Teenager nutzen ausgeglichenen Medienmix Tim Pototzki May 24, 2011 – 1 min read Share this post © None Business What Halo Studios’ Restructuring Signals About AAA Economics and Xbox Strategy In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso uses Halo Studios as an example to analyse how the lethal combination of technical debt, corporate vendor tenure limits, and monolithic organizational design forced one of gaming’s most iconic IPs to completely pivot its operational playbook. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read According to Circana, the best-selling game in the US in August was: NBA 2K27 (Picture: Take-Two Interactive) Business US Video Games Market Remains Below Last Year’s Levels in August At US$4.26 billion, the US market saw a 9 per cent year-on-year decline in sales volume in August. This time, the drop in turnover is primarily attributable to software. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Paramount and Di Bonaventura Producing a Cyberpunk Movie Paramount Pictures is working with CD Projekt Red on a live-action adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077, according to the US magazine Deadline. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is on board as a producer. A report to this effect on Deadline was confirmed on X by CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Scott Van Vliet and Asha Sharma (Pictures by Xbox Wire) Development Xbox Labs Shall Turn Emerging Ideas Into Players and Dev Experiences Microsoft aims to be at the forefront of the future of gaming technologies. That is why Xbox head Asha Sharma has set up Xbox Labs, led by CTO Scott Van Vliet, a team tasked with exploring and developing technologies and possibilities. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Two Point Museum: Rides & Relics © Two Point Studios and Sega Products Two Point Museum: Rides & Relics Rides & Relics is the fourth expansion for Two Point Museum from Two Point Studios and Sega. Following the Zooseum and Art expansions, players can now build a small amusement park complete with rollercoasters inside their museum. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 13 Oct 26: Gamespace, Alexander Pieper, Bavaria, Game on Symphony, Wooga, Nozomu, Oopsie Daisies Today’s news is all about events and personnel updates, new games, and new services that bring payment providers and developers together. And the spotlight is particularly on Berlin and Bavaria with Games Ground, Aesir Interactive, Wooga, and Game on Symphony. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read People Studio Fizbin Co-Founder Alexander Pieper Joins Aesir Interactive as CPO A good 18 months after announcing the planned closure of Studio Fizbin due to Thunderful’s cost-cutting measures, co-founder Alexander Pieper has found a new home as Chief Production Officer at Aesir in Munich. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Xsolla Connects Payment Providers With Game Devs as Advertising Partners With a new service called Co-Marketing Campaigns, Xsolla brings payment providers and games developers together as advertising partners. Xsolla is also working on further partnership offerings for financial institutions. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (Photo: Archive image from Games Ground 2025) Events SGA Organises Impact Track at Games Ground Berlin With three panel discussions and a get-together, the Sustainable Games Alliance is bringing the topic of resource efficiency to Games Ground Berlin. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business What Halo Studios’ Restructuring Signals About AAA Economics and Xbox Strategy In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso uses Halo Studios as an example to analyse how the lethal combination of technical debt, corporate vendor tenure limits, and monolithic organizational design forced one of gaming’s most iconic IPs to completely pivot its operational playbook. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
According to Circana, the best-selling game in the US in August was: NBA 2K27 (Picture: Take-Two Interactive) Business US Video Games Market Remains Below Last Year’s Levels in August At US$4.26 billion, the US market saw a 9 per cent year-on-year decline in sales volume in August. This time, the drop in turnover is primarily attributable to software. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Paramount and Di Bonaventura Producing a Cyberpunk Movie Paramount Pictures is working with CD Projekt Red on a live-action adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077, according to the US magazine Deadline. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is on board as a producer. A report to this effect on Deadline was confirmed on X by CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Scott Van Vliet and Asha Sharma (Pictures by Xbox Wire) Development Xbox Labs Shall Turn Emerging Ideas Into Players and Dev Experiences Microsoft aims to be at the forefront of the future of gaming technologies. That is why Xbox head Asha Sharma has set up Xbox Labs, led by CTO Scott Van Vliet, a team tasked with exploring and developing technologies and possibilities. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Two Point Museum: Rides & Relics © Two Point Studios and Sega Products Two Point Museum: Rides & Relics Rides & Relics is the fourth expansion for Two Point Museum from Two Point Studios and Sega. Following the Zooseum and Art expansions, players can now build a small amusement park complete with rollercoasters inside their museum. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 13 Oct 26: Gamespace, Alexander Pieper, Bavaria, Game on Symphony, Wooga, Nozomu, Oopsie Daisies Today’s news is all about events and personnel updates, new games, and new services that bring payment providers and developers together. And the spotlight is particularly on Berlin and Bavaria with Games Ground, Aesir Interactive, Wooga, and Game on Symphony. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
People Studio Fizbin Co-Founder Alexander Pieper Joins Aesir Interactive as CPO A good 18 months after announcing the planned closure of Studio Fizbin due to Thunderful’s cost-cutting measures, co-founder Alexander Pieper has found a new home as Chief Production Officer at Aesir in Munich. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Xsolla Connects Payment Providers With Game Devs as Advertising Partners With a new service called Co-Marketing Campaigns, Xsolla brings payment providers and games developers together as advertising partners. Xsolla is also working on further partnership offerings for financial institutions. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Photo: Archive image from Games Ground 2025) Events SGA Organises Impact Track at Games Ground Berlin With three panel discussions and a get-together, the Sustainable Games Alliance is bringing the topic of resource efficiency to Games Ground Berlin. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
