Chris Collins Joins Diva Agency as Biz Dev Manager

People

G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa

Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

People

Studio Fizbin Co-Founder Alexander Pieper Joins Aesir Interactive as CPO

A good 18 months after announcing the planned closure of Studio Fizbin due to Thunderful’s cost-cutting measures, co-founder Alexander Pieper has found a new home as Chief Production Officer at Aesir in Munich.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Kate Killick

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 • 4 min read

Esports

FIFA Postpones Finals of Its Esports World Cup

FIFA has postponed the 2026 FIFAe Finals, which were scheduled to take place from mid-October, until further notice. This is due to developments in the region, namely the ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

Plaion Subsidiary Fishlabs is Cutting Jobs

According to its own statements, the Hamburg-based developer Fishlabs is cutting jobs in its development and support teams. The Plaion subsidiary has not provided any details on the scale of the job cuts.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily - 15 Oktober 2026: Ubisoft Layoffs, Steam Charts, gamescom asia, Drova II, Enshrouded & More

Ubisoft's voluntary job cut plans are the topic of the day, but it is also Enshrouded release day - and Drova II has been announced as well. We have also learned exclusively the date for the next Serious Game Summit in Switzerland.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

Insights

Goldmedia Study: Huge Potential in Bavaria

For the first time, Medien.Bayern has funded a detailed study by Goldmedia of Bavaria as a gaming location, with the aim of providing a data-driven basis for further developing its gaming strategy. The result: the current situation in Bavaria is impressive, but there is huge potential for growth.

By Stephan Steininger • 11 min read

Business

Ubisoft Cuts Jobs in Germany

Ubisoft Germany is reducing its workforce by an as-yet-unknown number of employees. The company has now confirmed this plan to GamesMarket.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Deck13 and Just2D Announce Drova II - Torn Lands

At an event in Magdeburg, publisher Deck13 Spotlight and developer Just2D have announced the sequel to Drova - Forsaken Kin: Drova II - Torn Lands will be out for PC and console.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read