Resident Evil Requiem © Capcom & game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Publishing G+ Resident Evil Requiem Wins Game Sales Award In February 2026, only one game received a Sales Award from game - the German Games Industry Association. Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem won the award, despite not hitting the market until the end of the month. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Plaion X Secret Mode © Plaion & Secret Mode Publishing Plaion and Secret Mode Partner up for Star Wars: Galactic Racer Plaion has signed a global physical distribution deal with Secret Mode for Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the debut title from AAA development studio Fuse Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
emptyvessel Game Director Emanuel Palalic © Ncsoft / emptyvessel Publishing NC America Partners With Emptyvessel to Publish Defect NC America's publishing portfolio is growing with the addition of Defect from Emptyvessel. This partnership enables the US studio to allocate resources to both multiplayer and single-player gameplay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock Entertainment © Wardell / Stardock Publishing Stardock Expands Publishing Services for Indie Developers Stardock Entertainment, the company behind Galactic Civilizations, Sins of a Solar Empire, and Ashes of the Singularity, has announced an expansion of its publishing programme for independent game developers. However, it will only sign three titles per year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Boris Stefan, CSO of Giants Software / Matthias Kolb, Country Manager at Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany © Giants Software / Bandai Namco Business Bandai Namco Germany and Giants Software Announce Strategic Collaboration Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany has announced a strategic partnership with Giants Software. This collaboration will cover the physical distribution and marketing of all future Giants Software titles in Germany, including Farming Simulator 25 and Project Motor Racing. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The Regreening © Positive Impact Games & ByteRockers' Games Publishing ByteRockers' Games Signs The Regreening from Positive Impact Games Positive Impact Games and ByteRockers' Games have announced a partnership to release The Regreening. This soilpunk fairy tale is about restoring nature and creating a habitat inspired by folklore. It is the third game that ByteRockers' Games will launch as an indie publisher. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Shiro Unlimited To Publish Funday Games' Next Title French studio Shiro Games' publishing arm will distribute the next title from Danish studio Funday Games, makers of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. The game reveal will take place in April. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger Business Interview: Astragon Relies on External Partners for Physical Distribution Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business. We talked to the two co-CEOs, Julia Pfiffer and Tim Schmitz, about this decision. Going forward, their physical distribution will be handled by experienced external partners. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger Business Astragon Completely Exits its Physical Distribution Business Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business completely. The Düsseldorf-based company distributed physical copies of its own games, as well as those of partners such as Focus Entertainment, Microids and Giants Software. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jasmin Oestreicher, Co-CEO and Co-Founder at Sidekick Publishing / Philomena Schwab, Co-Founder at Stray Fawn Studio © Sidekick & Stray Fawn Products Stray Fawn and Sidekick Publishing Join Forces for Global Launch of Gambonanza Stray Fawn and Sidekick Publishing have partnered up for the global co-publishing of Gambonanza, an upcoming roguelike chess-builder from the solo developer Paul Giovannini of Blukulélé Studio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Tavern Keeper © Greenheart Games Products Greenheart Games' Eleven-Year Journey With Tavern Keeper and the Importance of German VO Following the release of Game Dev Tycoon, Australian studio Greenheart Games spent over eleven years working on Tavern Keeper, which is now available on Early Access and has been a success. GamesMarkt spoke with Patrick and Daniel Klug, who are originally from Austria. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Xbox Developer_Direct © Xbox Products Xbox Developer_Direct in January with Fable and Forza To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft's Xbox this year, a number of major games are set to be released. Three of these will be presented in more detail in the next Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
