Erisia Launches Curry.gg to Increase Transparency Beyong Top Tiers Stephan Steininger June 13, 2025 – 3 min read Share this post Gaëtan Albert (Hakio) and Juliette Martin (Yaya), the founders of Erisia, have developed Curry.gg © Erisia Friendly Fire LANsomnia night (c) Friendly Fire Business Friendly Fire Gaming Café Franchise Continues to Grow Internationally The gaming café franchise Friendly Fire has closed a €4 million Series A funding round. The funding will be used to accelerate international expansion, improve technology and strengthen franchisee support. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Team Vitality Rising Bees celebrate their victory; Honda holds the Equal Esports trophy © SK Gaming Esports Vitality Rising Bees Win the Equal Esports Cup At gamescom 2026, Deutsche Telekom and SK Gaming hosted the fourth Equal Esports Cup, a League of Legends tournament for women and non-binary players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Team Germany E-Sport (c) Team Germany E-Sport Esports Team Germany E-Sport Celebrates gamescom Debut The German esports national team makes its debut on gamescom's biggest stage in showmatches against Great Britain and the Netherlands. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily - 7 September 2026: TIGA Tax Credits, Sales Numbers for Onimusha, Exit 8 & Dawnwalker, Puzzlez & more TIGA is asking for better Expenditure Credits in the UK, Daedalic launches a new DLC for Star Trek, and we got strong sales numbers from several titles today. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown © Daedalic Entertainment and gameXcite Products Q Trials and Equinox DLC for Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown Daedalic Entertainment and gameXcite have announced the next steps for Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. The free 'Q Trials' game mode and the 'Equinox' DLC are set to launch in early October. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Dr Richard Wilson OBE, CEO of TIGA © TIGA Products TIGA Calls on the UK Government to Enhance the Video Games Expenditure Credit TIGA, the trade association representing the UK's video games industry, has urged the government to enhance the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) scheme as a means of stimulating economic growth. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Products The Exit 8 Has Reached Three Million Sales After a movie adaption in 2025 and global success, Japanese indie hit The Exit 8 by Kotake Create and Playism has reached three million sold units. By Pascal Wagner • Events Paris Game Biz Shows Publishers' Guidelines for 2026 Paris Game Biz has compiled a Publishers' Guidelines document that goes out to applicants and attendees of the event. In it, needs of attending publishers such as sought-after genres are relayed. GamesMarket has provided a supporting French market portrait in it as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read puzzlez - a shapez game © tobspr Games Products Tobspr Games' New Standalone Game Is puzzlez - a shapez game German indie developer tobspr Games has announced puzzlez - a shapez game, a standalone puzzle game based on the shapez series. It is intended to mark the start of a new series. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Friendly Fire LANsomnia night (c) Friendly Fire Business Friendly Fire Gaming Café Franchise Continues to Grow Internationally The gaming café franchise Friendly Fire has closed a €4 million Series A funding round. The funding will be used to accelerate international expansion, improve technology and strengthen franchisee support. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Team Vitality Rising Bees celebrate their victory; Honda holds the Equal Esports trophy © SK Gaming Esports Vitality Rising Bees Win the Equal Esports Cup At gamescom 2026, Deutsche Telekom and SK Gaming hosted the fourth Equal Esports Cup, a League of Legends tournament for women and non-binary players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Team Germany E-Sport (c) Team Germany E-Sport Esports Team Germany E-Sport Celebrates gamescom Debut The German esports national team makes its debut on gamescom's biggest stage in showmatches against Great Britain and the Netherlands. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 7 September 2026: TIGA Tax Credits, Sales Numbers for Onimusha, Exit 8 & Dawnwalker, Puzzlez & more TIGA is asking for better Expenditure Credits in the UK, Daedalic launches a new DLC for Star Trek, and we got strong sales numbers from several titles today. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown © Daedalic Entertainment and gameXcite Products Q Trials and Equinox DLC for Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown Daedalic Entertainment and gameXcite have announced the next steps for Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. The free 'Q Trials' game mode and the 'Equinox' DLC are set to launch in early October. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dr Richard Wilson OBE, CEO of TIGA © TIGA Products TIGA Calls on the UK Government to Enhance the Video Games Expenditure Credit TIGA, the trade association representing the UK's video games industry, has urged the government to enhance the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) scheme as a means of stimulating economic growth. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Products The Exit 8 Has Reached Three Million Sales After a movie adaption in 2025 and global success, Japanese indie hit The Exit 8 by Kotake Create and Playism has reached three million sold units. By Pascal Wagner •
Events Paris Game Biz Shows Publishers' Guidelines for 2026 Paris Game Biz has compiled a Publishers' Guidelines document that goes out to applicants and attendees of the event. In it, needs of attending publishers such as sought-after genres are relayed. GamesMarket has provided a supporting French market portrait in it as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
puzzlez - a shapez game © tobspr Games Products Tobspr Games' New Standalone Game Is puzzlez - a shapez game German indie developer tobspr Games has announced puzzlez - a shapez game, a standalone puzzle game based on the shapez series. It is intended to mark the start of a new series. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
