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gamescom Week 2026: All Evening Events

Never have a dull evening at gamescom 2026 with our party guide: Every sundown event, from Sunday to Sunday – now including the gamescom city festival.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Events

Zurich Pop Con & Game Show Shows Hall Plan 2026

The Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has released the hall plan for its 2026 issue. It will fill the entire Messe Zürich area. A new podcast stage has also been announced, filled with Swiss variety podcast live sessions.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Kingdom Hearts IV Releases 2027, Animated Series to Come

At the D23 Disney festival, Square Enix and Disney announced the release time frame for Kingdom Hearts IV, as well as an animated series for Kingdom Hearts.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Xsolla Unveils Its Largest Product Rollout Yet: New Tools Give Studios Control Over Their Own Growth

Advertorial | Xsolla is heading to Cologne for gamescom dev and gamescom with a range of new services and products. Learn more at xsolla.pro/gmktgc, or connect with the team at gamescom, Hall 2.2, #A030-B035.

By Xsolla • 4 min read

Products

First GamingUp Showcase Features 39 GSA Games

With 39 games from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, among them two premieres, GamingUp Showcase by MotekGames has made a respectable debut on Sunday.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel to Visit gamescom 2026

With a press tour through the entertainment area on Wednesday, the Greens enforce their gamescom presence: Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel from Baden-Württemberg will check out the fair this year.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Isabel Grünberg

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 2 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily - 21 August 2026: gamescom Heat Prevention, Hoofprint Release Date, ZBD & more

GamesMarket Daily is pausing for a week as the team travels to gamescom to produce the official daily magazines on site. Online news publication will procede as usual though! Today, we also share some important heat prevention tips for Cologne with you.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

Products

Release Date Reveal: Why Horses of Hoofprint Bay Wants to Tackle GTA VI

Together with Thogli Studios, we are revealing that upcoming horse game highlight Horses of Hoofprint Bay will release on 4 November. Publisher Alice Ruppert explains why the game wants to go toe to toe with GTA VI.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read