Corsair Cove Tops List of Nominees for Deutscher Entwicklerpreis

Awards

Three CEEGAs for Sad Cat Studios and Replaced

With six nominations for its game Replaced, Limassol-based Sad Cat Studios went into the Central & Eastern European Game Awards as the clear favourite. In the end, it walked away with three trophies, including the Best Game award.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Esports

German Esports Summit 2026 & German Esports Award

The German Esports Summit 2026 brought together representatives from the worlds of esports, politics, business, education, and industry associations at the Xperion in Cologne. During the event, the inaugural German Esports Award was presented.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Awards

DevGamm Reveals Award Nominations for 2026

The DevGamm Awards 2026 will be presented in Lisbon on 18 November. The list of nominations, which has now been published, shows that numerous studios from across Europe stand a chance of winning, including a few from the GSA.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read

Products

Pokémon Unite is to be Discontinued in March 2027

The Pokémon Company has decided to discontinue the MOBA Pokémon Unite, developed by TiMi Studio Group. Details of the wind-down process leading up to the game’s complete discontinuation on 23 March 2027 have been published on the website.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Atari Names Matt Hall EVP of Mobile

Matt Hall has been appointed Executive Vice President of Atari Mobile. In this role, he will oversee the company's mobile gaming business. He will report directly to Wade Rosen, Atari's Chairman and CEO.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Politics

Marta Cienkowska Announces Support Programme for Devs and Changes to Copyright Act

The Polish Minister for Culture and National Heritage, Marta Cienkowska, took to the stage at the CEEGAs awards ceremony to reaffirm her support for the industry. The Ministry regards video game developers as artists who promote culture.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Awards

Three CEEGAs for Sad Cat Studios and Replaced

With six nominations for its game Replaced, Limassol-based Sad Cat Studios went into the Central & Eastern European Game Awards as the clear favourite. In the end, it walked away with three trophies, including the Best Game award.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 26 Oct 26: German Esports Summit, MAG-C, SkySpirit, TCG Awards, Spiel, Toukana, GameRecruit, Xbox

A successful games event in Essen shaped by digital transformation, strategic moves in esports in Cologne and a surprising personnel change at Microsoft – today’s news shows that change is part of everyday life in the industry.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

Tabletop

G+ SPIEL 2026: The Board Game Industry on the Cusp of Digitalisation

Board and card games are the epitome of the analogue world – and yet they face the very same issues that preoccupy their digital counterparts. At Spiel 2026 in Essen, we asked people from the industry for their views on AI and its convergence with video games.

By Melanie Döring • 4 min read