Construction Simulator 4 Marcel Kleffmann May 23, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © astragon Products Destiny 2 and Magic: The Gathering Announce Cooperation Is the Traveller an Artifact Creature? Unfortunately, we will not find out, because the upcoming Destiny x Magic: The Gathering cooperation isn’t (yet) announced for cards, but for Planeswalker Skins in Bungie’s MMO shooter. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Solasta II © Tactical Adventures & Kepler Products Solasta II Building on Solasta: Crown of the Magister, Tactical Adventures' sequel expands upon the "true-to-tabletop" tactical combat and enhances the narrative experience. The French-based team is also continuing their community-first approach to development. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Crimson Desert © Pearl Abyss Products Crimson Desert Mechs, dragons, magic and a wide variety of fighting styles in a huge, vibrant open world. Crimson Desert from Pearl Abyss aims to offer all this and more — and with over three million people adding it to their wishlists, it's already one of the biggest game releases of the year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read PlayStation Network (PSN) has been called this since its inception for the PlayStation 3. Now, it's going to undergo branding changes (SIE) Business Sony Abandons "PSN" and "PlayStation Network" Names In a mail to PlayStation developers that GamesMarkt has seen, Sony announces the abandonment of the PlayStation Network name. A new brand name come Fall 2026 is not yet announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products Destiny 2 and Magic: The Gathering Announce Cooperation Is the Traveller an Artifact Creature? Unfortunately, we will not find out, because the upcoming Destiny x Magic: The Gathering cooperation isn’t (yet) announced for cards, but for Planeswalker Skins in Bungie’s MMO shooter. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #11 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Police Quest and Copaganda, in-game photography, DOGE gamification and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Cyberpunk 2077 © CD Projekt Business Net Earnings in 2025: Second Best Year in the CD Projekt Group's History Due to ongoing sales of The Witcher trilogy and Cyberpunk 2077, 2025 was the second best year in terms of net earnings in the history of the CD Projekt Group. This was also thanks to a range of initiatives aimed at expanding the The Witcher and Cyberpunk IP beyond the realm of video games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read The event's dinner gathering at Löwenbräu Keller on Wednesday (Borys B. Trienin). Events Munich Investor Meetup Sees Focus, Ichiba and Joystick Ventures Together with Benjamin Lochmann of Pixel Maniacs, Games Bavaria Munich has organised an investor meetup this week where the local industry meet Frank Meijer of Focus Entertainment, Catherine Chew of Ichiba and Ivan C. of Joystick Ventures, gathered, ate and pitched. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read The Co.vision team at the kick-off meeting in Stuttgart | Picture by MFG/Yaez Funding Co.Vision Kick-off: Gaming-Related Projects Among New MFG Funding Programme A total of nine projects have been selected by a panel of experts for the new Co.Vision funding programme run by MFG – Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg. The programme is designed to specifically promote cross-sector collaboration. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Products Destiny 2 and Magic: The Gathering Announce Cooperation Is the Traveller an Artifact Creature? Unfortunately, we will not find out, because the upcoming Destiny x Magic: The Gathering cooperation isn’t (yet) announced for cards, but for Planeswalker Skins in Bungie’s MMO shooter. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Solasta II © Tactical Adventures & Kepler Products Solasta II Building on Solasta: Crown of the Magister, Tactical Adventures' sequel expands upon the "true-to-tabletop" tactical combat and enhances the narrative experience. The French-based team is also continuing their community-first approach to development. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Crimson Desert © Pearl Abyss Products Crimson Desert Mechs, dragons, magic and a wide variety of fighting styles in a huge, vibrant open world. Crimson Desert from Pearl Abyss aims to offer all this and more — and with over three million people adding it to their wishlists, it's already one of the biggest game releases of the year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
PlayStation Network (PSN) has been called this since its inception for the PlayStation 3. Now, it's going to undergo branding changes (SIE) Business Sony Abandons "PSN" and "PlayStation Network" Names In a mail to PlayStation developers that GamesMarkt has seen, Sony announces the abandonment of the PlayStation Network name. A new brand name come Fall 2026 is not yet announced. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Destiny 2 and Magic: The Gathering Announce Cooperation Is the Traveller an Artifact Creature? Unfortunately, we will not find out, because the upcoming Destiny x Magic: The Gathering cooperation isn’t (yet) announced for cards, but for Planeswalker Skins in Bungie’s MMO shooter. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #11 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Police Quest and Copaganda, in-game photography, DOGE gamification and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Cyberpunk 2077 © CD Projekt Business Net Earnings in 2025: Second Best Year in the CD Projekt Group's History Due to ongoing sales of The Witcher trilogy and Cyberpunk 2077, 2025 was the second best year in terms of net earnings in the history of the CD Projekt Group. This was also thanks to a range of initiatives aimed at expanding the The Witcher and Cyberpunk IP beyond the realm of video games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The event's dinner gathering at Löwenbräu Keller on Wednesday (Borys B. Trienin). Events Munich Investor Meetup Sees Focus, Ichiba and Joystick Ventures Together with Benjamin Lochmann of Pixel Maniacs, Games Bavaria Munich has organised an investor meetup this week where the local industry meet Frank Meijer of Focus Entertainment, Catherine Chew of Ichiba and Ivan C. of Joystick Ventures, gathered, ate and pitched. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The Co.vision team at the kick-off meeting in Stuttgart | Picture by MFG/Yaez Funding Co.Vision Kick-off: Gaming-Related Projects Among New MFG Funding Programme A total of nine projects have been selected by a panel of experts for the new Co.Vision funding programme run by MFG – Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg. The programme is designed to specifically promote cross-sector collaboration. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
