Products CobraTekku and Kasur Games Launch Verho – Curse of Faces on Consoles Nine months after the PC launch, CobraTekku and Kasur Games bring their PSX King's Field-like Verho – Curse of Faces to all consoles. By Pascal Wagner •
Background: game/KoelnMesse gamescom How to Find Your Way around gamescom and Cologne Getting around gamescom can be hard if you've never been before. We collected all info on accessibility, food and help on-site as well as useful tricks for getting around Cologne and finding the places you want to be at in the city. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily 29 July 2026 - congress, Inon Zur, R6, gamescom Premieres & more Wuchang 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: congress's first program points, Inon Zur's music maker portrait, Chengdu development and more around Wuchang plus other news. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
gamescom EUROPOL, UNHCR and more: gamescom congress 2026 Reveals First Speakers With a stand-out first selection of speakers and topics about human rights, online security and a keynote about gaming in refugee camps, the gamescom congress has shared its first program points. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The German Animal Welfare Federation (Tierschutzbund) will bring their own Fortnite map Animal Rescue Tycoon (Tierschutzbund) gamescom German Animal Welfare Federation Announced first gamescom Presence For the first time ever, the German Animal Welfare Federation (Tierschutzbund) is at gamescom 2026. They'll present their own Fortnite map, creator areas and info on animal welfare. By Pascal Wagner •
Inon Zur, composer of the Fallout series, Starfield, Dragon Age and more (Zur) People G+ Game Music Makers: Inon Zur He made the soundtrack to Fallout, Syberia and Starfield: Legendary composer Inon Zur from Los Angeles is leading us through his work process, his favourite soundtracks and the best ways to involve composers in your game dev workflow. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily 28 July 2026 - Kalypso Anniversary, Ubisoft + Politicians at gamescom, Paris Game Biz & 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: Paris Game Biz, politicians at gamescom, Ubisoft's expo lineup and Kalypso's anniversary. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
People John Hight Steps Down as President of Wizards of the Coast John Hight, President of Wizards of the Coast under Hasbro, is leaving his position after two years. He will remain as an advisor onboarding the next president, who is not yet selected. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People NRW Minister Neubaur Visits gamescom and Quebec Booth North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister of Economic Affairs will visit gamescom 2026 on a press tour. One of her stops: A meeting with Geneviève Rolland, General Delegate for the region of Quebec. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Rudolf Thomas Inderst is professor for Game Design and Game Studies at University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm (Inderst/HNU) Campus G+ Researcher Spotlight: Rudolf Thomas Inderst In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people who bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Rudolf Inderst of Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences and regular science columnist at GamesMarket. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Jin-A Graham, Brand Manager (left), Rob Jansson, Director Commercial Sales Operations (right) and one of the community tour stops in 2025 at Hochschule München (center, photo by GamesMarket) Tabletop Interview: Magic: The Gathering University Clubs in Germany The university clubs for Magic: The Gathering have been running since November 2025, introducing the club program. We spoke to Jin-A Graham, Brand Manager and Rob Jansson, Director Commercial Sales Operations at WotC about this program that is unique to Germany. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Naoki Yoshida at the press conference after day one of the Berlin Fan Fest 2026 (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) People Yoshi-P on Fostering Engaged Audiences – and Never Retiring At the Berlin press conference, director Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida gave his view on how Final Fantasy fostered its enamoured audience. He also gave his view on retirement: If he ever were to retire from Square, he'd want to remain in the audience as an indie studio founder. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
