© Steam Business 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
Geneviève Rolland (left), the team of 01Studio and economic attache Katharina Benz (second from right). © GamesMarkt Publishing 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
© Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Publishing 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
© Goon Squad Publishing 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
Alexander Kehr, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Chimera Entertainment © Chimera, Reuter Publishing 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
Alex Croft, co-founder and CEO & Hendrik Van Iterson, founder and CTO © Mission:Control Publishing 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
© Epic Games Store Publishing 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
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders © Megagon Industries Publishing Megagon Announced Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders Megagon Industries, the Berlin-based indie team behind the successful biking game Lonely Mountains: Downhill, have announced a skiing sequel, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, at the Wholesome Steam Celebration. Megagon Industries, an independent game studio founded in Berlin in 2013 and with now 14 employees, has announced its next game: Lonely By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Fourth Floor © Convergence Publishing Convergence Games Showcase Announced The Convergence Games Showcase, a new creator-driven indie and AA digital showcase, will premiere at the end of September. Reveals from Kepler Interactive, Fireshine Games, Thunderful Games and many more are planned. The Convergence Games Showcase will debut on YouTube and Twitch on 26 September at 9pm CEST (3pm EDT/ By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The chicken-legged cottage companion. © Emberstorm and Fireshine Games Publishing Reka From Emberstorm and Fireshine Games Launches in September Berlin-based Emberstorm Entertainment and publisher Fireshine Games will launch the witchcraft adventure game Reka in Early Access on 12 September. Rhianna Pratchett has been announced as Lead Writer. On 12 September, the witchcraft adventure Reka will go into Early Access. It is the debut title of Berlin-based indie game studio By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing at Owlcat Games © Owlcat Games Publishing Owlcat Games Moves Into Publishing and Gains Control of Meta Publishing Label RPG developer Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader and Pathfinder, has announced plans to become a publisher of indie games. Two RPGs have been signed. Owlcat has also taken full control of the Meta Publishing label. In addition to its own development efforts, Owlcat will also By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Early footage from the Deadlock playtest. © GamesMarkt Publishing Valve Shadowdrops Playtest for new Hero Shooter Deadlock Through private playtest invites, Valve is letting players test out its newest game Deadlock. It's the first new Valve title since Half-Life Alyx in 2020. About 18,250 people seem to currently be able to play the game through Valve's playtest programme. More than four years By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
