Megagon Industries: With Funding to Self-Publishing and Over 500,000 Players on the Slopes Marcel Kleffmann February 06, 2025 – 7 min read Share this post Megagon Industries team photo in 2024 © Megagon Industries Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO © BXDXO People Freyja Melhorn on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read BIG X BWI © Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI Esports BIG and BWI Extend Joint Partnership Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI, the digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), are extending their partnership for a second time. Going forward, they will also be deepening synergies in employer branding and community activation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Dredge's developers have founded Saltworks Entertainment (Black Salt Games/octopus logo: Saltworks) Business Dredge Devs Black Salt Games Enter Publishing As Saltworks Entertainment With a new publishing umbrella company called Saltworks Entertainment, Dredge developer Black Salt Games enters publishing. Another new dev sister, Team Trifold, has been founded as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (Picture: Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko) Politics EU Kids Act: Reactions and Analyses Following the VGE and Bavaria’s Digital Minister Mehring, other stakeholders including the EGDF, Osborne Clarke and Digitaleurope have spoken out on the European Commission’s proposal for the EU Kids Act. One thing is clear: the details are crucial and they still need to be worked out. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO © BXDXO People Freyja Melhorn on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read BIG X BWI © Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI Esports BIG and BWI Extend Joint Partnership Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI, the digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), are extending their partnership for a second time. Going forward, they will also be deepening synergies in employer branding and community activation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Dredge's developers have founded Saltworks Entertainment (Black Salt Games/octopus logo: Saltworks) Business Dredge Devs Black Salt Games Enter Publishing As Saltworks Entertainment With a new publishing umbrella company called Saltworks Entertainment, Dredge developer Black Salt Games enters publishing. Another new dev sister, Team Trifold, has been founded as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #34 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Zelda, DLSS 5, TTRPGs and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read Nivalis Nights © Ion Lands and 505 Games Products Nivalis Nights Is on One Million Wishlists With over a week to go until its release, Ion Lands and 505 Games' Nivalis Nights has already been added to over one million Steam wishlists. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO © BXDXO People Freyja Melhorn on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
BIG X BWI © Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI Esports BIG and BWI Extend Joint Partnership Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI, the digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), are extending their partnership for a second time. Going forward, they will also be deepening synergies in employer branding and community activation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dredge's developers have founded Saltworks Entertainment (Black Salt Games/octopus logo: Saltworks) Business Dredge Devs Black Salt Games Enter Publishing As Saltworks Entertainment With a new publishing umbrella company called Saltworks Entertainment, Dredge developer Black Salt Games enters publishing. Another new dev sister, Team Trifold, has been founded as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Picture: Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko) Politics EU Kids Act: Reactions and Analyses Following the VGE and Bavaria’s Digital Minister Mehring, other stakeholders including the EGDF, Osborne Clarke and Digitaleurope have spoken out on the European Commission’s proposal for the EU Kids Act. One thing is clear: the details are crucial and they still need to be worked out. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO © BXDXO People Freyja Melhorn on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications BXDXO (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
BIG X BWI © Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI Esports BIG and BWI Extend Joint Partnership Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and BWI, the digitalisation partner of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), are extending their partnership for a second time. Going forward, they will also be deepening synergies in employer branding and community activation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dredge's developers have founded Saltworks Entertainment (Black Salt Games/octopus logo: Saltworks) Business Dredge Devs Black Salt Games Enter Publishing As Saltworks Entertainment With a new publishing umbrella company called Saltworks Entertainment, Dredge developer Black Salt Games enters publishing. Another new dev sister, Team Trifold, has been founded as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #34 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Zelda, DLSS 5, TTRPGs and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
Nivalis Nights © Ion Lands and 505 Games Products Nivalis Nights Is on One Million Wishlists With over a week to go until its release, Ion Lands and 505 Games' Nivalis Nights has already been added to over one million Steam wishlists. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
