Xsolla has announced a programme of events and activations to take place across the United Kingdom from 10 to 22 January 2026. This schedule demonstrates Xsolla's continued dedication to the UK and European gaming communities. @xsolla.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/xsolla-is-pl...

Rovio and Sega announced a strategic evolution in the management of its globally Angry Birds brand licensing. The brand's worldwide licensing activities will now be unified under Sega's transmedia licensing operations. @sega-west.bsky.social @rovio.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/angry-birds-...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Winfried Diekmann, Managing Director Aerosoft, to find out. @aerosoft.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/winfried-die...

Short before MAG-C, not only is the program set, but also the participants of the Indie Area, which is sponsored by @byterockers.games and includes some of Germanys top indies like @pipapogames.bsky.social @kaleidoscube.bsky.social or @toukana.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/mag-c-finali...

The EWCF has opened the application process for National Team Partners for the 2026 Esports Nations Cup. To support the growth of nation-based esports, the EWCF is establishing the ENC Development Fund, committing a minimum of $20m each year. www.gamesmarket.global/esports-nati...

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft's Xbox this year, a number of major games are set to be released. Three of these will be presented in more detail in the next Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation. @xbox.com www.gamesmarket.global/xbox-develop...

With toys, game apps and clothing specifically for infants and toddlers, Nintendo of America launches its new My Mario line. For now only available in Nintendo stores in the US, a release in Nintendo of Europe territories come 19 February is already announced. www.gamesmarket.global/nintendo-ann...

At least one nomination for a DICE Award goes to a studio from GSA: Okomotive is nominated for Herdling in the Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition category. We are keeping our fingers crossed for all nominees. www.gamesmarket.global/swiss-herdli...

As part of an exemplary honor for democratic engagement, @playinghistory.bsky.social is receiving the Theodor Heuss Medal 2026 from Theodor Heuss Stiftung. The ceremony will be held in April in Stuttgart. www.gamesmarket.global/playing-hist...

Heroes of Science and Fiction – this game couldn't have been given a better name! The strategy game from Czech developer @oxymorongames.bsky.social Games is clearly inspired by Heroes of Might & Magic III, but transports the whole thing into a sci-fi setting. www.gamesmarket.global/heroes-of-sc...

In today's update, Zoran Roso changes the format: instead of commenting on current market developments himself, the expert interviews Yves Le Yaouanq, CCO Focus Entertainment. We are republishing the update with Zoran's permission on gamesmarket.global. www.gamesmarket.global/in-conversat...

From 26 Jan to 1 Feb, the @globalgamejam.bsky.social will be held all over the world, this time reaching the lifetime milestone of 500,000 participants. 47 locations all over Austria, Switzerland and Germany are already registered, more are expected to follow. www.gamesmarket.global/47-locations...

Right at the start of the year, Hooded Horse, a publisher specialising in strategy games, signed two new titles. These are Bosslords from RocketMoose Studios in Sweden and Architect of Ruin from Dead Money LLC in Las Vegas. @hoodedhorse.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/hooded-horse...

Sebastian Beiler has become Head of PR & Marketing for Nice-based French studio @wolcen-studio.com after 18 months as Lead PR for the studio. www.gamesmarket.global/sebastian-be...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Robert Kaiser, CEO rokaplay, to find out. www.gamesmarket.global/robert-kaise...

The German Computer Game Award 2026 (Deutscher Computerspielpreis, DCP) will be presented on 29 April at the Residenz in Munich. Publishers and developers can submit games for the award until 23 January 2026. @derdcp.bsky.social @gameverband.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/deutscher-co...

Dextro Energy becomes the newest partner of the @esportsplayerf1.bsky.social. Apart from product sponsoring, so-called Dextro Athletes within the epf are planned to combine esports with traditional sports. www.gamesmarket.global/dextro-energ...

There are very few rally games around, apart from arcade or retro titles. However, @505games.com has now filled this gap by launching Assetto Corsa Rally in Early Access. It is the best rally game to hit the market in recent years. @acassettocorsa.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/assetto-cors...

At CES 2026, HP announced that HyperX and Omen would be brought together under the HyperX gaming umbrella brand to provide a "holistic, end-to-end gaming experience". @hyperxgaming.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/hp-fuses-gam...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon, to find out. www.gamesmarket.global/julia-pfiffe...

#Exclusive: What the Games Industry Can Do About Extremism in Gaming A new German study charts influences of rightwing extremism in online games. Study author Dr Linda Schlegel lays out the results for us in English and offers recommendations for the games industry. @prif.org @modus-zad.bsky.social

Factory-C is strengthening the Home of Indies team. Tom Achsel joined as Event Communications Manager at the beginning of the year, helping to drive continued growth of the project. www.gamesmarket.global/tom-achsel-j...

riprip: Artful Engines and Witty Episodic Content From Indie to AAA – Every issue, we portray one studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: @ripripworld.bsky.social from Kassel. www.gamesmarket.global/riprip-artfu...

The Esports Nations Cup aims to bring national pride to the global esports arena on an ongoing basis. Sixteen games and a multi-layered qualification process have been confirmed for the inaugural global esports event. www.gamesmarket.global/competition-...

The 2021-2027 mid-term report of Creative Europe Media shows that a third of EU-funded games reach a form of commercial release. The EU Commission also notes that games funding demand "largely exceeds current budget envelopes". www.gamesmarket.global/33-of-eu-fun...

The factory automation genre is getting a major addition with @starrupture-game.com. Creepy Jar's game not only offers logistical and production line challenges, but also focuses on co-op, exploration, survival and combat on an alien planet @creepyjar.com. www.gamesmarket.global/starrupture/

GOG goes independent: Michał Kiciński, co-founder of both @gog.com and @cdprojektred.com, has fully bought GOG out of GDPR. www.gamesmarket.global/cd-projekt-r...

2025 changed everything for us. And yet our MBO in summer was only the beginning. The foundation for new growth in 2026 has been laid, and the first projects beyond GamesMarkt are in the works. We are looking forward to an exciting 2026 with you by our side 💚 www.gamesmarket.global/a-year-of-gr...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Lars Janssen, CEO Deck13 Interactive, to find out. @deck13interactive.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/lars-janssen...

Starting February 2026, dev @distantmeadows.bsky.social is teaching Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) in Nuremberg. A weekly free, hybrid workshop is planned, aiming for an event in July. Assisted by @gamesbavaria.bsky.social, the team is looking for sponsors. www.gamesmarket.global/distant-mead...

Transport Fever 3 is the most ambitious project yet from Swiss studio Urban Games - with a budget of almost $25 million. In this interview, Basil Weber, Founder and CEO of Urban Games, discusses their magnum opus to date. www.gamesmarket.global/urban-games-...

Berlin-based studio Stratosphere Games has received another grant from the federal government's video game funding programme. The company will receive around €400,000. www.gamesmarket.global/stratosphere...

After six years of development and two delays - it was originally scheduled for release in 2023 - Skate Story by Sam Eng and Devolver Digital has finally been released. The game is an extraordinary, surreal, psychedelic skateboarding experience like no other. www.gamesmarket.global/skate-story/

Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn and responsible for the Battlefield franchise at Electronic Arts, among other IPs, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles. The accident has caused sadness throughout the industry. www.gamesmarket.global/fps-star-dev...

Market researchers at Quantic Foundry examined gamers' attitudes towards Generative AI in video games. The results are clear: most gamers are negative about the use of Gen AI in video games. www.gamesmarket.global/quantic-foun...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Jan Theysen, Owner, Co-founder and Co-CEO of King Art Games, to find out. @plaion.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/jan-theysen-...

The Biggest 2025 Games Events in Germany, Austria and Switzerland 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇭 We collected all official visitor numbers and visualised them. Find the full list as well as all graphics here. Feel free to share them! www.gamesmarket.global/the-biggest-...

The tiny Swiss publisher Metaroot landed a major hit with The Farmer Was Replaced, developed by solo developer Timon Herzog. A postmortem about an underserved niche and the importance of communication and information sharing. @metaroot.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/metaroot-how...

Battlefield 6 is not only the most played new game of the year but also the best-selling title, according to estimated data from Alinea Analytics. The second most-played game is also from Electronic Arts, but not EA Sports FC 26. www.gamesmarket.global/alinea-battl...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was disqualified from the Indie Game Awards 2025 in both categories for using generative AI in the development process. Blue Prince by Dogubomb and Raw Fury is the new Game of the Year. www.gamesmarket.global/indie-game-a...

Noodle Cat Games wants to shake up the cooperative action-adventure game landscape with its debut title, Cloudheim, and it's already doing a surprising number of things right. @noodlecatgames.com www.gamesmarket.global/cloudheim/

We may have won our national game award this week 🥰 Thank you so much, dear jury! ❤❤❤

If you are a GamesMarket subscriber, you can read an interview about us, our backstory and our intentions with Horses of Hoofprint Bay! 💚🐎

Tickets for the first Serious Play Conference Europe 2026 are available at the super early bird rate until the end of the year, and the call for speakers is open until February 1. The European offshoot will take place on June 18 and 19 in Mainz. www.gamesmarket.global/serious-play...

The winners of the Swiss Game Awards 2025 were announced on 18 December. The award for Best Entertainment Game went to Herdling by Okomotive. @sgdach.bsky.social @okomotive.ch www.gamesmarket.global/swiss-games-...

The winners of the 2025 Indie Game Awards (IGAs) have been announced. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Peak, with two awards each, were among the winners, as was a game from GSA. @indiegameawards.gg @timeflies.buzz www.gamesmarket.global/indie-game-a...

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Lybee Park, CEO of Pearl Abyss Europe, to find out. www.gamesmarket.global/lybee-park-o...

Simon the Sorcerer Origins, launched by @iningames.bsky.social at the end of October, marks the return of the iconic brand. We spoke to Label Director Ronald Kaulbach about how the game has been received, how well it has sold, and what their future plans are. www.gamesmarket.global/ronald-kaulb...

The nordmedia Award Committee approved funding of around €4.2 million for 2025 in the third funding round, with the majority going to film and TV productions. Four gaming projects are set to receive almost €150,000 in funding. www.gamesmarket.global/nordmedia-is...

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has divested Limbic Entertainment, a German studio that had been part of the company since 2022. The buyer is an unnamed private investor specializing in video games. www.gamesmarket.global/bandai-namco...