Trend-Charts: Simulationsbedürfnisse Tim Pototzki October 25, 2012 – 1 min read Share this post Am "Landwirtschafts-Simulator 2013" scheiden sich die Geister © None Transport Fever 3 © Urban Games Development Transport Fever 3: Urban Games Announces Curated Mods Program Urban Games has announced the launch of the Curated Mods Program for Transport Fever 3. The programme allows modders to work alongside the development team to create new vehicles, maps and gameplay features. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Business GDD Indie Awards 2026 Open for Submission Now Indies can now submit their game made in 2025 for the GDD Indie Awards at German Dev Days 2026. The award show will take place on 22 July, a total of 10,000 euros is on the line. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Global Rescue © PeDePe & Aerosoft Products Global Rescue Is Aerosoft's Strongest Steam Launch to Date With over 4,000 concurrent players on Steam, Global Rescue (Early Access) has achieved the strongest launch in the history of Aerosoft. No other game in the publisher's long history has had a stronger start. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Business United Wizards of the Coast Seeks MTG: Arena Union The team behind the TCG videogame Magic: The Gathering Arena is driving for Wizards of the Coast to voluntarily recognise their new union United Wizards of the Coast. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read From left: Alain Milly from Microids, Andreea Chifu from Bright Gambit and Max Kübler from Daedalic and moderator Laura Peter opening the first panel of the day (GamesMarkt) Business GG Bavaria Business Day 2026: Today's Program, Tomorrow's DCP (Update) The GG Bavaria Business Day on 28 April not only serves as a preamble event to tomorrow's DCP in Munich, it is also a welcome opportunity to showcase Bavaria's games industry and bring it into contact with funding and colleagues from around Europe. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Pictures: Ivan Vi, Malte Behrmann Business The Home Market Problem: Why German Game Development Is Missing Its Greatest Opportunity Prof. Dr Malte Behrmann is not only an active figure in politics and business, but is also a pioneer of games funding in Germany. In his new article, he discusses the commercial failure of many funded titles, areas for improvement, and what Germany could do even better than Canada in tax credits. By Malte Behrmann • 5 min read Arc Games: Jason Park (Chief Operating Officer), Yoon Im (Chief Executive Officer), and Michael Borras (Vice President of Business Development) © Arc Games, Borras Business Interview: How Is Arc Games Positioning Itself for the Future? Following the management buyout, Arc Games has positioned itself for the future with an expanded and transformed leadership team. What strategic goals is the publisher aiming for, and what is its view of the current state of the industry? By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read Bavaria’s Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring | Picture: StMD Anne Hufnagl Business Bavaria Games Industry Study: Number of Companies Doubled Since 2018, More Hubs Needed To mark the launch of GG Bavaria Business Day, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs, Games Bavaria and Goldmedia presented a location study of Bavaria. The study shows a highly positive trend in terms of company and employee numbers, but also identifies areas for structural improvement. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Transport Fever 3 © Urban Games Development Transport Fever 3: Urban Games Announces Curated Mods Program Urban Games has announced the launch of the Curated Mods Program for Transport Fever 3. The programme allows modders to work alongside the development team to create new vehicles, maps and gameplay features. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business GDD Indie Awards 2026 Open for Submission Now Indies can now submit their game made in 2025 for the GDD Indie Awards at German Dev Days 2026. The award show will take place on 22 July, a total of 10,000 euros is on the line. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Global Rescue © PeDePe & Aerosoft Products Global Rescue Is Aerosoft's Strongest Steam Launch to Date With over 4,000 concurrent players on Steam, Global Rescue (Early Access) has achieved the strongest launch in the history of Aerosoft. No other game in the publisher's long history has had a stronger start. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business United Wizards of the Coast Seeks MTG: Arena Union The team behind the TCG videogame Magic: The Gathering Arena is driving for Wizards of the Coast to voluntarily recognise their new union United Wizards of the Coast. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
From left: Alain Milly from Microids, Andreea Chifu from Bright Gambit and Max Kübler from Daedalic and moderator Laura Peter opening the first panel of the day (GamesMarkt) Business GG Bavaria Business Day 2026: Today's Program, Tomorrow's DCP (Update) The GG Bavaria Business Day on 28 April not only serves as a preamble event to tomorrow's DCP in Munich, it is also a welcome opportunity to showcase Bavaria's games industry and bring it into contact with funding and colleagues from around Europe. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Pictures: Ivan Vi, Malte Behrmann Business The Home Market Problem: Why German Game Development Is Missing Its Greatest Opportunity Prof. Dr Malte Behrmann is not only an active figure in politics and business, but is also a pioneer of games funding in Germany. In his new article, he discusses the commercial failure of many funded titles, areas for improvement, and what Germany could do even better than Canada in tax credits. By Malte Behrmann • 5 min read
Arc Games: Jason Park (Chief Operating Officer), Yoon Im (Chief Executive Officer), and Michael Borras (Vice President of Business Development) © Arc Games, Borras Business Interview: How Is Arc Games Positioning Itself for the Future? Following the management buyout, Arc Games has positioned itself for the future with an expanded and transformed leadership team. What strategic goals is the publisher aiming for, and what is its view of the current state of the industry? By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Bavaria’s Digital Minister Dr Fabian Mehring | Picture: StMD Anne Hufnagl Business Bavaria Games Industry Study: Number of Companies Doubled Since 2018, More Hubs Needed To mark the launch of GG Bavaria Business Day, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs, Games Bavaria and Goldmedia presented a location study of Bavaria. The study shows a highly positive trend in terms of company and employee numbers, but also identifies areas for structural improvement. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
