All Numbers of the First Summer Edition of DevGamm Gdánsk

Events

Showcases and Steam Events to Submit To

Which showcases are coming up that you can submit your game to? Check it out here in the GamesMarket Showcase Calendar.

By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read

Awards

Digital Vikings Awards 2026: Moi Rai Brings Best Indie Game Prize to Hamburg

During the Digital Vikings Awards at DevGamm Gdánsk 2026, Moi Rai Games from Hamburg won Best Indie Game. Best Indie Publisher went to Raw Fury. Two awards went to Poland, another to Ukraine.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

The Record-Breaking Edition of First Playable 2026 Confirms the Event's Central Role in the Italian Video Game Industry

Advertorial | The eighth edition of IIDEA's First Playable broke records, with over 700 industry professionals attending the event, including 55 international publishers, investors and agencies from 13 countries. Over 150 Italian dev teams and more than 120 freelancers held over 1,250 meetings.

By IIDEA • 6 min read

Business

G+ Interview: Two Point Studios and Their Cartoon-Style Management Games

This year, the British Two Point Studios are celebrating their 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we spoke to Jo Koehler (COO) and Gary Carr (Studio Director) about their humorous management-genre games, key markets such as Germany, platform distribution and expandability.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Konrad Adenauer Foundation And R42 Organise Game Jam in Nairobi

The Leipzig-based Games Hub R42 has carried out an unusual project for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation: an entrepreneurship game jam in Nairobi, Kenya. The event was a resounding success for the organisers and participating organisations.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Funding

Spaceflower Successfully Pays Back Bavarian Funding

At the Bavarian Digital Summit, Spaceflower has formally paid back the funding received from FFF Bayern for their successful strategy title Let Them Trade to Digital Minister Fabian Mehring.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Microsoft Raises Xbox Prices Again And Plans Finance and Refurbished Programmes

Microsoft has announced a global increase in Xbox prices with effect from 1 August. The move is attributed to rising and continuing increases in component prices for storage and memory. At the same time, Microsoft is exploring ways to offer a refurbished market or affordable financing options.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

gamescom

Switzerland Confirms gamescom 2026 Presence

With 17 studios, SwissGames will once again exhibit at gamescom. The She Got Game program will also be featured. Studios include obleak games, Conradical, Squared Games and Old Cake Factory.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

The Helix Shift: Inside Xbox’s Aggressive Pivot to Silicon, Subscriptions, and Corporate Restructuring

In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso analyses Microsoft’s strategic reorientation, the possible reasons behind and consequences of a spin-off, and why this move is a result of changes in the games market.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read