Nintendo © Nintendo Business Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on 5 June 2025 *Update* During the Direct presentation, Nintendo announced the release date for Nintendo Switch 2. The console will be released on 5 June 2025. The console will cost $449.99 in the US and €469.99 in Europe. Nintendo Switch 2 launches on 5 June 2025. The console will cost $449.99 By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Walid Nakschbandi, Managing Director of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW © Steffen Kauffmann Business NRW Funds 12 Games Projects With More Than €600,000 The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is once again funding the local games industry with €612,900. Twelve games projects are receiving funding in this round. The three largest grants were awarded to 6side Studio, Winning Streak Games, and SparklingBit. Twelve games projects from North Rhine-Westphalia will receive a total of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Edeka/Eintracht Spandau © Edeka/Eintracht Spandau Esports Edeka's Booster Sponsors Eintracht Spandau Booster, the energy drink from Edeka and Netto Marken-Discount, has become the exclusive partner of the Eintracht Spandau esports club. The cooperation includes activations for the sports entertainment organization such as additional streaming offers, special promotions in selected markets and giveaways. The Edeka Group, Germany's leading food retailer, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Gerald Böse (Koelnmesse), Henriette Reker (Mayor of Cologne), Nathanael Liminski (Minister of State of North Rhine-Westphalia), Felix Falk (game), Lars Janssen (game), Ralf Wirsing (game) and Oliver Frese (Koelnmesse) (from left to right) © Koelnmesse / JAKOB STUDNAR Business "Perfect Match": game and Koelnmesse Expand gamescom Contract Since 2009, the partnership between the game industry association and Koelnmesse for the leading gamescom trade fair has proven to be extremely successful. This is another reason why both sides have now renewed the contract once again. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the city of Cologne have also pledged By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dieter Schoeller, CEO Headup © Headup Business Dieter Schoeller: "We Don't Chase the Dream of a 'Day One' Hit From a Business Planning Perspective" Almost a year ago, Headup became independent again after its separation from Thunderful. GamesMarkt spoke with CEO Dieter Schoeller about the time as part of the Swedish group and the challenges of indie publishing. GamesMarkt: How do you look back on the time when Headup was part of Thunderful? Dieter By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dieter Schoeller, CEO Headup © Headup Business Headup CEO Dieter Schoeller on the Thunderful Demerger and the Business Challenges of Indie Publishing By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Web Media Publishing People Carlo Volz Strengthens Business Development at Web Media Publishing As Senior Business Development Manager, Carlo Volz will drive the strategic business development of Web Media Publishing. Web Media Publishing continues to grow. The Munich-based media company, which includes the editorial teams of Gameswelt and Screen.de, as well as the agency asap Brand Services, has brought on board experienced By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Krafton Products inZoi Krafton's life simulation inZoi had a strong launch with 87,377 CCU on the launch weekend. Prior to that, the game received a lot of attention, for example at gamescom 2024. A global showcase was held on 19 March, which attracted more than 450,000 viewers. This was By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Games London Business London Ranked Among Top 3 Global Games Hubs At the start of the London Games Festival, the organizers presented a new study conducted by Unscrambled and BOP on behalf of Games London. The study confirms that both the city and the festival have developed extremely well. However, the study's methodology raises some questions, as parts of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Aerosoft Products Aerosoft Is Going to Release SubwaySim 2 at the End of April After SubwaySim Hamburg, the second installment allows players to operate two lines of the Berlin subway. Publisher Aerosoft (Paderborn) and developer Simuverse Interactive (Vienna) will release SubwaySim 2 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on 29 April. Starting 29 April, players will be able to operate three By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Maurice Skotschir © Maurice Skotschir People Maurice Skotschir Joins Community Management at Toplitz Productions The German-Austrian publisher and developer Toplitz Productions is strengthening its community management with Maurice Skotschir. Skotschir was most recently with the content creator company Rahft. Maurice ‘Skoddy’ Skotschir announced his move to Toplitz Productions as a community manager via LinkedIn. Skotschir has years of experience in community management, which he By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nordhold © StunForge Products Nordhold Thronefall from GrizzlyGames showed what a modern, minimalistic and successful strategy game can look like. Nordhold from StunForge, also from Germany, combines tower defense, city-building, and roguelite elements while still being accessible and offering high replay value. It quickly became a success, too. Nordhold is a cleverly combined strategy game By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
