A student making chocolate bunnies at the ZDS (ZDS) gamescom German Confectionery Industry School Exhibits at gamescom 2026 One of the sweeter booths at gamescom 2026 will be the one by the Central Vocational School of the German Confectionery Industry in cooperation with Indie Hub in Hall 10.1. The focus: sweets, of course, but also the study courses in the confectionery industry. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From humble beginnings... the Level Infinite Booth at gamescom 2022 (Tencent) gamescom Level Infinite Showcases Unannounced Game at gamescom 2026 The full lineup of Tencent brand Level Infinite at gamescom 2026's entertainment area in Hall 6.1: Control Resonant, Dune: Awakening, Hunt: Showdown and a new, unannounced title. By Pascal Wagner •
Susanne Schredl is Aesir Interactive's new CBO (Aesir) People Aesir Promotes Susanne Schredl to Chief Business Officer Susanne Schredl, until now BizDev at Aesir Interactive, enters the C-Level of the company as CBO. She will be responsible for the strategical advancement of the Munich company as well as international partnerships. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tabletop Riftbound's First European Regional Championship Takes Place in Stuttgart Riot Games' TCG Riftbound will hold its first European Regional Championship in Stuttgart this November. Players can qualify for the World Championship as well as fight for a prize pool of $50,000. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus Bonn Lab for Analog Games Starts Science Gaming Science communication with regular board games, not serious games - that's the aim of a new project at the Bonn Lab for Analog Games and Imaginative Play and Freie Universität Berlin. The kickoff begins in Karlsruhe this September. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
ByteRockers' at their recent party at Zeiss Großplanetarium Berlin (Kira Cesnik) gamescom ByteRockers' Shows gamescom 2026 Lineup Berlin indie publisher ByteRockers' has announced its full gamescom lineup. Four titles will be shown on the showfloor, one only behind closed doors, namely Neo Berlin 2087 by Elysium Game Studio. By Pascal Wagner •
gamescom Full Raw Talent Booth Lineup for gamescom 2026 The Raw Talent booth brings 81 games from university students around Central and Northern Europe to the gamescom expo hall. It's organised by the German Society for Game Studies (DGSW). By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(German Pavilion) Events German Pavilion Submissions for GDC 2027 Now Open German companies can now register for the German Pavilion delegation to GDC 2027 in San Francisco. By Pascal Wagner •
Mockup of the 2026 Korean booth (KOCCA) gamescom Korean Game Roadshow Brings 13 Companies to gamescom 2026 The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) are bringing 13 companies and games to the business area this year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The roadmap for Dungeons & Dragons upcoming year. (Wizards of the Coast) Tabletop Dungeons & Dragons Introduces Universes Beyond with World of Warcraft and Star Wars Bringing Universes Beyond to Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast will release World of Warcraft to D&D in November and Star Wars in 2027. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
EMEA Brand Manager at Hasbro Pia Blum and Jens Junge of the Institute for Ludology at the Hasbro warehouse (Junge) Tabletop Hasbro Closes German Warehouse and Donates Board Games Hasbro's German board game warehouse has been closed in Q1 2026, but the games in there aren't lost. The toy maker has donated them to the Teaching and Research Collection for Board Games in Altenburg. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily 30 July 2026 - Xbox Numbers, Saxony at gamescom, Verho, eSports Mentoring & More GamesMarket's daily editorial editorial comment and an overview of all news of the day, not just to your inbox, but freely available online as well. The topics of the day: Xbox numbers, esports mentoring, an Adidas partnership and various releases. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read