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 JD.com’s headquarters in Beijing (Photo: JD.com) Business JD.com and Ceconomy Complete Takeover Following Brussels’ recent approval, JD.com and Ceconomy have completed the planned takeover on 12 November. Together, they aim to build Europe’s next-generation consumer electronics platform. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Beyond the Wishlist: Why Top-Line Demand Can’t Save an Unprepared Launch In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why booming pre-launch demand frequently lulls stakeholders into a false sense of security. He also sets out three strategic pillars for a successful product launch. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read (Picture by GIC) Business G+ Meeting Place for Poland’s Games Industry The Game Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors and confirmed its position as a key meeting place for the Central and Eastern European games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 13 Nov 26: German Industry Revenue, GDC Report, Wishlist Analysis, Deck13, id Software, Drawquarium Revenue figures from German games companies, the completion of JD.com’s takeover of MediaMarkt and Saturn, the GDC State of the Industry Report, and Geoff Keighley’s coup with Disney Plus are just some of the day’s many news stories. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read Johannes Steiniger, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy © Tobias Koch Insights Monitoring Report 2026: Fewer Games Companies and Employees in Germany The German games industry remains one of the smallest sub-sectors within the cultural and creative industries, according to the 'Monitoring Report 2026' by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Although turnover grew slightly, the number of employees and companies fell. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Insights G+ GDC Report: Deep Dive Into Platforms, Engines, Job Insecurity and the Controversial Topic AI For the second time this year, the GDC has published its ‘State of the Games Industry’ report, which reveals a shift in key issues. Whilst the employment situation remains dire, interest in trade unions is waning, as are reservations about AI. At least to some extent. By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read Drawquarium © byKaleb, rokaplay After Going Viral, Cozy Game Drawquarium Releases Today Drawquarium, developed by Berlin-based solo developer Kaleb Lechowski (byKaleb) and published by German indie publisher rokaplay, went viral a few weeks ago. It is being released today and was added to over 200,000 wishlists. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read JD.com’s headquarters in Beijing (Photo: JD.com) Business JD.com and Ceconomy Complete Takeover Following Brussels’ recent approval, JD.com and Ceconomy have completed the planned takeover on 12 November. Together, they aim to build Europe’s next-generation consumer electronics platform. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Prof. Dr. mult. Rudolf Thomas Inderst © Inderst Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #42 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include an examination of why war is rarely portrayed as genuine horror in video games, and an exploration of the political, cultural and social significance of play. By Rudolf Inderst • 7 min read
JD.com’s headquarters in Beijing (Photo: JD.com) Business JD.com and Ceconomy Complete Takeover Following Brussels’ recent approval, JD.com and Ceconomy have completed the planned takeover on 12 November. Together, they aim to build Europe’s next-generation consumer electronics platform. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Beyond the Wishlist: Why Top-Line Demand Can’t Save an Unprepared Launch In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why booming pre-launch demand frequently lulls stakeholders into a false sense of security. He also sets out three strategic pillars for a successful product launch. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
(Picture by GIC) Business G+ Meeting Place for Poland’s Games Industry The Game Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors and confirmed its position as a key meeting place for the Central and Eastern European games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 13 Nov 26: German Industry Revenue, GDC Report, Wishlist Analysis, Deck13, id Software, Drawquarium Revenue figures from German games companies, the completion of JD.com’s takeover of MediaMarkt and Saturn, the GDC State of the Industry Report, and Geoff Keighley’s coup with Disney Plus are just some of the day’s many news stories. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
Johannes Steiniger, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy © Tobias Koch Insights Monitoring Report 2026: Fewer Games Companies and Employees in Germany The German games industry remains one of the smallest sub-sectors within the cultural and creative industries, according to the 'Monitoring Report 2026' by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Although turnover grew slightly, the number of employees and companies fell. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Insights G+ GDC Report: Deep Dive Into Platforms, Engines, Job Insecurity and the Controversial Topic AI For the second time this year, the GDC has published its ‘State of the Games Industry’ report, which reveals a shift in key issues. Whilst the employment situation remains dire, interest in trade unions is waning, as are reservations about AI. At least to some extent. By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read
Drawquarium © byKaleb, rokaplay After Going Viral, Cozy Game Drawquarium Releases Today Drawquarium, developed by Berlin-based solo developer Kaleb Lechowski (byKaleb) and published by German indie publisher rokaplay, went viral a few weeks ago. It is being released today and was added to over 200,000 wishlists. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
JD.com’s headquarters in Beijing (Photo: JD.com) Business JD.com and Ceconomy Complete Takeover Following Brussels’ recent approval, JD.com and Ceconomy have completed the planned takeover on 12 November. Together, they aim to build Europe’s next-generation consumer electronics platform. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Prof. Dr. mult. Rudolf Thomas Inderst © Inderst Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #42 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include an examination of why war is rarely portrayed as genuine horror in video games, and an exploration of the political, cultural and social significance of play. By Rudolf Inderst • 7 min read
