Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast

Tabletop

AG Games Announces Methods at Play Jam for Analog Games

The AG Games is looking for applicants for a "Methods Jam", styled like a game jam, for the study of analog games. It will be held in March 2027 in Braunschweig, with submissions open until 25 October.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tabletop

Rebecca Snell Becomes SVP Social Games at Asmodee

Rebecca Snell is the new Senior Vice President Social Games at board game giant Asmodee. The marketing expert has been in lead positions at the Lego Group, Bacardi and P&G before.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Magic Introduces Full-Rare 'God Packs', Cuts Foil Commons

Coming with the Nauctis set in 2027, both play boosters and collector boosters will have chances to be a 'God Pack' full of Rares. This will likely break the Limited format substantially, especially Sealed and drive prices for collector boosters higher, despite smaller packs.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

GamesMarket Plus

G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Aion 2 Rises, but How Are Ace Combat 8 and Transport Fever 3 Faring?

After spending just one week at the top of the weekly Steam charts, EA Sports FC 27 has dropped several places. On the other hand, Aion 2, Ace Combat 8, and Transport Fever 3 are performing really well. But what about Gears of War: E-Day?

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Events

Momentum Wien Announces New Event Brands'n'Games in February 2027

The new Brands'n'Games conference aims to bring together professionals from the worlds of branding and advertising with gaming experts to explore areas of overlap and synergies. The conference, which takes place on 27 February, is organised by Momentum Wien.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Complete Shake-up in German Games Charts in September

September brought the expected shake-up in the monthly charts. As anticipated, EA Sports FC 27 took the top spot, but there was no shortage of new entries or comebacks into the top 20 either.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Awards

TOMMI Nominations 2026 Include ChromaGun 2, Tiny Bookshop, Walk the Frog

The TOMMI 2026 nominations are online now, and the winners are now being decided by the children and youth jury. From 30 October, winners will be revealed daily on KiKA. Included game nominations are Pixel Maniacs, Walk the Frog, neoludic, Quantumfrog and more.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Products

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

Seven years after Skies Unknown, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is now taking to the skies. Bandai Namco's epic aerial combat game builds on its familiar strengths and sets a uniquely spectacular milestone in the genre.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 06 Oct 26: Softgames, Rebecca Snell, Nintendo x Polaris, Murray Pannell, GameCamp Munich

A German publisher in a buying mood, new appointments and plenty of event news – from Polaris to GameCamp in Munich and DevGamm in Serbia – today’s news was less about games and more about the business side of things.

By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read