GIC Strengthens Its Position, Attracts More Exhibitors and Support from Polish Politicians
The Games Industry Conference in Poznań has made further progress in many areas, including setting a new record for the number of exhibitors. The total number of visitors fell compared with last year, though this could be due to various reasons and by no means reflects negatively on the conference.
G+ Interview: The Makings of Reality Fracture
How did Reality Fracture take shape after the last three years of Magic: The Gathering sets experimented heavily with settings and references? We spoke to Meris Mullaley, Roy Graham and Yoni Skolnik of Wizards of the Coast about planeswalkers, problems with Poison mechanics in the future and more.Latest Articles
GamesMarket Daily – 28 Oct 26: GIC, Reality Fracture, Figuya X Konsolenkost, Game-Making Tools, Nacon, Asmodee, Cube Golem
Whilst the GIC organisers look back on a successful event, ticket sales are getting underway elsewhere, such as for the Baltic Games Fest 2027. The day also brought some retail news: Figuya X Konsolenkost is opening in Rosenheim, and idee+spiel is collaborating with Cube Golem.
Cube Golem Becomes TCG Contract Supplier for duo idee+spiel
TCG accessory maker and game seller Cube Golem is the new contract supplier for all things trading cards for duo idee+spiel and its retailers. This will bring trading card sales opportunities to toy, school supplies, model building, and model railroads retailers across Germany.
Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games
Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge.
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G+ SPIEL 2026: The Board Game Industry on the Cusp of Digitalisation
Board and card games are the epitome of the analogue world – and yet they face the very same issues that preoccupy their digital counterparts. At Spiel 2026 in Essen, we asked people from the industry for their views on AI and its convergence with video games.
G+ Researcher Portrait: Nadine Trautzsch
In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people who bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Nadine Trautzsch of IU International University, professor for Game Design and Game Art.People
Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Kim Fóri
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.
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GamesMarket Daily – 28 Oct 26: GIC, Reality Fracture, Figuya X Konsolenkost, Game-Making Tools, Nacon, Asmodee, Cube Golem
Whilst the GIC organisers look back on a successful event, ticket sales are getting underway elsewhere, such as for the Baltic Games Fest 2027. The day also brought some retail news: Figuya X Konsolenkost is opening in Rosenheim, and idee+spiel is collaborating with Cube Golem.
Cube Golem Becomes TCG Contract Supplier for duo idee+spiel
TCG accessory maker and game seller Cube Golem is the new contract supplier for all things trading cards for duo idee+spiel and its retailers. This will bring trading card sales opportunities to toy, school supplies, model building, and model railroads retailers across Germany.
Hearth and Hamlet Publisher Runic Forge Rebrands as Pythia Games
Pythia Games is the new publishing label of Rune, a data-driven indie marketing agency based in the UK which is now transitioning to work exclusively as a publisher. The company's first major release as a publisher was Hearth and Hamlet, which was released in August 2026 under the name Runic Forge.
