Vita bekommt Indie-Rubrik Tim Pototzki June 27, 2013 – 1 min read Share this post Indie-Games wie die Retro-Perle "Hotline Miami" werden im Vita-Store prominent beworben © None 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 Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read The CH Ludens crew regularly meets up for research and workshops (Pfister) People Confoederatio Ludens: Researching Swiss Game History A team of researchers from four universities has been researching the entire history of Switzerland as a games production and publication market for three years now. We spoke to the team about entering the project’s last year, and how Switzerland’s past formed its present indie boom. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read Metro 2039 © Deep Silver and 4A Games Products Deep Silver and 4A Games to Release Metro 2039 This Winter At the Xbox First Look Showcase, Deep Silver and 4A Games announced the story-driven, single-player first-person shooter (FPS) Metro 2039. Plaion: "While told from a distinctly Ukrainian perspective, Metro 2039 remains an authentically Metro story." By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Borussia Dortmund Wins the VBL Club Championship 2026 © Photo by Oliver Hardt/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images Esports Virtual Bundesliga: "We Succeeded in Bringing the Competition Into Relevant Formats" The Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) underwent significant changes in the 2025/26 season. Ahead of the Grand Final, we spoke to Felix Rentschler, Head of the VBL, about these changes, the league's international and local importance, and how they plan to reach their target audience. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #15 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include project management as methodology in games, a LucasArts anthology book and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Get a ChromaGun 2 physical edition with every annual GamesMarkt subscription. Products Subscribe to GamesMarkt+ and get ChromaGun 2 Physical for Free! We are teaming up with Pixel Maniacs for a subscription drive and physical game giveaway: Subscribe to GamesMarkt+ Print in April and receive a Switch 2 or PS5 retail game edition of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard with your GamesMarkt magazine! By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read Stephan Reichart, outgoing Managing Director of game events GmbH | Frederik Hammes, Managing Director-designate of game events GmbH | Felix Falk, Managing Director - game - the German Games Industry Association © Reichart, game events | Hammes, game events | Dirk Mathesius Business Frederik Hammes Takes Over Leadership of Game Events From Stephan Reichart From May 2026 onwards, Frederik Hammes will take on the role of Managing Director at game event, succeeding Stephan Reichart, who has chosen to step down. Hammes has over 20 years' experience in the industry, including a long-standing tenure as Managing Director at Travian Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 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
Development PAX East Will Return Later As Usual in 2027 With over 100,000 visitors, PAX East was a resounding success, according to the organisers. They also announced the dates for 2027, which are scheduled for the end of April – around four weeks later than usual. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The CH Ludens crew regularly meets up for research and workshops (Pfister) People Confoederatio Ludens: Researching Swiss Game History A team of researchers from four universities has been researching the entire history of Switzerland as a games production and publication market for three years now. We spoke to the team about entering the project’s last year, and how Switzerland’s past formed its present indie boom. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Metro 2039 © Deep Silver and 4A Games Products Deep Silver and 4A Games to Release Metro 2039 This Winter At the Xbox First Look Showcase, Deep Silver and 4A Games announced the story-driven, single-player first-person shooter (FPS) Metro 2039. Plaion: "While told from a distinctly Ukrainian perspective, Metro 2039 remains an authentically Metro story." By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Borussia Dortmund Wins the VBL Club Championship 2026 © Photo by Oliver Hardt/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images Esports Virtual Bundesliga: "We Succeeded in Bringing the Competition Into Relevant Formats" The Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) underwent significant changes in the 2025/26 season. Ahead of the Grand Final, we spoke to Felix Rentschler, Head of the VBL, about these changes, the league's international and local importance, and how they plan to reach their target audience. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #15 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include project management as methodology in games, a LucasArts anthology book and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Get a ChromaGun 2 physical edition with every annual GamesMarkt subscription. Products Subscribe to GamesMarkt+ and get ChromaGun 2 Physical for Free! We are teaming up with Pixel Maniacs for a subscription drive and physical game giveaway: Subscribe to GamesMarkt+ Print in April and receive a Switch 2 or PS5 retail game edition of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard with your GamesMarkt magazine! By Team Gamesmarkt • 3 min read
Stephan Reichart, outgoing Managing Director of game events GmbH | Frederik Hammes, Managing Director-designate of game events GmbH | Felix Falk, Managing Director - game - the German Games Industry Association © Reichart, game events | Hammes, game events | Dirk Mathesius Business Frederik Hammes Takes Over Leadership of Game Events From Stephan Reichart From May 2026 onwards, Frederik Hammes will take on the role of Managing Director at game event, succeeding Stephan Reichart, who has chosen to step down. Hammes has over 20 years' experience in the industry, including a long-standing tenure as Managing Director at Travian Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
