These are the top three game sellers in Germany in the first half of 2026 (Capcom/Microsoft/IOI) Insights Requiem is the Best-Sold Game in Germany in 2026's First Half According to the charts released by game association, Resident Evil Requiem is the best-selling game in Germany's recent six months. The list is further topped by Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, Pragmata and Lego Batman. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Rebirt is the expert game of the year 2026 (Frosted Games) Tabletop Dito!, Island of the Mookies and Rebirth are Board Games of the Year 2026 At the Spiel des Jahres award ceremony this Sunday, the board games of the year 2026 have been awarded in Berlin. Expert Game of the Year went to Frosted Games in Bayreuth with Rebirth, Game of the Year is Dito! by Game Factory, and the Children's Game goes to Kosmos for the Mookies. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mothkeep (Ivette Schmidt) Products Mothkeep Launches with 16.400 Wishlists In the final weeks leading up to launch, the game by Munich-based solo developer Ivette Schmidt has seen a significant rise in wishlist entries, as she revealed to us By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily 9 July 2026 - Mundi Vondi, USK on Sony, Immersive Media Days, Lost in Cult, legal summit & more Sony's decision against discs stays on everyone's minds, but there's more to think about: even some positive news, such as new Berlin-Brandenburg funding or a special student event. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
The group of students and coaches at the Immersive Media Days 2026 (Benedikt Gess/HFF) Campus Immersive Media Days 2026 Showcases Nine Projects from Munich Game Students Nine projects from two cooperative study courses held by several Munich universities together, coached by experts: The Immersive Media Days are a great example of cooperation between games learning and games industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Fuhon by Twinleaf Studios gets the biggest funding amount this round (Twinleaf) Funding Medienboard Gives €1,244mil to Games and XR Projects In the third funding round 2026, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg funds 11 games and 5 XR projects with 1,244 million euros. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
gamescom First gamescom dev legal summit Announced On gamescom dev Tuesday this year, the event will for the first time hold a legal summit. It is organised by game and Video Games Europe. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mundi Vondi is one of the founders of Klang Games, the company behind Seed (Klang) People G+ Mundi Vondi on Running Persistent MMO Worlds in Seed For the early access launch of Seed, we spoke to Klang Games' Mundi Vondi about the company's move from Iceland to Berlin, the challenges of persistent online economies and the rise of cosy MMOs. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Products Lost in Cult Holds Five Nominations for the Creativepool Awards 2026 UK media publisher Lost in Cult is nominated five times at the Creativepool 2026 awards, several times each for their Editions and Design Works. McDonald's x Minecraft is also on the shortlist for branding. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Part of the board of DGA, taken from the website (DGA) People DGA Introduces New Board Members, New Student Initiative, and New Award Categories The Dutch Games Association board has appointed Kees van der Zwet and Koen Deetman in place of Laurens Rutten and Viktor Wijnen, who left the board. DGA has also introduced a new student initiative to connect games education and industry better. The Dutch Game Awards got two new categories. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michael Hebel is professor for Game Art and Design at the Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences / HNU (Estelle Frey) Campus G+ Researcher Spotlight: Michael Hebel, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people wo bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Michael Hebel of Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
People Joris Goossens is Newzoo's New CEO Stepping into the role of CEO after three years as CRO, Joris Goossens is replacing Michelle Van der Wilk-Rouhof at market data expert Newzoo. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
