A sprinkler misting area is planned for behind Hall 8, along with drinking fountains along the boulevard. (Unsplash/aboodi vesakaran) gamescom gamescom to Provide Drinking Fountains and Cooldown Areas for Heat Prevention In response to an inquiry from GamesMarket, gamescom lays out their heat prevention measures for the fair: Free drinking water along the boulevard, climate-controlled cool-down areas in the halls, and a misting area in the Hall 8 outdoors area are planned. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #32 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Zelda 2, Nintendo vs Magnavox, FROG 2026 and more. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 20 August 2026: Mattel, ProbablyMonsters, Womenize! Federal Funding, Black Pony Immersive & More Federal funding received by Womenize! is the news of the day, making a good thing better. Two Mattel news congregate, although they are not necessarily related. And we collected new service offers for you. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
E-Paper G+ GamesMarkt+ Special: Fall 2026 Release Guide Boxed & Ready: The Ultimate Fall 2026 Release Guide as a compact GamesMarkt Plus issue, now as epaper for you to read online. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products Mattel Brick Shop Releases Xbox 25th Anniversary Kit With an expensive collector Xbox kit that includes three game panoramas and a controller with interactive functions, Mattel's building brand Brick Shop is celebrating 25 years of Xbox. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Beast of Reincarnation Game Freak has delivered an intriguing exploration game with Beast of Reincarnation due to great platforming and solid action, but the game world currently feels unfinished. The dev has promised improvements, however. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 19 August 2026: game Sales Award, Tufuur, Wienke @ Xbox, Wings Publishing, Apple EU & More We are entering the last news days before gamescom, and they are filled to the brim: Attendance confirmations, EU law and Apple, the next sales award from game and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
(Background: Home of Indies) gamescom CobraTekku Games Brings CitaDrill, The End of Allegoria and Verho to gamescom Munich-based publisher CobraTekku Games is showcasing three indie titles at this year’s Home of Indies in gamescom Hall 10.2. By Pascal Wagner •
Liana Murphy is the new Account Director, US Operations at Second Stage GmbH (Second Stage) People Second Stage Hires Liana Murphy as Account Director, US Operations Berlin marketing intelligence agency Second Stage has hired Liana Murphy, formerly of Vicariously and V Publishing, as Account Director, US Operations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Etienne Sur, Administrateur de l’État and French Consul General in Düsseldorf will attend gamescom (French Embassy) People French Consul General Etienne Sur to Attend gamescom 2026 French Consul General Etienne Sur will attend a reception breakfast at the Business France Pavilion in the gamescom 2026 business area, GamesMarket has learned from the embassy. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Aleksandra Franz, Hanna Metelmann and Jennifer F. Donovan a.k.a. The Umbra Collective about prototyping with unusual materials. (The Umbra Collective) Development G+ Under the Hood: Unusual Prototyping for Tufuur In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, The Umbra Collective leads us through prototyping the world for their upcoming game Tufuur with Play-Doh. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
The Polaroid Go Gen 3 will be the base for the Pokémon collab. Photos of the collaboration products are not yet revealed (Polaroid) Products Pokémon and Polaroid Announce Collaboration Product Line Polaroid and Pokémon have announced a collaboration with Pokéball, Pikachu and Sylveon cameras as well as film editions and accessories. Pre-orders will begin on 25 August 25 2026, the products will be available from 5 October. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
