Axel Torvenius and Jens Andersson: "MachineGames Stands for the Cinematic, the Story First Approach" Pascal Wagner November 20, 2024 – 6 min read Share this post Jens Andersson (left) and Axel Torvenius from MachineGames in interview with GamesMarkt. © GamesMarkt, Pascal Wagner Business What Halo Studios’ Restructuring Signals About AAA Economics and Xbox Strategy In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso uses Halo Studios as an example to analyse how the lethal combination of technical debt, corporate vendor tenure limits, and monolithic organizational design forced one of gaming’s most iconic IPs to completely pivot its operational playbook. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read According to Circana, the best-selling game in the US in August was: NBA 2K27 (Picture: Take-Two Interactive) Business US Video Games Market Remains Below Last Year’s Levels in August At US$4.26 billion, the US market saw a 9 per cent year-on-year decline in sales volume in August. This time, the drop in turnover is primarily attributable to software. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Paramount and Di Bonaventura Producing a Cyberpunk Movie Paramount Pictures is working with CD Projekt Red on a live-action adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077, according to the US magazine Deadline. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is on board as a producer. A report to this effect on Deadline was confirmed on X by CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Tabletop Magic: The Gathering Reveals First Marvel Set With Original Story for 2027 Marvel Darkhold Destiny will not only be the first Universes Beyond (UB) set for Magic: The Gathering in 2027, it will also be the first Marvel and UB set with an original story written just for the trading card game. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products Record-Breaking Steam Event Builds Excitement For Finnish Games Week A week before several in-person events take place in Finland as part of Finnish Games Week, the official Steam event has begun. Over 360 games from Finland are taking part. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products Artex Enters the Friendslop Genre with American Cooking Simulator, Out Today Shoot to Grill - with American Cooking Simulator, Artex Software is entering the friendslop space. The game has its surprise release on Steam today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom © Blizzard Entertainment Products Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom One of the biggest surprises at BlizzCon 2026 was the announcement and simultaneous release of Warcraft III: Reforged – Forsaken Kingdom, the second expansion for Warcraft III. However, Forsaken Kingdom is not a traditional real-time strategy (RTS) game! By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Tempest Rising: The Veti's Wrath © Slipgate Ironworks, 3D Realms, Saber Interactive, Knights Peak Products Tempest Rising: The Veti's Wrath The Veti have joined the real-time strategy game Tempest Rising as the third playable faction, complete with their own DLC campaign. They are quite different from the Global Defence Force (GDF) and the Tempest Dynasty. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Kate Killick In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Business What Halo Studios’ Restructuring Signals About AAA Economics and Xbox Strategy In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso uses Halo Studios as an example to analyse how the lethal combination of technical debt, corporate vendor tenure limits, and monolithic organizational design forced one of gaming’s most iconic IPs to completely pivot its operational playbook. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
According to Circana, the best-selling game in the US in August was: NBA 2K27 (Picture: Take-Two Interactive) Business US Video Games Market Remains Below Last Year’s Levels in August At US$4.26 billion, the US market saw a 9 per cent year-on-year decline in sales volume in August. This time, the drop in turnover is primarily attributable to software. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Paramount and Di Bonaventura Producing a Cyberpunk Movie Paramount Pictures is working with CD Projekt Red on a live-action adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077, according to the US magazine Deadline. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is on board as a producer. A report to this effect on Deadline was confirmed on X by CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Tabletop Magic: The Gathering Reveals First Marvel Set With Original Story for 2027 Marvel Darkhold Destiny will not only be the first Universes Beyond (UB) set for Magic: The Gathering in 2027, it will also be the first Marvel and UB set with an original story written just for the trading card game. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Record-Breaking Steam Event Builds Excitement For Finnish Games Week A week before several in-person events take place in Finland as part of Finnish Games Week, the official Steam event has begun. Over 360 games from Finland are taking part. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Artex Enters the Friendslop Genre with American Cooking Simulator, Out Today Shoot to Grill - with American Cooking Simulator, Artex Software is entering the friendslop space. The game has its surprise release on Steam today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom © Blizzard Entertainment Products Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom One of the biggest surprises at BlizzCon 2026 was the announcement and simultaneous release of Warcraft III: Reforged – Forsaken Kingdom, the second expansion for Warcraft III. However, Forsaken Kingdom is not a traditional real-time strategy (RTS) game! By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Tempest Rising: The Veti's Wrath © Slipgate Ironworks, 3D Realms, Saber Interactive, Knights Peak Products Tempest Rising: The Veti's Wrath The Veti have joined the real-time strategy game Tempest Rising as the third playable faction, complete with their own DLC campaign. They are quite different from the Global Defence Force (GDF) and the Tempest Dynasty. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Kate Killick In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
