Ahead of Election: Spain’s Games Associations Issue a Joint Call to Politicians

Politics

Marta Cienkowska Announces Support Programme for Devs and Changes to Copyright Act

The Polish Minister for Culture and National Heritage, Marta Cienkowska, took to the stage at the CEEGAs awards ceremony to reaffirm her support for the industry. The Ministry regards video game developers as artists who promote culture.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Politics

Paid Random Items: PEGI Changes Age-Rating of Some Released Digital-Only Games

In October, the pan-European rating system PEGI began raising the age ratings of digital-only games that had already been released, when these games utilise paid random items such as loot boxes.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Politics

Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority Proposes Ways To Classify Lootboxes as Gambling

At the request of the Norwegian Parliament and Ministry of Culture and Equality, the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority has proposed three ways on how to amend Gambling definitions to protect consumer from loot boxes and skin gambling.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Business

PUBG Live-Action Series in the Works at Netflix

Krafton has announced that a live-action series based on PUBG will be produced by Netflix. Donald Glover will direct, write the screenplay and serve as executive producer, as well as taking on the lead role.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #40

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include a comparison of horror games, a Dutch call, DiGRA in Central Asia and more.

By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read

Products

The Duskbloods Postponed to 2027

Exclusively announced for the Nintendo Switch 2, The Duskbloods will not be released this year. Following the latest network test, From Software confirmed the decision to push back the release to 2027.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Esports

ESL One Heads to Munich in April 2027

A major esports event is set to take place at BMW Park in Munich in April 2027: ESL One, the flagship Dota 2 tournament organised by the ESL Faceit Group.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

Softgames Is Celebrating Its 20th Anniversary, With Much More to Come

Founded by brothers Alexander and André Krug in 2006, Softgames, a developer and publisher of instant games, is celebrating its 20th anniversary today. The company remains independent and founder-owned. Its games reach around 2.5 million daily active players.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Products

Virtue and a Sledgehammer

In Virtue and a Sledgehammer, players return to their home village armed with nothing but a sledgehammer and set about demolishing it. While it may seem to be a gimmick centred on destruction, it is actually an intense sci-fi drama about grief, alienation, and the rise of AI.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read