Dorothee Bär Welcomes Dare to Dream to Germany With Funding

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Show Update and Gamescom Asia Early Bird Ticket Sales Ends

With just a few weeks to go before the event kicks off, the exhibition halls at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 are filling up with well-known brands, including Bandai Namco, Capcom, Razer, Sega and Nintendo. Meanwhile, the Early Bird ticket sale ends on 29 September.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

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BSR Breaks gamescom Sales Record for Fourth Year in a Row

"I don't know if we can top that", Black Screen Records CEO Kevin Schulz laughs: For the fourth year in a row, the Cologne vinyl retailer has broken its gamescom sales record in the Merchandise area.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Gamescom Organisers Respond to Hardware Theft

At gamescom 2026, hardware was stolen from the business area. This fact quickly spread throughout the industry. While the organisers' initial response was largely met with rejection and criticism, they are now striking a different tone.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 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 Stephan Steininger • 4 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 09 Oct 26: Themed Steam Sales, Daedalic, Halo Studios, Cyberpunk Movie, Square Enix Collective, Triple-i

New announcements, releases and partnerships as well as the comeback of Square Enix’s indie label – these are just some of the stories from a day packed with news, including the confirmation that a Cyberpunk film is in production and the launch of the unusual Let’s Play the Middle Ages exhibition.

By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read

Publishing

Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed

Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Events

Nvidia RTX Spark Launch Celebration at Xperion Berlin

To mark their launch, Nvidia is showcasing the RTX Spark laptops at the Xperion on Berlin’s Alexanderplatz in the run-up to GTC Berlin.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Events

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Event in Hamburg

A public launch event for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will take place at Xperion in Hamburg on Saturday 17 October 2026, ahead of the release of Activision's upcoming shooter.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Business

What Halo Studios’ Restructuring Signals About AAA Economics and Xbox Strategy

In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso uses Halo Studios as an example to analyse how the lethal combination of technical debt, corporate vendor tenure limits, and monolithic organizational design forced one of gaming’s most iconic IPs to completely pivot its operational playbook.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read