At CES 2026, HP announced that HyperX and Omen would be brought together under the HyperX gaming umbrella brand to provide a "holistic, end-to-end gaming experience". @hyperxgaming.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/hp-fuses-gam...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon, to find out. www.gamesmarket.global/julia-pfiffe...

#Exclusive: What the Games Industry Can Do About Extremism in Gaming A new German study charts influences of rightwing extremism in online games. Study author Dr Linda Schlegel lays out the results for us in English and offers recommendations for the games industry. @prif.org @modus-zad.bsky.social

Factory-C is strengthening the Home of Indies team. Tom Achsel joined as Event Communications Manager at the beginning of the year, helping to drive continued growth of the project. www.gamesmarket.global/tom-achsel-j...

riprip: Artful Engines and Witty Episodic Content From Indie to AAA – Every issue, we portray one studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: @ripripworld.bsky.social from Kassel. www.gamesmarket.global/riprip-artfu...

The Esports Nations Cup aims to bring national pride to the global esports arena on an ongoing basis. Sixteen games and a multi-layered qualification process have been confirmed for the inaugural global esports event. www.gamesmarket.global/competition-...

The 2021-2027 mid-term report of Creative Europe Media shows that a third of EU-funded games reach a form of commercial release. The EU Commission also notes that games funding demand "largely exceeds current budget envelopes". www.gamesmarket.global/33-of-eu-fun...

The factory automation genre is getting a major addition with @starrupture-game.com. Creepy Jar's game not only offers logistical and production line challenges, but also focuses on co-op, exploration, survival and combat on an alien planet @creepyjar.com. www.gamesmarket.global/starrupture/

GOG goes independent: Michał Kiciński, co-founder of both @gog.com and @cdprojektred.com, has fully bought GOG out of GDPR. www.gamesmarket.global/cd-projekt-r...

2025 changed everything for us. And yet our MBO in summer was only the beginning. The foundation for new growth in 2026 has been laid, and the first projects beyond GamesMarkt are in the works. We are looking forward to an exciting 2026 with you by our side 💚 www.gamesmarket.global/a-year-of-gr...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Lars Janssen, CEO Deck13 Interactive, to find out. @deck13interactive.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/lars-janssen...

Starting February 2026, dev @distantmeadows.bsky.social is teaching Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) in Nuremberg. A weekly free, hybrid workshop is planned, aiming for an event in July. Assisted by @gamesbavaria.bsky.social, the team is looking for sponsors. www.gamesmarket.global/distant-mead...

Transport Fever 3 is the most ambitious project yet from Swiss studio Urban Games - with a budget of almost $25 million. In this interview, Basil Weber, Founder and CEO of Urban Games, discusses their magnum opus to date. www.gamesmarket.global/urban-games-...

Berlin-based studio Stratosphere Games has received another grant from the federal government's video game funding programme. The company will receive around €400,000. www.gamesmarket.global/stratosphere...

After six years of development and two delays - it was originally scheduled for release in 2023 - Skate Story by Sam Eng and Devolver Digital has finally been released. The game is an extraordinary, surreal, psychedelic skateboarding experience like no other. www.gamesmarket.global/skate-story/

Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn and responsible for the Battlefield franchise at Electronic Arts, among other IPs, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles. The accident has caused sadness throughout the industry. www.gamesmarket.global/fps-star-dev...

Market researchers at Quantic Foundry examined gamers' attitudes towards Generative AI in video games. The results are clear: most gamers are negative about the use of Gen AI in video games. www.gamesmarket.global/quantic-foun...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Jan Theysen, Owner, Co-founder and Co-CEO of King Art Games, to find out. @plaion.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/jan-theysen-...

The Biggest 2025 Games Events in Germany, Austria and Switzerland 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇭 We collected all official visitor numbers and visualised them. Find the full list as well as all graphics here. Feel free to share them! www.gamesmarket.global/the-biggest-...

The tiny Swiss publisher Metaroot landed a major hit with The Farmer Was Replaced, developed by solo developer Timon Herzog. A postmortem about an underserved niche and the importance of communication and information sharing. @metaroot.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/metaroot-how...

Battlefield 6 is not only the most played new game of the year but also the best-selling title, according to estimated data from Alinea Analytics. The second most-played game is also from Electronic Arts, but not EA Sports FC 26. www.gamesmarket.global/alinea-battl...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was disqualified from the Indie Game Awards 2025 in both categories for using generative AI in the development process. Blue Prince by Dogubomb and Raw Fury is the new Game of the Year. www.gamesmarket.global/indie-game-a...

Noodle Cat Games wants to shake up the cooperative action-adventure game landscape with its debut title, Cloudheim, and it's already doing a surprising number of things right. @noodlecatgames.com www.gamesmarket.global/cloudheim/

We may have won our national game award this week 🥰 Thank you so much, dear jury! ❤❤❤

If you are a GamesMarket subscriber, you can read an interview about us, our backstory and our intentions with Horses of Hoofprint Bay! 💚🐎

Tickets for the first Serious Play Conference Europe 2026 are available at the super early bird rate until the end of the year, and the call for speakers is open until February 1. The European offshoot will take place on June 18 and 19 in Mainz. www.gamesmarket.global/serious-play...

The winners of the Swiss Game Awards 2025 were announced on 18 December. The award for Best Entertainment Game went to Herdling by Okomotive. @sgdach.bsky.social @okomotive.ch www.gamesmarket.global/swiss-games-...

The winners of the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Peak, with two awards each, were among the winners, as was a game from GSA. @indiegameawards.gg @timeflies.buzz www.gamesmarket.global/indie-game-a...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Lybee Park, CEO of Pearl Abyss Europe, to find out. www.gamesmarket.global/lybee-park-o...

Simon the Sorcerer Origins, launched by @iningames.bsky.social at the end of October, marks the return of the iconic brand. We spoke to Label Director Ronald Kaulbach about how the game has been received, how well it has sold, and what their future plans are. www.gamesmarket.global/ronald-kaulb...

The nordmedia Award Committee approved funding of around €4.2 million for 2025 in the third funding round, with the majority going to film and TV productions. Four gaming projects are set to receive almost €150,000 in funding. www.gamesmarket.global/nordmedia-is...

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has divested Limbic Entertainment, a German studio that had been part of the company since 2022. The buyer is an unnamed private investor specializing in video games. www.gamesmarket.global/bandai-namco...

The @gamestudies.bsky.social Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the transformation of localisation workflows by AI and a heuristic for analysing games as historical sources. www.gamesmarket.global/game-studies...

Why aren't there any more games like Desert Strike? It seems that Not Knowing Corporation and Microprose have asked themselves this question, too, because they've created Cleared Hot - a nostalgic helicopter shooter featuring physics-driven mayhem. www.gamesmarket.global/cleared-hot/

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Dino Patti, CEO and co-founder of coherence, to find out. @coherence.io www.gamesmarket.global/dino-patti-o...

The Italian studio @santaragione.com has revealed that Horses, despite bans from Steam and Epic, has recouped costs. The studio is also chiming in again on the discussion around the bans from stores, and is critisising Steam's overall economy for indies. www.gamesmarket.global/santa-ragion...

1SP Agency has opened a cross-agency hub in Munich. Employees from the Insight, FLZR, and MSM digital units, as well as the holding company, will work together under one roof at the location in the Bavarian capital. www.gamesmarket.global/1sp-agency-o...

Berlin-based indie studio Nightshift Game Development and Passau-based publisher 3RG Three River Games have released Varthos - Heir to the Throne in Early Access. www.gamesmarket.global/nightshift-a...

Grizzly Games has sold the Thronefall IP to Mythwright. This will enable the small German studio, consisting of Paul Schnepf and Jonas Tyroller, to concentrate on new projects again while Mythwright expands Thronefall. @mythwright.com @thronefall.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/mythwright-a...

Event organiser Lucina Hum has proven that Speedrunning is more than a peculiar niche with her prestige event Bisalina Speedruns. And while charity work might not make rich, the streamer and moderator has proven her staying power in the German event space. www.gamesmarket.global/lucina-hum-b...

Ubisoft is releasing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes just before Christmas, in time for the theatrical release of Avatar: The Way of Water. This major expansion tells a new story set in the Avatar universe. @ubisoft.com www.gamesmarket.global/avatar-front...

In its ninth funding period, Medienförderung RLP selected 30 projects for support, including six games. Congratulations to Artur Bäcker, @binaryimpact.de, @alchemicalworks.bsky.social , @nullref-entertain.bsky.social, SporeWood and Thunderrock Innovations. www.gamesmarket.global/rhineland-pa...

1SP Agency has appointed Monique Bernds as Chief Growth Officer. Taking on a strategic leadership role, she will be responsible for driving commercial growth, strengthening cross-agency collaboration and accelerating 1SP's expansion into global markets. www.gamesmarket.global/1sp-agency-a...

Dev @thoglistudios.com and @themanequest.com have teamed up for Horses of Hoofprint Bay to bring back good, retro-inspired horse games. We interviewed the team behind the FFF Bayern funded project about their ambitions and how they met. www.gamesmarket.global/these-german...

In November 2025, three games received a game Sales Award in Platinum. The awards for sales of over 200,000 copies in Germany went to 2K Games, Activision and Ubisoft. @gameverband.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/three-platin...

In time for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the summer, a newly reimagined FIFA football simulation game will be available exclusively on Netflix Games. The game is being developed and published by Delphi Interactive. @netflix.com www.gamesmarket.global/fifa-arrives...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Dennis Korf, Managing Director Wooga, to find out. www.gamesmarket.global/dennis-korf-...

Publisher Hooded Horse has announced a partnership with Ndemic Creations. Rebel Inc: Escalation will join its portfolio of strategy and management games. @hoodedhorse.bsky.social @ndemiccreations.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/hooded-horse...

Two more German studios benefit from federal funding. Claymore Game Studios (Kalypso Media Group) has received just over €360,000, while Playa Games got around €210,000. @kalypsomedia.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/claymore-gam...

Dev @thoglistudios.com and @themanequest.com have teamed up for Horses of Hoofprint Bay to bring back good, retro-inspired horse games. We interviewed the team behind the FFF Bayern funded project about their ambitions and how they met. www.gamesmarket.global/these-german...