Zuckerberg dämpft Oculus-Rift-Erwartungen Stephan Steininger November 06, 2015 – 1 min read Share this post Mark Zuckerberg, Gründer und CEO von Facebook © Facebook Independent Games Festival © IGF Business Some IGF Jury Members Decline to Vote for Any Game That Uses Gen AI Some members of the Independent Games Festival (IGF) award jury have announced that they will no longer vote for games that use generative AI in their development, including during the coding process. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Embracer Group © Embracer Group Business Embracer's Deca Group Acquires Island Hoppers The Berlin-based Deca Group (through A Thinking Ape Entertainment) has acquired the full assets and rights to the mobile game Island Hoppers from Nexters Global for up to $5 million. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Matt Bromberg, CEO of Unity © BusinessWire Business Media Report: Silver Lake and PIF Interested in Buying Unity According to a Reuters report, Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are said to have recently held talks regarding a potential acquisition of Unity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Independent Games Festival © IGF Business Some IGF Jury Members Decline to Vote for Any Game That Uses Gen AI Some members of the Independent Games Festival (IGF) award jury have announced that they will no longer vote for games that use generative AI in their development, including during the coding process. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Sixteen Tons Entertainment is the studio behind the Emergency series © Sixteen Tons Entertainment Funding Sixteen Tons Received Over €2 Million in Federal Funding With almost €2.5 million in funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme, Sixteen Tons Entertainment has received a substantial sum. This is the thirteenth-highest amount awarded to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Wielders of the Essence © Lavapotion and Coffee Stain Publishing Products Wielders of the Essence The Survivors-like genre remains very popular, and there are quite a few games that put their own spin on it. One such game is Wielders of the Essence from Lavapotion and Coffee Stain Publishing, which features fighting frogs, escalating magic builds, and quick sessions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 09 Nov 26: game x USK x EU Kids Act, New Funding, WoW: Forever, Slitherine, Play Festival, Helena Kasper The debate over the EU Kids Act continues, with game and USK weighing in. WoW Forever has got off to a flying start, and there’s news from Berlin of new funding approvals for Leaderfy and SenAm Games. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read Jobs Marketing Manager ByteRockers' Games; Berlin, Germany By GamesMarket Job Agent • 2 min read Dominion Days © Slitherine Events Slitherine Announces New Games at Dominion Days (Games Ground) As part of Games Ground in Berlin, strategy game publisher Slitherine organised the inaugural Dominion Days event, which served as a meeting point for strategy gamers. During the event, the publisher announced two new games and provided a closer look at Veil of Ashes from Greifenmaer Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Independent Games Festival © IGF Business Some IGF Jury Members Decline to Vote for Any Game That Uses Gen AI Some members of the Independent Games Festival (IGF) award jury have announced that they will no longer vote for games that use generative AI in their development, including during the coding process. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Embracer Group © Embracer Group Business Embracer's Deca Group Acquires Island Hoppers The Berlin-based Deca Group (through A Thinking Ape Entertainment) has acquired the full assets and rights to the mobile game Island Hoppers from Nexters Global for up to $5 million. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Matt Bromberg, CEO of Unity © BusinessWire Business Media Report: Silver Lake and PIF Interested in Buying Unity According to a Reuters report, Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are said to have recently held talks regarding a potential acquisition of Unity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Independent Games Festival © IGF Business Some IGF Jury Members Decline to Vote for Any Game That Uses Gen AI Some members of the Independent Games Festival (IGF) award jury have announced that they will no longer vote for games that use generative AI in their development, including during the coding process. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Sixteen Tons Entertainment is the studio behind the Emergency series © Sixteen Tons Entertainment Funding Sixteen Tons Received Over €2 Million in Federal Funding With almost €2.5 million in funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme, Sixteen Tons Entertainment has received a substantial sum. This is the thirteenth-highest amount awarded to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Wielders of the Essence © Lavapotion and Coffee Stain Publishing Products Wielders of the Essence The Survivors-like genre remains very popular, and there are quite a few games that put their own spin on it. One such game is Wielders of the Essence from Lavapotion and Coffee Stain Publishing, which features fighting frogs, escalating magic builds, and quick sessions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 09 Nov 26: game x USK x EU Kids Act, New Funding, WoW: Forever, Slitherine, Play Festival, Helena Kasper The debate over the EU Kids Act continues, with game and USK weighing in. WoW Forever has got off to a flying start, and there’s news from Berlin of new funding approvals for Leaderfy and SenAm Games. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
Dominion Days © Slitherine Events Slitherine Announces New Games at Dominion Days (Games Ground) As part of Games Ground in Berlin, strategy game publisher Slitherine organised the inaugural Dominion Days event, which served as a meeting point for strategy gamers. During the event, the publisher announced two new games and provided a closer look at Veil of Ashes from Greifenmaer Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
