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Grand Theft Auto VI © Rockstar Games Business G+ GTA's Shadow: The Effects of a Mega Release on the Industry and the Release Schedule This year is the year! Rockstar Games' highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI is set to be released in November. But how will other publishers handle a release like this? How will release strategies change, and what strategies are actually out there? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Business The Public Gaming Privatization Wave: Why Public Equity Markets Are Losing Their Grip on Video Game Publishing In his new update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why the rigid demands of linear quarterly earnings are causing a systematic valuation breakdown against the multi-year, hit-driven development cycles of interactive entertainment. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
ZBD © ZBD Business ZBD Launches Payments Stack Built for Games ZBD has announced a new platform offering embedded financial infrastructure for money lifecycle in games. This new line of products sees the company expand to support PC and console games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Sinking City 2 © Frogwares Products The Sinking City 2 Why not try a different genre for a change? Frogwares' 2019 game, The Sinking City, was an open-world detective game set in a Lovecraftian horror universe. Its sequel, however, is taking a different approach, presenting itself as a classic survival horror game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
gamescom Brazil Games Brings First B2C Showcase to gamescom 2026 With 35 games, among them those of studios from their BG Accelerator, Brazil Games will showcase in the gamescom entertainment area for the first time. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
E-Paper gamescom dev daily 2026 For the first time ever, gamescom dev receives its own official gamescom daily magazine, presented by GamesMarket. Content includes an overview of the speaker survey results, data on European and US game dev salaries and of course schedule highlights and side events. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Markus Wilding, Frederik Hammes, Lars Janssen, Stephan Reichart (c) Pascal Wagner People Special Tribute to Stephan Reichart at gamescom dev 2026 The gamescom dev awards ceremony concluded with a personal moment as Stephan Reichart, the founder of the event and former Managing Director of game events, was invited on stage and honored for his outstanding contributions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
gamescom dev awards 2026 (c) Pascal Wagner gamescom The Winners of the gamescom dev awards 2026 The gamescom dev awards 2026 recognised six games, teams, and individuals for their creativity, innovation, and contributions to the games industry at a live ceremony in Cologne. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Metro 2039 © Plaion gamescom awards 2026: The Nominees The most outstanding games at the show are recognised each year with the gamescom awards. This year's favourites include Metro 2039, with five nominations, while a total of eight games from Sega were nominated. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
