Games Highlights for the Holiday Season Marcel Kleffmann November 05, 2024 – 6 min read Share this post S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl © GSC Game World Global Esports Industry Week 2026 (c) The Esports Radar, Esports Integrity Commission, ESL Faceit Group Business Global Esports Industry Week 2026 in Cologne Global Esports Industry Week 2026 will take place in Cologne this year, coinciding with IEM Cologne. Over 400 attendees and more than 75 speakers are expected. The Global Esports Industry Week debuted last year in Austin, Texas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business In Conversation With… Benedikt Grindel In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Ubisoft Blue Byte's Benedikt Grindel about the integration of a studio, on live games, German game funding, and the fundamental changes he expects to see in the financing and monetisation of AAA games. By Zoran Roso • 9 min read Developer Center mockup (Apple) Business Europe's First Apple Developer Center to Open in Berlin The fifth Apple Developer Center worldwide and the first in Europe will open in Berlin in 2026. With it, Apple wants to support European app developers and further developer education. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read from left to right: Madeleine Egger (Head of Womenize!), Ruth Lemmen (Co-Founder of Womenize!), Lissandra Haulica (Ambassade de France en Allemagne), Joscha Neumann (Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg) at Womenize! (c) Womenize / Anna Martynenko Events Womenize! 2026 Saw 170 Participants For the eleventh time, Womenize! has served as a platform for women and underrepresented individuals in the games and tech industries, with 170 participants attending in person and over 35,000 people watching on Twitch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Global Esports Industry Week 2026 (c) The Esports Radar, Esports Integrity Commission, ESL Faceit Group Business Global Esports Industry Week 2026 in Cologne Global Esports Industry Week 2026 will take place in Cologne this year, coinciding with IEM Cologne. Over 400 attendees and more than 75 speakers are expected. The Global Esports Industry Week debuted last year in Austin, Texas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read R6 Central Combine (c) Ubisoft Esports Offline Finals of the R6 Central Combine at Ubisoft Düsseldorf Emerging Rainbow Six Siege esports talents from Europe and the MENA region have the opportunity to showcase their abilities in the upcoming EML Challenger Circuit 2026 series, where they can secure a spot in the offline finals on 25 July at Ubisoft Düsseldorf. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Prof. Dr. Dr. Rudolf Thomas Inderst, M.A. Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #22 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include a retrospective of Half-Life 2, body norms, cheating and the bidirectional design influence between tabletop and video game RPGs. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Business In Conversation With… Benedikt Grindel In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Ubisoft Blue Byte's Benedikt Grindel about the integration of a studio, on live games, German game funding, and the fundamental changes he expects to see in the financing and monetisation of AAA games. By Zoran Roso • 9 min read Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Products Gothic 1 Remake - Back in the Faithfully Revamped Colony To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Gothic, one of the most significant and influential computer role-playing games ever created in Germany, THQ Nordic is releasing a stunning remake that stays true to the original. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Global Esports Industry Week 2026 (c) The Esports Radar, Esports Integrity Commission, ESL Faceit Group Business Global Esports Industry Week 2026 in Cologne Global Esports Industry Week 2026 will take place in Cologne this year, coinciding with IEM Cologne. Over 400 attendees and more than 75 speakers are expected. The Global Esports Industry Week debuted last year in Austin, Texas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business In Conversation With… Benedikt Grindel In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Ubisoft Blue Byte's Benedikt Grindel about the integration of a studio, on live games, German game funding, and the fundamental changes he expects to see in the financing and monetisation of AAA games. By Zoran Roso • 9 min read
Developer Center mockup (Apple) Business Europe's First Apple Developer Center to Open in Berlin The fifth Apple Developer Center worldwide and the first in Europe will open in Berlin in 2026. With it, Apple wants to support European app developers and further developer education. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
from left to right: Madeleine Egger (Head of Womenize!), Ruth Lemmen (Co-Founder of Womenize!), Lissandra Haulica (Ambassade de France en Allemagne), Joscha Neumann (Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg) at Womenize! (c) Womenize / Anna Martynenko Events Womenize! 2026 Saw 170 Participants For the eleventh time, Womenize! has served as a platform for women and underrepresented individuals in the games and tech industries, with 170 participants attending in person and over 35,000 people watching on Twitch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Global Esports Industry Week 2026 (c) The Esports Radar, Esports Integrity Commission, ESL Faceit Group Business Global Esports Industry Week 2026 in Cologne Global Esports Industry Week 2026 will take place in Cologne this year, coinciding with IEM Cologne. Over 400 attendees and more than 75 speakers are expected. The Global Esports Industry Week debuted last year in Austin, Texas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
R6 Central Combine (c) Ubisoft Esports Offline Finals of the R6 Central Combine at Ubisoft Düsseldorf Emerging Rainbow Six Siege esports talents from Europe and the MENA region have the opportunity to showcase their abilities in the upcoming EML Challenger Circuit 2026 series, where they can secure a spot in the offline finals on 25 July at Ubisoft Düsseldorf. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Prof. Dr. Dr. Rudolf Thomas Inderst, M.A. Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #22 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include a retrospective of Half-Life 2, body norms, cheating and the bidirectional design influence between tabletop and video game RPGs. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Business In Conversation With… Benedikt Grindel In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Ubisoft Blue Byte's Benedikt Grindel about the integration of a studio, on live games, German game funding, and the fundamental changes he expects to see in the financing and monetisation of AAA games. By Zoran Roso • 9 min read
Gothic 1 Remake © THQ Nordic Products Gothic 1 Remake - Back in the Faithfully Revamped Colony To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Gothic, one of the most significant and influential computer role-playing games ever created in Germany, THQ Nordic is releasing a stunning remake that stays true to the original. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
