Dr. Dietrich Meutsch ist tot Stephan Steininger January 07, 2008 – 1 min read Share this post © None Dr Anika Thun, CEO Kalypso Media Group © Kalypso Media Group People Dr Anika Thun on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Dr Anika Thun, CEO Kalypso Media Group (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read BIG X BWI © Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI Esports BIG and BWI Extend Joint Partnership Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI, the digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), are extending their partnership for a second time. Going forward, they will also be deepening synergies in employer branding and community activation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Dredge's developers have founded Saltworks Entertainment (Black Salt Games/octopus logo: Saltworks) Business Dredge Devs Black Salt Games Enter Publishing As Saltworks Entertainment With a new publishing umbrella company called Saltworks Entertainment, Dredge developer Black Salt Games enters publishing. Another new dev sister, Team Trifold, has been founded as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Control Resonant © Remedy Entertainment Products Control Resonant It takes courage to make such major changes to a sequel. Instead of the third-person gunplay seen in Control, Remedy Entertainment has opted for intense melee combat and a new protagonist in Control Resonant, which is set in a game world brimming with outlandish and creative ideas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read Serious Sam: Shatterverse © Behaviour Interactive & Devolver Digital Products Serious Sam: Shatterverse The Serious Sam franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, Serious Sam: Shatterverse has been released. This co-op FPS features roguelite elements and has been developed by Behaviour Interactive rather than the series' creators, Croteam. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 21 Sep. 26: New Super Crowd CEO, Anika Thun Interview, 4Players, Ulrich Scheele, Plaion, Funding New executives, new partnerships and a festival that brings together games and music – today’s news is varied. In our interview today: Kalypso-CEO Dr Anika Thun. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read (ESA/NASA) Products European Space Agency and Pokémon Reveal Museum Exhibition, Pikachu in Space The ESA and The Pokémon Company have detailed their cooperation for World Space Week in October. A traveling exhibition will show “Space and Pokémon” in several European museums. A Pikachu toy was also at the ISS this summer. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Plaion X Thrustmaster © Plaion/Thrustmaster Publishing Plaion and Thrustmaster Enter Into Strategic European Distribution Partnership Gaming accessories manufacturer Thrustmaster and Plaion have announced a strategic pan-European distribution partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Plaion will support the growth of Thrustmaster's gaming hardware and accessories in several European markets. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Founder and former CEO of Entertainment Media Verlag Ulrich Scheele, who was the founding publisher of GamesMarkt (CC BY-SA 4.0) Former GamesMarkt Publisher Ulrich Scheele Has Died Without Ulrich Scheele, there would be no GamesMarket. From the 1980s onwards, the journalist and publisher built up Entertainment Media Verlag, within which GamesMarkt first appeared 25 years ago. The entrepreneur Ulrich Scheele passed away recently. He was 80 years old. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dr Anika Thun, CEO Kalypso Media Group © Kalypso Media Group People Dr Anika Thun on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Dr Anika Thun, CEO Kalypso Media Group (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
BIG X BWI © Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI Esports BIG and BWI Extend Joint Partnership Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI, the digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), are extending their partnership for a second time. Going forward, they will also be deepening synergies in employer branding and community activation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dredge's developers have founded Saltworks Entertainment (Black Salt Games/octopus logo: Saltworks) Business Dredge Devs Black Salt Games Enter Publishing As Saltworks Entertainment With a new publishing umbrella company called Saltworks Entertainment, Dredge developer Black Salt Games enters publishing. Another new dev sister, Team Trifold, has been founded as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Control Resonant © Remedy Entertainment Products Control Resonant It takes courage to make such major changes to a sequel. Instead of the third-person gunplay seen in Control, Remedy Entertainment has opted for intense melee combat and a new protagonist in Control Resonant, which is set in a game world brimming with outlandish and creative ideas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Serious Sam: Shatterverse © Behaviour Interactive & Devolver Digital Products Serious Sam: Shatterverse The Serious Sam franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, Serious Sam: Shatterverse has been released. This co-op FPS features roguelite elements and has been developed by Behaviour Interactive rather than the series' creators, Croteam. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 21 Sep. 26: New Super Crowd CEO, Anika Thun Interview, 4Players, Ulrich Scheele, Plaion, Funding New executives, new partnerships and a festival that brings together games and music – today’s news is varied. In our interview today: Kalypso-CEO Dr Anika Thun. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
(ESA/NASA) Products European Space Agency and Pokémon Reveal Museum Exhibition, Pikachu in Space The ESA and The Pokémon Company have detailed their cooperation for World Space Week in October. A traveling exhibition will show “Space and Pokémon” in several European museums. A Pikachu toy was also at the ISS this summer. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Plaion X Thrustmaster © Plaion/Thrustmaster Publishing Plaion and Thrustmaster Enter Into Strategic European Distribution Partnership Gaming accessories manufacturer Thrustmaster and Plaion have announced a strategic pan-European distribution partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Plaion will support the growth of Thrustmaster's gaming hardware and accessories in several European markets. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Founder and former CEO of Entertainment Media Verlag Ulrich Scheele, who was the founding publisher of GamesMarkt (CC BY-SA 4.0) Former GamesMarkt Publisher Ulrich Scheele Has Died Without Ulrich Scheele, there would be no GamesMarket. From the 1980s onwards, the journalist and publisher built up Entertainment Media Verlag, within which GamesMarkt first appeared 25 years ago. The entrepreneur Ulrich Scheele passed away recently. He was 80 years old. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
