UK: Playtime folgt Woolworths Tim Pototzki April 06, 2009 – 1 min read Share this post Phil Rogers, Group CEO, Embracer Group; © Embracer Group IR Business Embracer Group Had a Strong Start to the Financial Year in Q1 Compared to the Embracer Group's internal expectations, Q1 was a strong start to the financial year. This is mainly due to the strong PC/Console segment and three games from THQ Nordic. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Kreshnik Halili, CTO and Shareholder | Thorsten Feldmann, Managing Director of Thera Bytes © Thera Bytes Business Thera Bytes Refocuses on Co-Op Games and Secures €600,000 in Federal Funding German indie game studio Thera Bytes has completed a strategic and organisational realignment, focusing its future development on cooperative multiplayer games. Kreshnik Halili is leading the studio's technical direction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Dr Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO of Women in Games (Picture and Logo by Women in Games) Business Women in Games Establishes Its Europe HQ in Almería in Spain Women in Games is opening a new chapter and formally establishing Women in Games Europe (WiG Europe). The new European HQ in Spain is a commitment to building a stronger European presence and creating deeper connections across the continent. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Events Grinding Gear MD Jonathan Rogers to Open First DevGamm Serbia Edition Jonathan Rogers, Game Director for Path of Exile II and Managing Director of Grinding Gear Games, will be they keynote speaker for DevGAMM FTW! in Belgrade. The full speaker lineup will be revealed next week. By Pascal Wagner • gamescom Czech Incubator Gamebaze Brings Studios and Solo Developers to Cologne Gamebaze, which claims to be the first games incubator in the Czech Republic, will bring some of its affiliated studios to Cologne as part of the Czech joint booth. The goal is also to promote the Brno region as a business location. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Sharon Baylay-Bell and Sonia Kerr (From Left; Pictures by Testronic) People Sharon Baylay-Bell Becomes Chairwoman of Testronic, Sonia Kerr Named New CEO Change at the top of Testronic. The British Q&A specialist has brought Sonia Kerr on board as its new CEO. Her predecessor, Sharon Baylay-Bell, is moving into the role of Company Chair. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Esports Wizards of the Coast Becomes Sponsor for G2 Esports Wizards of the Coast has signed up as long-time sponsor for Berlin esports team G2. The partnership will include several Wizards game logos rotating on the team's jerseys, starting with Archetype Entertainment's Exodus. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Tabletop TCG Awards 2026 Voting Open Now The nominees for the 2026 TCG Awards are open for public voting now. Among them are games, sets and artworks, but also impactful organisations such as Women+ in Magic, Tolarian Community College and Tank, Heal, Slay! Magic: The GAYthering. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read (imissmyfriends) Development G+ Under the Hood: Making the Sprites of Fishbowl In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, imissmyfriends leads us through the sprite making process of several characters in Fishbowl. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Phil Rogers, Group CEO, Embracer Group; © Embracer Group IR Business Embracer Group Had a Strong Start to the Financial Year in Q1 Compared to the Embracer Group's internal expectations, Q1 was a strong start to the financial year. This is mainly due to the strong PC/Console segment and three games from THQ Nordic. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Kreshnik Halili, CTO and Shareholder | Thorsten Feldmann, Managing Director of Thera Bytes © Thera Bytes Business Thera Bytes Refocuses on Co-Op Games and Secures €600,000 in Federal Funding German indie game studio Thera Bytes has completed a strategic and organisational realignment, focusing its future development on cooperative multiplayer games. Kreshnik Halili is leading the studio's technical direction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dr Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO of Women in Games (Picture and Logo by Women in Games) Business Women in Games Establishes Its Europe HQ in Almería in Spain Women in Games is opening a new chapter and formally establishing Women in Games Europe (WiG Europe). The new European HQ in Spain is a commitment to building a stronger European presence and creating deeper connections across the continent. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Events Grinding Gear MD Jonathan Rogers to Open First DevGamm Serbia Edition Jonathan Rogers, Game Director for Path of Exile II and Managing Director of Grinding Gear Games, will be they keynote speaker for DevGAMM FTW! in Belgrade. The full speaker lineup will be revealed next week. By Pascal Wagner •
gamescom Czech Incubator Gamebaze Brings Studios and Solo Developers to Cologne Gamebaze, which claims to be the first games incubator in the Czech Republic, will bring some of its affiliated studios to Cologne as part of the Czech joint booth. The goal is also to promote the Brno region as a business location. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sharon Baylay-Bell and Sonia Kerr (From Left; Pictures by Testronic) People Sharon Baylay-Bell Becomes Chairwoman of Testronic, Sonia Kerr Named New CEO Change at the top of Testronic. The British Q&A specialist has brought Sonia Kerr on board as its new CEO. Her predecessor, Sharon Baylay-Bell, is moving into the role of Company Chair. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Esports Wizards of the Coast Becomes Sponsor for G2 Esports Wizards of the Coast has signed up as long-time sponsor for Berlin esports team G2. The partnership will include several Wizards game logos rotating on the team's jerseys, starting with Archetype Entertainment's Exodus. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tabletop TCG Awards 2026 Voting Open Now The nominees for the 2026 TCG Awards are open for public voting now. Among them are games, sets and artworks, but also impactful organisations such as Women+ in Magic, Tolarian Community College and Tank, Heal, Slay! Magic: The GAYthering. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(imissmyfriends) Development G+ Under the Hood: Making the Sprites of Fishbowl In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, imissmyfriends leads us through the sprite making process of several characters in Fishbowl. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
