read GamescomDaily 2 as Epaper

With gamescomDaily you won't miss a thing at gamescom. The GamesMarkt editorial team provides you with the most important information about the trade fair in Cologne every day. You can now read the second issue of the magazine online completely free of charge as a practical ePaper. The

By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read

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Headup Spins off Goon Squad as Indie Studio

The core development team of Headup is now its own studio: Goon Squad will now exist as a sister company to the publisher, under the same parent company Microcuts Holding. Düren publisher Headup is creating a new studio: Goon Squad, an independent studio emerging from Headup's own in-house

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Chimera on the Highs and Lows of Launching Songs of Silence in Early Access

Songs of Silence has been in Early Access since June. GamesMarkt spoke to Alexander Kehr, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Chimera Entertainment, about the controversial, comparatively high price, user feedback so far, and how they plan to position the game on the Asian market. At the beginning of June, Munich-based

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

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Mission:Control Is a New Digital Game Marketing Toolkit

Mission:Control, a platform for real-time analysis and management of digital game content, has been founded in the Netherlands by CEO Alex Croft and CTO Hendrik Van Iterson. Mission:Control's toolkit aims to increase efficiency, transparency and profitability for game publishers while eliminating outdated trading models. "Mission:

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Epic Games Store Goes Mobile

The Epic Games Store is now available for download on iPhones in the European Union and Android devices worldwide. Fortnite, Fall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe are available. The games will also be released on other alternative app stores. Other developers are not yet able to use the Epic Games

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read