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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
Not slimy at all - Johannes and Simone Grünewald are currently at work on Slime King Games' first game. © Johannes and Simone Grünewald People Slime King Games: A Married Developer Couple Doing Their Thing From Indie to AAA – Every issue, we portray one studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: Slime King Games from Hamburg. To commemorate the release of Under the Island, we unlock the studio portrait for everyone. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Asha Sharma, Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Matt Booty, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Microsoft Gaming. © Microsoft Business Phil Spencer Steps Down, Asha Sharma Named CEO of Microsoft Gaming Microsoft Gaming is being reorganised under new leadership: Asha Sharma is taking over as CEO, while Phil Spencer is retiring. Matt Booty is becoming the new Chief Content Officer, while Sarah Bond is leaving the company. Nevertheless, Microsoft remains committed to its games division. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Junghun Lee and Patrick Söderlund (archive pictures) People Nexon Appoints Patrick Söderlund as Executive Chairman to Accelerate Global Strategy Nexon's board is driving forward the transformation of the company and has appointed Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund as Executive Chairman. Söderlund, who will remain Embark CEO, will work with CEO Junghun Lee to shape the next phase of growth for Nexon. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #7 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the closure of Bluepoint Studios, an anthology on Games & Storage and reminiscence on the gaming year 1998. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Products SWR Extends Tatort As a Chat-Based Game for The Third Time On March 1, SWR will launch the third chat-based Tatort game, “Sashimi Spezial.” The format seems to have established itself as an extension of the TV movie among the target audience. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The snakebyte group transitions into Playcorion Group © Playcorion Group Business Snakebyte Group Transitions Into Playcorion Group The snakebyte Group has announced a corporate restructuring and will operate under the name Playcorion Group in future. As part of this realignment, the company will exit the distribution business entirely by March 2026, selling its subsidiary Snakebyte Distribution GmbH in the process. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products Half Soup Labs and Assemble Announce Glintseeker Island Half Soup Labs from Offenburg and Assemble from Wiesbaden have announced Glintseeker Island, a mining adventure with excavation reminiscent of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
