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Awards

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 And Dispatch Win Big at BAFTA Games Awards

With three awards each, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 and Dispatch were among the big winners at this year’s BAFTA Games Awards. Atomfall was named Best British Game.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Products

ITFS Announces Details of GameZone And Nominations for Animated Games Award Germany

Once again this year, games are a key part of the Internationale Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart (ITFS; Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. The festival will feature the well-known GameZone, which will showcase the five games nominated for the Animated Games Award Germany.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Awards

BAFTA Will Honour Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen With a BAFTA Fellowship

At the upcoming BAFTA Game Awards, Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen will receive a special honour. The Academy is awarding the Supercell co-founder a BAFTA Fellowship in recognition of his contributions to the games industry.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Events

Medienboard Brings Back Games and XR to re:publica

The Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is once again supporting the On Screen programme special at re:publica, the festival for the digital society. Once again, games, XR and serial content are taking centre stage at this highly anticipated event.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Imirt Announces Winners of the 2026 Irish Game Awards

On 24 April, the Irish industry association Imirt announced the winners of the 2026 Irish Game Awards at the Fís Games Summit. The Game of the Year was The Séance of Blake Manor, which also won three other categories.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Mays Dweiri

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 Madeleine Egger • 3 min read

Products

InterfaceX26 Showcases Fake OS Games, Brings Users To Rally Valve for an Official Tag (Update)

Cobalt Lane, Jumpy Bit, Grey Alien Games and Muscle Cat have teamed up for InterfaceX26, a Steam Showcase for "Fake OS" games. Apart from showcasing the games, InterfaceX26 gamifies tagging the games for an official Valve tag with a bustom web app.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Rockfish Gets Maximum Funding, tobspr games over 2 Million for "Project 3"

With the latest funding announcements from the Federal Ministry for Research, the maximum German games funding amount of 8 mil to Rockfish is official. Furthermore, tobspr might be working on shapez 3 already - with over 2 million in games funding. SimLand and Tap Nine also get significant amounts.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Business

How Local Games Funding Works in Practice in Germany, and Why It Is so Important

Game development is hard, complicated and costly, particularly in expensive locations such as Germany. Therefore, federal and regional funding plays a crucial role. This case study looks at Songs of Silence by Chimera Entertainment, which received federal funding and local support by FFF Bayern.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read