The Games Industry's Perspective on 2025 - Part #5: Products & Distribution Pascal Wagner December 20, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Distribution Channels for Games © GamesMarkt, PP Planet Coaster 2 (c) Frontier Developments Business Frontier Collaborates With Disney on New Video Game Cambridge-based video game developer and publisher Frontier Developments has announced an agreement with Disney to develop and publish a new game drawing on Disney's IP portfolio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Some of the auction lots, including the signed gloves (Games From Ukraine) Business Games From Ukraine Charity Auction Sells Highest Lot Ever: Signed Klitschko Boxing Gloves The annual Games From Ukraine auction for GameDevs Under Bombs brought in €19,000. Of that, the highest single price so far was achieved this year in Cologne: €6,500 for signed Klitschko boxing gloves. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Carsten Fichtelmann, CEO of Daedalic Entertainment GmbH / Patrick Streppel, Founder and CEO, gameXcite GmbH and Chief Product Officer, Jumpgate AB © Daedalic / Jumpgate Business Jumpgate Signs Publishing Agreement With Daedalic for New Strategy Game Jumpgate AB has entered into a publishing agreement with Daedalic Entertainment for the development of a new major strategy game for PC and consoles. The game is based on a well-known IP and is currently known as "Galactic Exploration". By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read (Pexels, Shkrabaanthony) Politics A Closer Look at Game Monetization: What Studios Should Bear in Mind Before the Digital Fairness Act Comes into Force The Digital Fairness Act will likely not stop at ingame monetisation. With the Children Survey done, the European Commission will likely target dark patterns that keep users playing or scrolling longer as well, argues our law expert Sandra Spensberger. What game studios can do right now. By Sandra Spensberger • 3 min read People Giles Derrington Switches from TikTok to Take-Two Just before GTA VI drops, Take-Two gets a new Director for Global Affairs with focus on EU and UK: Giles Derrington, former Head of Public Affairs at TikTok, will be the public head for the GTA publisher in Brussels. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Planet Coaster 2 (c) Frontier Developments Business Frontier Collaborates With Disney on New Video Game Cambridge-based video game developer and publisher Frontier Developments has announced an agreement with Disney to develop and publish a new game drawing on Disney's IP portfolio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (c) Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment Products Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy After two stealth-oriented adventures in the A Plague Tale franchise, Asobo and Focus Entertainment are taking a different approach with Resonance: A Plague Tale: Legacy. This spin-off features more action and puzzles set in a stunning world. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Products tonies and Pokémon Release First Cooperation The tonies GmbH from Düsseldorf and the Pokémon Company have released their first cooperation: A Pikachu-coloured Toniebox 2 as well as four Tonies with Pokémon stories on them. By Pascal Wagner • GamesMarket Daily - 2 September 2026: Jeannine Koch, Louise McMahon, Jumpgate X Daedalic, Gavin Verhey, Dubai, Bonn Game Week and more Jumpgate AB has signed a publishing agreement with Daedalic for a new strategy game, thereby highlighting the importance of federal funding in Germany. In addition, Jeannine Koch is set to become the new Managing Director of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft (Gamecity Hamburg). By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Planet Coaster 2 (c) Frontier Developments Business Frontier Collaborates With Disney on New Video Game Cambridge-based video game developer and publisher Frontier Developments has announced an agreement with Disney to develop and publish a new game drawing on Disney's IP portfolio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Some of the auction lots, including the signed gloves (Games From Ukraine) Business Games From Ukraine Charity Auction Sells Highest Lot Ever: Signed Klitschko Boxing Gloves The annual Games From Ukraine auction for GameDevs Under Bombs brought in €19,000. Of that, the highest single price so far was achieved this year in Cologne: €6,500 for signed Klitschko boxing gloves. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Carsten Fichtelmann, CEO of Daedalic Entertainment GmbH / Patrick Streppel, Founder and CEO, gameXcite GmbH and Chief Product Officer, Jumpgate AB © Daedalic / Jumpgate Business Jumpgate Signs Publishing Agreement With Daedalic for New Strategy Game Jumpgate AB has entered into a publishing agreement with Daedalic Entertainment for the development of a new major strategy game for PC and consoles. The game is based on a well-known IP and is currently known as "Galactic Exploration". By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
(Pexels, Shkrabaanthony) Politics A Closer Look at Game Monetization: What Studios Should Bear in Mind Before the Digital Fairness Act Comes into Force The Digital Fairness Act will likely not stop at ingame monetisation. With the Children Survey done, the European Commission will likely target dark patterns that keep users playing or scrolling longer as well, argues our law expert Sandra Spensberger. What game studios can do right now. By Sandra Spensberger • 3 min read
People Giles Derrington Switches from TikTok to Take-Two Just before GTA VI drops, Take-Two gets a new Director for Global Affairs with focus on EU and UK: Giles Derrington, former Head of Public Affairs at TikTok, will be the public head for the GTA publisher in Brussels. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Planet Coaster 2 (c) Frontier Developments Business Frontier Collaborates With Disney on New Video Game Cambridge-based video game developer and publisher Frontier Developments has announced an agreement with Disney to develop and publish a new game drawing on Disney's IP portfolio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (c) Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment Products Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy After two stealth-oriented adventures in the A Plague Tale franchise, Asobo and Focus Entertainment are taking a different approach with Resonance: A Plague Tale: Legacy. This spin-off features more action and puzzles set in a stunning world. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Products tonies and Pokémon Release First Cooperation The tonies GmbH from Düsseldorf and the Pokémon Company have released their first cooperation: A Pikachu-coloured Toniebox 2 as well as four Tonies with Pokémon stories on them. By Pascal Wagner •
GamesMarket Daily - 2 September 2026: Jeannine Koch, Louise McMahon, Jumpgate X Daedalic, Gavin Verhey, Dubai, Bonn Game Week and more Jumpgate AB has signed a publishing agreement with Daedalic for a new strategy game, thereby highlighting the importance of federal funding in Germany. In addition, Jeannine Koch is set to become the new Managing Director of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft (Gamecity Hamburg). By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
