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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 32m

KPIT Technologies has announced the acquisition of N-Dream's AirConsole in-car gaming platform. AirConsole is used by BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche. @KPIT

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 1h

@gamesmellow.bsky.social alias Mel Taylor from Cologne has found a publisher for psychological indie game Blueberry: @hiddentrap.com from Spain, the publishers of Tiny Lands 2.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 18h

Swiss automation game The Farmer Was Replaced by solo dev Timon Herzog and indie publisher @metaroot.bsky.social combines meditative automated farming with hardcore Python-like coding. What sounds unintuitive has become a great success.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 19h

On 21 and 22 October in Istanbul, mobile gaming experts meet for Mobidictum conference in Istanbul. The full program and speaker lineup are online now.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 19h

VaultN, a digital distribution platform, has partnered with Take-Two Interactive Software to enhance the publisher's management and distribution of games through third-party channels. @taketwointeractive.bsky.social

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 19h

The current round of the Gaming Aid Scholarship is open for submissions. Young talents who need financial help for their Bachelor's or Master's degree in a game programme can submit their application and get up to 800 euros monthly for their studies.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 23h

Electronic Arts' new football game naturally debuts at number one in the German September 2025 games charts, but another publisher is also making its mark at the top of the rankings. Take-Two Interactive has five games in the top ten. @gameverband.bsky.social

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 1d

Deck13 Spotlight and Wobble Ghost have released Spindle for PC and Switch. This old-school action-adventure game explores the many ways we deal with death. And yes, there is a pig companion. @deck13interactive.bsky.social @spindlegame.bsky.social

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 1d

CloverPit, an indie game by Panik Arcade and @futurefriendsgames.com, went up against Hades II and, EA Sports FC 26. It exceeded the publisher's best-case sales predictions by achieving over 750,000 sales. We spoke to CEO Thomas Reisenegger about this success.

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 1d

Vienna event agency MICE and Men are organising Game City Vienna since 2007. In our interview at Game City 2025, managing partners Milena Riedel and Tarek Sharif talk about the fair’s success, their plans for the future and the Austrian event landscape.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 1d

With over 87,000 people, Game City Vienna 2025 has broken last year's record by about 2,000. The event is organised by WIENXTRA, MICE and Men and the City of Vienna. Main partner was MediaMarktSaturn.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 1d

For their coming accelerator program, the new Scottish Game Developers Association has revealed their first mentors, among them @spellgardengames.com Kathrin Radtke. Interested mentees can register until 15 October.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 1d

At the Red Bull Tetris finale yesterday at Game City Vienna, veterinarian Florian Schriebl won the Austrian finals. He'll be competing at the Dubai world finale in December against 55 other finalists from all over the world.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 2d

Hades 2, Megabonk, CloverPit, Rotwood, and Abyssus demonstrate the variety of roguelites, to name but a few. Dotemu also proves with Absolum that this extremely popular concept works brilliantly with arcade-style brawling action.

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 5d

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 3d

#GameCity Vienna is in full swing, and #FROG - Future and Reality of Gaming starts out today as well in the Council Hall. Austria's biggest gaming event runs until tomorrow evening, with research talks, cosplay parades and everything in between.

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 4d

At GG Bavaria 2025, Paul Nguyen, a solo developer and game music composer, presented his current hobby project in an impromptu performance. Headup discovered the project there and signed it up. It's a local Munich indie success story. @headup.bsky.social

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 4d

HandyGames and CrazyBunch will release the tattoo shop management game, Tattoo Tycoon, in October 2025. The project has received almost €300,000 of federal funding. @handy-games.com

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 4d

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter of games research association DiGRA GSA is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. This week with Hunger, the canceled Ubisoft civil war game and more. @gamestudies.bsky.social
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 4d

Sacred 2 Remaster, which was announced at the THQ Nordic Showcase 2025, now has a release date. This updated version of the action role-playing game is set to launch on PC and consoles in November. @thqnordic.com

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 5d

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 5d

The new game from @aesirinteractive.bsky.social was originally intended for release as a Windstorm game. Now, Aesir, NightinGames and the game's publisher, Mindscape, have agreed with Alias Entertainment to remove the Windstorm brand from the game.

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 5d

Hooded Horse, Ubisoft and Unfrozen have postponed the Early Access launch of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era until 2026. However, fans can still try out a demo before Early Access, which is an increasingly popular strategy. @hoodedhorse.bsky.social

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 5d

Lisa Kneidl has taken up a new position as in-house PR manager at Larian Studios, after spending more than seven years at British video games agency ICO. @lisaorgana.bsky.social @larianstudios.com @icopartners.com

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 5d

In light of the DrakeStar Global Gaming Report Q3 2025, Michael Metzger, Managing Partner, offers additional insights into the EA takeover and its implications for the games industry, investment sectors, growing market segments, and the stock market.

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