Marcel Kleffmann
Previews

Assassin's Creed Shadows

Since its first release in 2007, the Assassin's Creed series has sold over 200 million copies worldwide. It is Ubisoft's flagship brand and has evolved from a stealth action-adventure to an action role-playing game with huge game worlds. Now it's time for the next major game in the franchise, which combines both stealth action and action RPG.

13. März 2025 11:04

Previews

Monster Hunter Wilds

At the end of February 2025, Capcom will release the follow-up to its two most successful games to date: Monster Hunter Wilds is already casting such a shadow that Sega has brought forward the release of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii by a week to avoid the Monster Hunters.

26. Februar 2025 08:36

Business

"Tea Makes Games" and the Appeal of Experimental Games

Last year, "tea makes games", a student from Trier, Germany, released her first commercial game, The Elision Effect. GamesMarkt spoke to her about the challenges, inspiration and making experimental games.

07. Februar 2025 15:18

Business

How the Journey From Typhoon Studios to Raccoon Logic Came to Be

Raccoon Logic has a pretty wild history, as the studio was founded by many members of the former Typhoon Studios, which merged with Stadia Games & Entertainment in 2019 and shut down after Google decided to stop all things gaming. We spoke to Creative Director and Co-Founder Alex Hutchinson about this wild ride.

07. Februar 2025 13:43

Publishing

Alex Hutchinson: "Humour Is so Unfortunately Rare in Games"

Humour played an important role in Journey to the Savage Planet. In Revenge of the Savage Planet, Alex Hutchinson, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Raccoon Logic, attempts to improve on the first game in every way, but once again with a great sense of humour.

07. Februar 2025 13:27

Business

Red Hook on Darkest Dungeon II, Long Time Support Strategies and the Takeover by Behaviour

Last week, Darkest Dungeon II received two expansions: the Kingdoms mode and the Inhuman Bondage DLC. We spoke to Red Hook Studios about the new free mode, the strategic integration of the DLC, and the impact of the takeover by Behaviour Interactive.

07. Februar 2025 12:36

Business

Feneq: How a Two-Man Team Wants to Shake up the RTS Genre

With the courage to create a game in the supposedly dead RTS genre and combine it with contemporary roguelike and deck-building mechanics, feneq released Rogue Command in November 2024. For the two-person team, this has been a journey of over five years. They are fully behind the concept, and so is their community.

07. Februar 2025 10:49

Publishing

Xbox Takes Forza Horizon 5 to PlayStation 5

Xbox is bringing another PC and Xbox exclusive to PlayStation 5, and this time it's a real heavyweight. Forza Horizon 5 will be released on Sony's console in spring 2025.

31. Januar 2025 12:07

Business

More Than 35,000 Jammers Joined the 2025 Global Game Jam

The 2025 Global Game Jam has been a huge success. More than 35,000 jammers created over 12,000 games during the Jam, 20% more than last year. Across Europe, more than 13,000 jammers participated.

31. Januar 2025 11:29

Business

Michael Metzger: "The Games as a Service Market Is Evolving in Response to Market Saturation"

Following the release of the Drake Star Global Gaming Report 2024, Michael Metzger, Managing Partner, provides further insight into expectations for this year, and also discusses the situation at Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, as well as Crypto Gaming and the current Games as a Service market.

31. Januar 2025 08:00