Products Big Walk Reaches a Million Sales in One Week Panic has shared that House House's game Big Walk has reached one million sales in one week. Combined with the PlayStation Plus redeems, the player numbers seems to be even higher. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
gamescom gamescom dev Speaker Survey 2026: Economic Challenges Dominate Opinions The results of the gamescom dev 2026 speaker survey, held with 100 speakers, shows that economic uncertainty, a destroyed junior-to-senior pipeline due to AI and bad discoverability are on the industry's mind. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
French composer Olivier Deriviere is a mainstay in European game music (all pictures in this article: Olivier Deriviere) People G+ Game Music Makers: Olivier Derivière He made the soundtrack to Remember Me, Vampyr and A Plague Tale: Legendary composer Olivier Derivière from Paris 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
A "sony tax": Stop Killing Games and Does it Play claim that the pricing on the PlayStation store is too high, and sue Sony in the Netherlands (Stop Killing Games) Politics Stop Killing Games and Does It Play Sue PlayStation Over Digital Pricing Stop Killing Games and Does It Play are suing Sony in the Netherlands. The lawsuit claims that Sony, especially in light of their discontinuation of physical games, is taking too much money in their closed shop ecosystem. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Background: Kampus Production) gamescom gamescom Tips: Surviving Cologne's Summer Heat August is hot in Cologne. The gamescom week can be quite a strain if you are not used to the climate here. To make your stay a bit cooler and a lot safer, we have collected tips against the heat that will help you keep hydrated and functional during your time at gamescom. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Full house is expected on all gamescom days - not just Wednesday (gamescom) gamescom Update: Wildcard Tickets and Saturday for gamescom 2026 all Sold Out Wildcard tickets for gamescom's Wednesday have been sold out, says the fair. The Saturday is also at capacity now, but more tickets for Opening Night Live have been made available. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events Game Dev Days Graz 2026 Take Place 10-11 October 2026 The Game Dev Days at Technical University Graz will take place on 10 and 11 October 2026 this year. Submissions are open for speakers and exhibitors now. By Pascal Wagner •
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 7 August 2026: Fenris Creations, gamescom Arrival, New Daedalic CI & more Politicians making the switch to the gaming industry, Daedalic’s new identity, and the fallout from the now-completed EA acquisition—the news continues to be exciting. And, of course, gamescom remains a hot topic. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
(Sigurbjörnsdóttir/Fenris Creations) People Former Iceland Minister Now Leads AI Partnerships for Fenrix Creations Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, formerly Minister of Justice and Minister of Education and Research in Iceland, has now taken a job in the private sector: as Senior Director of AI Partnerships at Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Insights Nintendo Stationary Hardware Update: All Life-to-Date Sale Numbers Nintendo has posted financial results of the first quarter, and that means we got the current hardware sales numbers for Switch and Switch 2. Use our graphics to see the history of hardware sales numbers for the Japanese manufacturer. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(MFG) Funding Games & Gamification in Healthcare Funding Initiative Goes gamescom The seed funding initiative GiG by MFG and BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg is coming to the "The Länd" booth at gamescom. Applications for the games x healthcare initiative can be submitted until 31 January 2027. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 06 August 2026: GTA on Netflix, Behaviour, Franz Mann, App Player Counts & 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: GTA VI on Netflix, Spain at gamescom, a Behaviour Interactive interview, Nintendo numbers and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
