SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide (Purple Lamp, THQ Nordic) Products Spongebob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide The third new Spongebob game by Purple Lamb is the Vienna studio's most original franchise title yet. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
DevGamm CEO Maria Chyrvona (left) and Founder Lerika Mallayeva explaining the DevGamm 2026 timeline in Lisbon (GamesMarkt) Business DevGamm on Growth Path to Dubai, Here’s Why After a massive growth-spurt in Lisbon this year, DevGamm is moving to Dubai next. We explain why based on market data from the UAE, MENA's drive to gaming power and an exclusive interview with DevGamm CEO Maria Chyrvona. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
The exhibition floor of DevGamm Lisbon 2025 in the Crystal Center of Myriad Hotel Lisbon (GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner) Business DevGamm Lisbon 2025 - Photo Recap DevGamm Lisbon 2025 closed this weekend and GamesMarkt was on site. Relive Portugal's most important games B2B event with out picture gallery and see who graced the stage, exhibited their game or partied at the awards. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Ghost Town by Fireproof Games won the TIGA Award for Game of the Year 2025 (Fireproof Games, TIGA) Products The Horror: Ghost Town and Still Wakes the Deep win Double at TIGA Awards 2025 Both Fireproof Games and Secret Mode won two TIGA Awards last week at the UK association gala. Sony Interactive and a Microsoft studio got double gold as well. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
All winners of the DevGamm Awards 2025 (GamesMarkt) Products One DevGamm Award Goes to GSA, Two Grand Prizes to Indie Rockstars With Kaizen Game Works taking the biggest cash prize for Promise Mascot Agency and YCJY the Grand Jury Prize for Keep Driving, DevGamm Awards 2025 in Lisbon turned out to be an indie star fest. One award went to Austria for Crowded by Nestwork Games. Despelote and Drop Duchy also won big. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Winners Hans von Knut Skovfoged and Carolina Ronchi at the Public Pitch 2025 with Rami Ismail. (GamesMarkt) Danish and Italian Studios Win DevGamm Public Pitches At this years DevGamm Lisbon Public Pitch with Rami Ismail, Bird Island from Denmark and Holy Radish from Italy took the prizes. Their games Njords Embrace and Midgardr were judged by a jury of experts. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
DevGamm CEO Maria Chyrvona opening the 2025 event. Business DevGamm Lisbon 2025 Introduces New DevGamm Timeline At the DevGamm Lisbon 2025 opening, the 2026 event timeline was revealed, with Dubai in Spring and foggy Gdansk in Summer. The keynote was held by Chris Charla of Xbox about tips to reach more players in the ecosystem. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Europa Universalis V; Paradox Interactive Products Europa Universalis V Choose between the sword and the pen, the religious and the secular, and the aristocracy and the people. Paradox Interactive has released its "grandest strategy game" yet: Europa Universalis V. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Claus Ruhe Madsen, Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport, Employment, Technology and Tourism of Schleswig-Holstein at Baltig Games Fest 2025 (Holstenhallen Münster) Baltic Game Fest Returns, Ticket Sale Open The second Baltic Games Fest in Neumünster takes place on April 24 and 25 2026. The ticket sales are now open. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business European Funding: €2 Million for Games Tools and Projects With its funding line Innovative Tools and Business Models, Creative Europe Media is awarding €7.7 million to Media projects, of which almost two million went to German games tools or initiatives by BlueBottle, Second Stage and SpielFabrique. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Daniel Marx, CEO of Osmotic Studios, resigns. The company had to let go most of their staff over the course of the year. Osmotic Studios Effectively Over, CEO Daniel Marx Resigns With his own resignation, Osmotic Studios CEO Daniel Marx shared that the Hamburg team had almost completely been let go. The company persists under co-founder Michael Kluge, but will not handle original productions at the moment. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business “It Happens on PS5”: Sony Starts New Global Marketing Campaign Five years of adventures on PlayStation 5: With the "It Happens on PS5" campaign, Sony rolls out ads about wild happenings in games across 20 markets, including local events like UFO landings in Germany. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
