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 Andreas Speer and Adrian Goersch (Picture: Black Forest Games) Business MBO: Black Forest Games Splits From THQ Nordic and Co-Founds Third Signal THQ Nordic and Black Forest Games have reorganised. Following a management buyout of Black Forest Games, the two companies will continue working together on joint projects. Black Forest is also founding a new, independent studio group called Third Signal in partnership with Third Signal Ventures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Embracer Group CEO Phil Roger (Picture by Embracer) Business Embracer Group Cautiously Optimistic Following Interim Report for First Half of Its Fiscal Year The Embracer Group is starting optimistic in the second half of its financial year, as its Interim Q2 report is ahead of plans. The focus looking ahead is on Titan Quest II, which has sold 500K units in Early Access, as well as the February releases Metro 2039 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Elena Grigorian, Chief Executive Officer of My.Games Business Management Buy-Out: Elena Grigorian and Denis Savuta Acquire My.Games The long-standing owner of My.Games, Alexander Chachava, is divesting his shares and selling the games publisher to CEO Elena Grigorian and COO Denis Savuta. They are receiving financial backing from Georgy Nurislamov, a private investor based in the United Arab Emirates. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Andreas Speer and Adrian Goersch (Picture: Black Forest Games) Business MBO: Black Forest Games Splits From THQ Nordic and Co-Founds Third Signal THQ Nordic and Black Forest Games have reorganised. Following a management buyout of Black Forest Games, the two companies will continue working together on joint projects. Black Forest is also founding a new, independent studio group called Third Signal in partnership with Third Signal Ventures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Embracer Group CEO Phil Roger (Picture by Embracer) Business Embracer Group Cautiously Optimistic Following Interim Report for First Half of Its Fiscal Year The Embracer Group is starting optimistic in the second half of its financial year, as its Interim Q2 report is ahead of plans. The focus looking ahead is on Titan Quest II, which has sold 500K units in Early Access, as well as the February releases Metro 2039 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time © Nintendo Products The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Had the Highest Launch Sales of Any Switch 2 Game to Date With sales of 5.2 million units in just four days, the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time achieved the best sales start of any Nintendo Switch 2 game, both in Europe and worldwide. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Warhammer Survivors © Poncle, Auroch Digital, Games Workshop Products Warhammer Survivors In Warhammer Survivors, a roguelite survivors game, players take on the roles of characters from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar universes. They collect and evolve weapons and destroy endless swarms of enemies. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Siege of Castle Doom © Dotemu, Tribute Games, Marvel Games Products Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Siege of Castle Doom Over 1.5 million players have already enjoyed Marvel Cosmic Invasion from Tribute Games and Dotemu. With the release of the second DLC, The Siege of Castle Doom, this figure is set to increase. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 10 Nov 26: MBO at My.Games, IGF Jury, Games Ground, Deviant Legal, Swiss Game Awards, HFF Besides new owners at My.Games and the final numbers on Games Ground, today’s news focused primarily on the topic of AI. Deviant Legal has published a first-aid guide for when your own game is cloned using AI, and some members of the IGF jury do not wish to vote for games that use generative AI. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
Andreas Speer and Adrian Goersch (Picture: Black Forest Games) Business MBO: Black Forest Games Splits From THQ Nordic and Co-Founds Third Signal THQ Nordic and Black Forest Games have reorganised. Following a management buyout of Black Forest Games, the two companies will continue working together on joint projects. Black Forest is also founding a new, independent studio group called Third Signal in partnership with Third Signal Ventures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Embracer Group CEO Phil Roger (Picture by Embracer) Business Embracer Group Cautiously Optimistic Following Interim Report for First Half of Its Fiscal Year The Embracer Group is starting optimistic in the second half of its financial year, as its Interim Q2 report is ahead of plans. The focus looking ahead is on Titan Quest II, which has sold 500K units in Early Access, as well as the February releases Metro 2039 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Elena Grigorian, Chief Executive Officer of My.Games Business Management Buy-Out: Elena Grigorian and Denis Savuta Acquire My.Games The long-standing owner of My.Games, Alexander Chachava, is divesting his shares and selling the games publisher to CEO Elena Grigorian and COO Denis Savuta. They are receiving financial backing from Georgy Nurislamov, a private investor based in the United Arab Emirates. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Andreas Speer and Adrian Goersch (Picture: Black Forest Games) Business MBO: Black Forest Games Splits From THQ Nordic and Co-Founds Third Signal THQ Nordic and Black Forest Games have reorganised. Following a management buyout of Black Forest Games, the two companies will continue working together on joint projects. Black Forest is also founding a new, independent studio group called Third Signal in partnership with Third Signal Ventures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Embracer Group CEO Phil Roger (Picture by Embracer) Business Embracer Group Cautiously Optimistic Following Interim Report for First Half of Its Fiscal Year The Embracer Group is starting optimistic in the second half of its financial year, as its Interim Q2 report is ahead of plans. The focus looking ahead is on Titan Quest II, which has sold 500K units in Early Access, as well as the February releases Metro 2039 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time © Nintendo Products The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Had the Highest Launch Sales of Any Switch 2 Game to Date With sales of 5.2 million units in just four days, the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time achieved the best sales start of any Nintendo Switch 2 game, both in Europe and worldwide. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Warhammer Survivors © Poncle, Auroch Digital, Games Workshop Products Warhammer Survivors In Warhammer Survivors, a roguelite survivors game, players take on the roles of characters from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar universes. They collect and evolve weapons and destroy endless swarms of enemies. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Siege of Castle Doom © Dotemu, Tribute Games, Marvel Games Products Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Siege of Castle Doom Over 1.5 million players have already enjoyed Marvel Cosmic Invasion from Tribute Games and Dotemu. With the release of the second DLC, The Siege of Castle Doom, this figure is set to increase. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 10 Nov 26: MBO at My.Games, IGF Jury, Games Ground, Deviant Legal, Swiss Game Awards, HFF Besides new owners at My.Games and the final numbers on Games Ground, today’s news focused primarily on the topic of AI. Deviant Legal has published a first-aid guide for when your own game is cloned using AI, and some members of the IGF jury do not wish to vote for games that use generative AI. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
