Archive picture of GermanDevDays 2023 | Ulrich Schepp/GermanDevDays/Assemble Entertainment Business Application Phase for GermanDevDays Foundation Has Started German developers and teams have until the end of January to apply for support from the GDD GermanDevDays Foundation. The selection will be made by the Foundation's advisory board. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Melanie Czymmek, Senior Community & Social Media Manager GSA at Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany People Melanie Czymmek Joins Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany At the turn of the year, Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany further strengthened its team by hiring Melanie Czymmek as Senior Community & Social Media Manager GSA. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
StarRupture © Creepy Jar Products StarRupture The factory automation genre is getting a major addition with StarRupture. 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 that is regularly swept by devastating fire storms. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Jobs Database DevOps Engineer - Online Games InnoGames, Hamburg By GamesMarket Job Agent • 3 min read
Business CD Projekt Sells GOG to Co-Founder Michał Kiciński GOG goes independent: Michał Kiciński, co-founder of both GOG and CD Projekt, has fully bought GOG out of CD Projekt. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Picture: Pexels/Kevin Bidwell A Year of Growth Follows the Year of Change 2025 changed everything for us. And yet the MBO in the 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. By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Lars Janssen, CEO Deck13 Interactive © Janssen People Lars Janssen of Deck13 Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 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. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Frederik Hammes | Photo.by Ubaid Ur Rehman AI & Gaming in 2026 Few topics are as controversial in gaming as AI. Perceptions range from a general villain to 'one more tool' to the game changer for solo devs creating triple-A worlds. Former Travian Games COO Frederik C. Hammes summarizes his impressions and conclusions on LinkedIn and for GamesMarkt. By Frederik Hammes • 4 min read
The gamescom week (devcom, now gamescom dev, included) is of course the biggest B2B meeting of the industry as well, but what other important B2B conferences took place in 2025 (Photo: KoelnMesse, edited by GamesMarkt) Business These Were the Biggest B2B Conferences in Germany 2025 B2B events are the lifeblood of the games industry, where trade visitors meet, find exciting projects and new partners. We have collected the visitor numbers of Germany's most important 2025 trade fairs in Gaming. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Distant Meadows To Organise FOSS Workshop in Nuremberg Starting February 2026, dev Distant Meadows is teaching Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in Nuremberg. A weekly, free, hybrid workshop is planned, aiming for an event in July. Assisted by Games/Bavaria, the team is still looking for sponsors. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Urban Games team at gamescom 2025 © Urban Games Business Urban Games Largely Self-Financed the $25m Budget for Transport Fever 3 "Transport simulations had an audience of millions in the 1990s and early 2000s, but then a vacuum emerged, which we were able to fill with Train Fever and the Transport Fever series. Thanks to steady growth, we are now number one in this genre." Basil Weber, Founder and CEO of Urban Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read
Stratosphere Games © Stratosphere Games Stratosphere Games Receives Federal Funding 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. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
