Star Ocean The Second Story R Pascal Wagner October 30, 2023 – 2 min read Share this post © Square Enix Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown © Bandai Namco Products Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches Seven Million Copies Sold Seven years after the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment is celebrating seven million sales of the game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Davy X Jones © Parasight Products Davy X Jones Arrrr?! In Davy x Jones, a pirate action-adventure game that's a little different, players control two halves of the legendary pirate. Davy (Head) commands the skies aboard a whale battleship in the roguelite Sky Hunts, while Jones (Body) engages in first-person combat across the shattered isles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Witchfire © The Astronauts Products Witchfire Since its release in Early Access in September 2023, Witchfire by The Astronauts has sold over 500,000 copies. Just how good is this dark fantasy RPG shooter, and how has the game evolved recently? By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Christian Teichmann, CEO BPI, and Philipp Gerbert, VEP TUM Venture Labs | Picture by BPI Business Burda and UnternehmerTUM Launch European Gaming Incubation Initiative The German media company Burda has launched BurdaGP (Gaming Programme) through its subsidiary Burda Principal Investments and in collaboration with UnternehmerTUM. Together, they aim to support gaming start-ups in their early stages, also with a view to Burda's future business portfolio. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown © Bandai Namco Products Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches Seven Million Copies Sold Seven years after the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment is celebrating seven million sales of the game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Focus Home Interactive (nor Pullup) acquired the studio in February 2022 © Focus / Pullup Business Pullup Entertainment Closes Leikir Studio Pullup Entertainment has announced the closure of Leikir Studio. The French studio's most recent projects were Rogue Lords, Metal Slug Tactics and Synergy, all of which were developed in Ivry-sur-Seine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Arthur Van Clap and Ivan Marchand, President (from Left to Right) Business Gamevestor Secures Funding to Create and Launch Crowd Investment Platform for Games With €1 million in fresh capital, Gamevestor plans to launch its crowd investment platform for games in early 2026. An interview with founders Ivan Marchand and Arthur Van Clap about the platform, how it differs from crowdfunding, and their long-term goals including an expansion to the US. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read The University for Further Education Krems is closing the doors of their Center for Applied Game Studies. Center Lead Natalie Denk is looking to save projects like FROG otherwise. (Walter Skokanitsch / Denk) Business Europe’s Oldest Game Studies Course Is Getting Closed The University for Further Education Krems in Austria is ending the oldest game studies course in Europe and closing its Center for Applied Game Studies. This marks the loss of two of the oldest institutions in European Game Studies. Former Center Head Natalie Denk however has plans. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Business The AI Tax: How Silicon Scarcity is Colliding with the ‘GTA 6’ Super Cycle In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. GamesMarkt is republishing the update with his consent. This time's topic: The impact of the AI boom on console pricing (options) and what this could mean for game development and publishing. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown © Bandai Namco Products Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches Seven Million Copies Sold Seven years after the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment is celebrating seven million sales of the game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Davy X Jones © Parasight Products Davy X Jones Arrrr?! In Davy x Jones, a pirate action-adventure game that's a little different, players control two halves of the legendary pirate. Davy (Head) commands the skies aboard a whale battleship in the roguelite Sky Hunts, while Jones (Body) engages in first-person combat across the shattered isles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Witchfire © The Astronauts Products Witchfire Since its release in Early Access in September 2023, Witchfire by The Astronauts has sold over 500,000 copies. Just how good is this dark fantasy RPG shooter, and how has the game evolved recently? By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Christian Teichmann, CEO BPI, and Philipp Gerbert, VEP TUM Venture Labs | Picture by BPI Business Burda and UnternehmerTUM Launch European Gaming Incubation Initiative The German media company Burda has launched BurdaGP (Gaming Programme) through its subsidiary Burda Principal Investments and in collaboration with UnternehmerTUM. Together, they aim to support gaming start-ups in their early stages, also with a view to Burda's future business portfolio. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown © Bandai Namco Products Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches Seven Million Copies Sold Seven years after the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment is celebrating seven million sales of the game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Focus Home Interactive (nor Pullup) acquired the studio in February 2022 © Focus / Pullup Business Pullup Entertainment Closes Leikir Studio Pullup Entertainment has announced the closure of Leikir Studio. The French studio's most recent projects were Rogue Lords, Metal Slug Tactics and Synergy, all of which were developed in Ivry-sur-Seine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Arthur Van Clap and Ivan Marchand, President (from Left to Right) Business Gamevestor Secures Funding to Create and Launch Crowd Investment Platform for Games With €1 million in fresh capital, Gamevestor plans to launch its crowd investment platform for games in early 2026. An interview with founders Ivan Marchand and Arthur Van Clap about the platform, how it differs from crowdfunding, and their long-term goals including an expansion to the US. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
The University for Further Education Krems is closing the doors of their Center for Applied Game Studies. Center Lead Natalie Denk is looking to save projects like FROG otherwise. (Walter Skokanitsch / Denk) Business Europe’s Oldest Game Studies Course Is Getting Closed The University for Further Education Krems in Austria is ending the oldest game studies course in Europe and closing its Center for Applied Game Studies. This marks the loss of two of the oldest institutions in European Game Studies. Former Center Head Natalie Denk however has plans. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business The AI Tax: How Silicon Scarcity is Colliding with the ‘GTA 6’ Super Cycle In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. GamesMarkt is republishing the update with his consent. This time's topic: The impact of the AI boom on console pricing (options) and what this could mean for game development and publishing. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
