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Business G+ Made in Austria – Austrian Success Showcase – Part 2 In terms of turnover, the Austrian games market has always been somewhat overshadowed by Germany. However, the picture is quite different when it comes to games production and marketing. This article highlights five examples from Austria and is reminiscent of the greats of the past. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Kingdom Come Deliverance II (Plaion) Business G+ Made in Austria – Austrian Success Showcase – Part 1 In terms of turnover, the Austrian games market, much like that of Switzerland, has always been somewhat overshadowed by Germany. However, the picture is quite different when it comes to games production and marketing. This article highlights five examples from Austria. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Business The "Lottery Ticket" Fallacy: Why Waiting Until Launch to Market is a Growth Death Sentence In the latest Zoran’s Update, the experienced industry manager Zoran Roso warns against starting to market a game too late. In his view, anyone who only begins marketing at the time of launch is essentially buying a lottery ticket. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
gamescom Sega Announces Its gamescom 2026 Line-Up Sega has announced its presence at gamescom 2026, where visitors will be able to play the publisher's biggest upcoming titles. These include Alien: Isolation 2, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, Stranger Than Heaven, Persona 4 Revival and Total War: Warhammer 40,000, among others. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: When You Wishlist Upon a Star In our round-up of this week’s “Dev Talk” at gamescom dev, we look back at an analysis of what wishlists reveal about a game’s prospects. Gregory Weller from Generation Media presents data from a study on wishlists and offers insights to help put the results into context. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
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At gamescom you can find various receptions, booth parties and daytime events. Which ones can you visit in 2026? (background: MBB) gamescom gamescom Week 2026: All Day Events Need to fill some gaps in your gamescom schedule, want to make new contacts, or just looking for a cold drink between meetings? Here’s a list of the events, receptions and booth parties taking place during the day at gamescom dev & gamescom. By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
E-Sport UBT is Organising Its First FrankenLAN Event Another regional gaming event is set to make its debut in October with the first FrankenLAN. Support is being provided by the LFG, amongst others, and sponsors such as Sparkasse Bayreuth and Meer Mate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Forza Horizon 6 | 007 First Light © Xbox, IO Interactive, game - Verband Products G+ Game Sales Awards for an Agent and Racing in Japan In June 2026, two games received a Sales Award from game - the German Games Industry Association. One went to Microsoft and the other to IO Interactive. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
