Discord's Age Verification Returns

GamesMarket Plus

G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Wardogs Remains Number 1, Where Does the Guild 1 Remake Rank?

With two million copies sold, Wardogs has secured its place at the top of the weekly Steam charts. The free-to-play creature collection game Aniimo also made a strong entry, whilst The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 is performing particularly well in German-speaking regions.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

People

Thomas Reisenegger on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026

How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Thomas Reisenegger, Founder Future Friends Games (UK), to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Business

G+ Interview: The United Arab Emirates as an Emerging Gaming Market

The MENA region is one of the emerging markets in the global games industry, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of this. To find out more about the region, we spoke to Sultan Darmaki (CEO & Creative Director) and Mohamed 'MJ' Jneibi (CDO) from Red Dunes Games.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 23 Sep 26: Red Dunes Games, FROG 2026, Serious Games Summit, Titan Quest 2, Steam Charts

Today’s news brought the first programme highlights from FROG, as well as the return of age verification on Discord. In our interviews, we not only hear from Thomas Reisenegger but, thanks to two managers from Red Dune Games, also gain an interesting insight into the UAE as a gaming hub.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

Products

Titan Quest II Launches on PC and Consoles in January 2027

After spending around a year and a half in Early Access, Titan Quest II, developed by Grimlore Games and published by THQ Nordic, will be released on PC and consoles in January 2027. The game will be expanded further after that, too.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

GamesMarket Plus

G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Wardogs Remains Number 1, Where Does the Guild 1 Remake Rank?

With two million copies sold, Wardogs has secured its place at the top of the weekly Steam charts. The free-to-play creature collection game Aniimo also made a strong entry, whilst The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 is performing particularly well in German-speaking regions.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

People

Thomas Reisenegger on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026

How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Thomas Reisenegger, Founder Future Friends Games (UK), to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Tabletop

Serious Games Summit Connects Risk-Assessors and Game Makers

At the Serious Game Summit in Lucerne, 45 analogue game makers, risk managers at public organisations and researchers came together to discuss the possibilities of games for adult teaching and crisis management education.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Campus

Stephan Schwingeler is Keynote Speaker of FROG 2026

Professor Stephan Schwingeler will be the keynote speaker of the Future and Reality of Gaming conference 2026 with a talk on Game Art. FROG takes place 20-22 November in Vienna.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read