Starbreeze is apparently also interested in post-release support, which includes the Jacket character pack, for example, a cross-promotion with Hotline Miami © Plaion/Starbreeze Products Starbreeze: Strategic Repurchase of Payday 3 Publishing Rights From Plaion With the buyback of the Payday 3 publishing rights, Starbreeze apparently wants to break away from contractual commitments. In any case, the purchase is intended to accelerate the content development roadmap and broaden the strategic opportunities for the IP. In return for the rights, Plaion's parent company, Embracer, By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
© Quinke Networks Guide Quinke Networks Since 2001, more than 100 domestic and international clients have placed their trust in Quinke Networks. Our goal-oriented and transparent approach is particularly favored by start-ups and established businesses working in the digital economy and the games industry. As a communication and recruiting agency, Quinke Networks has been successfully connecting By Promotion • 1 min read
Geoff van den Ouden & Martine Spaans (BGPI), Christel van Grinsven & JP van Seventer (DGG) Benelux Games Promotional Initiative © Benelux Games Promotional Initiative Business Indigo 2025 Programme Finalised, Over 30 Sessions Announced Camille Marjoux, Brendan Greene, and Fawzi Mesmar are among the speakers at the upcoming Indigo. Despite its familiar concept, this year marks a series of firsts for the Dutch B2B event: it will be held over two days, in a new city, and under a new organising body. However, the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Gears of War: Reloaded © Xbox Products The Original Gears of War Returns, Premiering on PS5 Microsoft is bringing another Xbox franchise to PlayStation 5: Gears of War. Right after gamescom, Gears of War: Reloaded will be released for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. On 26 August 2025, Microsoft will release Gears of War: Reloaded for Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam, Xbox App) By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Gamers Heaven Initiator Nikolaus Staudacher © Viktor Klein Business Gamers Heaven Returns to the SportZentrum Telfs for the Second Time Tyrol's gaming festival, Gamers Heaven, will take place for the second time on 14 and 15 June 2025 at the SportZentrum Telfs. This time it will be bigger and more interactive. After its successful start last year, the second Gamers Heaven will take place on 14 and 15 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Margarete Schneider, Project Manager at Gamecity Hamburg © Oliver Reetz Business Portside Game Assembly is About Exchanging Ideas With Like-Minded People By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
Drop Duchy © Sleepy Mill Studio, The Arcade Crew Products Drop Duchy Tetris meets settlement building with deck building, combat and rogue-lite: Drop Duchy from Sleepy Mill Studio in France and publisher The Arcade Crew (Dotemu) combines genres wildly and hits the mark. Drop Duchy is a mix of block-stacking puzzles (like Tetris), deck-building, rogue-lite and strategy - by the way, a By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Stephan Steininger, Editor-in-chief GamesMarkt © GamesMarkt Business Gaming Government Germany on the Horizon With Lars Klingbeil as designated Vice-Chancellor, the number of top politicians with an affinity for games continues to rise. Is this the political breakthrough for games as the leading cultural medium in Germany, asks GamesMarkt editor-in-chief Stephan Steininger. No, the designated Chancellor is not known as a passionate gamer. We By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
SoundTrack_Cologne 2025 © SoundTrack_Cologne 2025 Business SoundTrack_Cologne 2025 Announces Video Games Composers The video games composers taking part in SoundTrack_Cologne 2025, the 22nd edition of the congress, have now been confirmed. Among them are Olivier Derivière, Paul Wolinski, Venus Theory, The Flight and Pieter Schlosser. At SoundTrack_Cologne 2025 (22nd edition), five panels and a masterclass will explore the art, challenges By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Freaks 4U Gaming/ESBD/GamesMarkt Business Further Federal State Associations for Esports to Be Established in Germany Plans to establish esports associations at the state level are progressing in several federal states. According to the ESBD, an association is expected to be founded in Lower Saxony in May, with similar initiatives also taking shape in Saxony and Hamburg. The creation of regional associations at the federal state By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Baudelaire Welch, Senior Narrative Designer, Larian Studios @ Nordic Game 2024 © Nordic Game Business NG25 Spring: Speakers and Programme Finalised More than 170 speakers have confirmed their attendance at Nordic Game 2025 (NG25 Spring) in Malmö. The topics and programme for the conference, which starts in two weeks, have now been finalised. Nordic Game 2025 (NG25 Spring) kicks off in two weeks from 20-23 May 2025. More than 170 speakers By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Photos from top left to bottom right: Bjoern Weinbrandt, Bytro Labs, Scherer and Nordhaus GmbH, Jan-Marius Komorek Business Gamecity Hamburg Finalises Programme for Portside Game Assembly The programme for the Portside Game Assembly is taking shape. Short presentations on the topics Mining for Your Next Gem, Games Are Made by People and From Dev to Dev are planned. There will also be four round tables and an opening keynote by Benjamin Laulan from Evil Empire. On By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
