Construction Simulator 4 Marcel Kleffmann May 23, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post © astragon 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 Jon Bellamy, CEO, Jagex © Jagex Products Jagex Expands Runescape: Dragonwilds Into Asia Pacific Jagex: The RuneScape Company is set to expand its open-world survival crafting game, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, into the Asia-Pacific region. CEO Jon Bellamy describes this as a milestone moment for Jagex and the RuneScape franchise. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read 007 First Light © IO Interactive & Amazon MGM Studios Products 007 First Light Title Song by Lana Del Rey and David Arnold During the BAFTA Game Awards ceremony held in London, IO Interactive, the Danish developer and publisher behind the Hitman franchise, and Amazon MGM Studios revealed the title sequence of 007 First Light. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 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 Picture: Leipziger Messe / Simon Carl Köber Business Caggtus Leipzig Remains on Track for Growth With a New Record With 22,400 visitors and 2,300 participants at the LAN party, Caggtus in Leipzig has set a new record for its key figures in 2026 as well. That is one of the reasons why the date for 2027 has already been set. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Michael Frei (left) and Mario von Rickenbach in their natural element (Playables) Playables: Games by People, Not Companies Games have to be playable, but do Playables have to be games? With Mario von Rickenbach and Michael Frei, creativity is everything. We talked to the makers of KIDS, Time Flies and Pocket Boss about Switzerland, game feel and working with Panic. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger Business Julia Pfiffer Is Stepping Down From Her Role as Co-Ceo at astragon Astragon Entertainment and astragon Development have announced a change in the management team. Julia Pfiffer is stepping down from her role as co-CEO. Going forward, Tim Schmitz will be the sole CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read People Fair Play Democracy Steps Into the Light With Open Letter Fair Play Democracy, an alliance of academics and serious game makers together with over 50 signatories from games, politics, media and civil society is calling for games to use their power and possibilities to fight against anti-democratic sentiments. Everyone can now co-sign the open letter. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Daniel Budiman (left, RBTV) and Maik Reichelt (ByteRockers' Games) People ByteRockers' and RBTV Debut Docuseries Indie Made Showing how games "outside the mainstream" are made: Daniel Budiman of Rocket Beans and Maik Reichelt of ByteRockers' have kicked off their new joint documentary series at caggtus 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 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
Jon Bellamy, CEO, Jagex © Jagex Products Jagex Expands Runescape: Dragonwilds Into Asia Pacific Jagex: The RuneScape Company is set to expand its open-world survival crafting game, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, into the Asia-Pacific region. CEO Jon Bellamy describes this as a milestone moment for Jagex and the RuneScape franchise. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
007 First Light © IO Interactive & Amazon MGM Studios Products 007 First Light Title Song by Lana Del Rey and David Arnold During the BAFTA Game Awards ceremony held in London, IO Interactive, the Danish developer and publisher behind the Hitman franchise, and Amazon MGM Studios revealed the title sequence of 007 First Light. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 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
Picture: Leipziger Messe / Simon Carl Köber Business Caggtus Leipzig Remains on Track for Growth With a New Record With 22,400 visitors and 2,300 participants at the LAN party, Caggtus in Leipzig has set a new record for its key figures in 2026 as well. That is one of the reasons why the date for 2027 has already been set. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Michael Frei (left) and Mario von Rickenbach in their natural element (Playables) Playables: Games by People, Not Companies Games have to be playable, but do Playables have to be games? With Mario von Rickenbach and Michael Frei, creativity is everything. We talked to the makers of KIDS, Time Flies and Pocket Boss about Switzerland, game feel and working with Panic. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger Business Julia Pfiffer Is Stepping Down From Her Role as Co-Ceo at astragon Astragon Entertainment and astragon Development have announced a change in the management team. Julia Pfiffer is stepping down from her role as co-CEO. Going forward, Tim Schmitz will be the sole CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
People Fair Play Democracy Steps Into the Light With Open Letter Fair Play Democracy, an alliance of academics and serious game makers together with over 50 signatories from games, politics, media and civil society is calling for games to use their power and possibilities to fight against anti-democratic sentiments. Everyone can now co-sign the open letter. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Daniel Budiman (left, RBTV) and Maik Reichelt (ByteRockers' Games) People ByteRockers' and RBTV Debut Docuseries Indie Made Showing how games "outside the mainstream" are made: Daniel Budiman of Rocket Beans and Maik Reichelt of ByteRockers' have kicked off their new joint documentary series at caggtus 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
