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Full Raw Talent Booth Lineup for gamescom 2026

The Raw Talent booth brings 81 games from university students around Central and Northern Europe to the gamescom expo hall. It's organised by the German Society for Game Studies (DGSW).

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

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Deadline For Submitting For Age Ratings for Gamescom Content is Approaching

Exhibitors in the B2C section at Gamescom have until August 11 to submit forms and content to the USK in order to receive the appropriate rating in time for the trade show. Existing storefront ratings are not valid at the trade show.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

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Korean Game Roadshow Brings 13 Companies to gamescom 2026

The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) are bringing 13 companies and games to the business area this year.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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European Space Agency and Pokémon Announce Cooperation

The ESA and The Pokémon Company have announced a cooperation for World Space Week in October. What exactly that entails is not yet public, however.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Full Raw Talent Booth Lineup for gamescom 2026

The Raw Talent booth brings 81 games from university students around Central and Northern Europe to the gamescom expo hall. It's organised by the German Society for Game Studies (DGSW).

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

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AI-Generated Game Content: When Does It Need a Label?

The EU now enforces certain transparency obligations for AI use. What does that mean for the games industry? GamesMarket law columnist Sandra Spensberger analyses the implications for assets, texts and even deep fakes.

By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read

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G+ Refactor Layoffs: The End of FIFA Games or the Beginning of a New Partnership with Electronic Arts?

According to U.S. media reports, Refactor Games, co-developer of Netflix’s FIFA game for the World Cup, has laid off 85% of its workforce. Therefore the end of its partnership with EA remains a financial disaster for FIFA, one that only could potentially be reassessed by the investors behind EA.

By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read

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Sir, We Have an Orc Problem

A minimalist tower defense game in which you face tens of thousands of orcs all at once - that's Sir, We Have an Orc Problem. Developed in just four months, the game has been a huge success for Mumpitz Games, a small studio based in Winterhausen, Germany.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Unbeatable

From D-Cell Games and Playstack comes Unbeatable, a rhythm adventure set in a world where music is illegal. It is both a narrative experience and an engaging arcade rhythm game with an extraordinary audiovisual impact.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read