Fortnite Championship Series Comes to Düsseldorf for the First Time

Business

FIA Chooses Assetto Corsa Rally For Its Rally Esports Programme

505 Games, Supernova Games and Kunos Simulazioni have scored a major success in esports: the FIA has chosen the fledgling rally spin-off of Assetto Corsa for its FIA Esports Global Rally Tour.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Esports

Germany Announces Its National Coaching Staff for the Esports Nations Cup 2026

A team of experienced coaches will oversee the athletes' training in Germany. The coaches have a track record of national success and international experience in leagues and world championships, and have been tasked with preparing the team for the first Esports Nations Cup.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Esports

Nassim “Nassada-” Dahman is 2026 German eFootball Champion

At the two-day final in Hamburg, Nassim “Nassada-” Dahman from SC Freiburg ultimately emerged as the new German eFootball champion and won the Virtual Business League Grand Final by WOW. He is also qualified for the EA SPORTS FC Pro World Championship.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

G+ Under the Hood: Thrifty Business

In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, Spellgarden Games leads us through the UI design process of the stamp cards in their upcoming game Thrifty Business.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

People

Ines Harmuth Heads the Membership Department at game

Ines Harmuth is set to take over as head of the Membership Department at game, the German Games Industry Association, in mid-May. She is succeeding Ina Göring, who is leaving the association after nearly eight years.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Funding

Claymore, TML, tox², ByteRockers' and Stratosphere to Receive Federal Funding

Five studios have received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Claymore Game Studios, TML-Edition, tox² interactive, ByteRockers' Games and Stratosphere Games are among them. The funding amounts to almost €4.5 million.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Products

PVKK Pushed Back to 2027

PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant will not be released this year. René Habermann, co-founder of Bippinbits, explains that the team and their ideas and ambitions have grown. This is why the postponement is necessary.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Mixtape

Mixtape, from Beethoven & Dinosaur and Annapurna Interactive, is an emotional journey back to a nostalgic youth in which music plays a central role. It is aimed specifically at Generation Y (Millennials).

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Products

Two Point Museum: Arty-Facts

Two Point Studios and Sega have released the third DLC for Two Point Museum, Arty-Facts. Following the Fantasy Finds and Zooseum expansions, which featured magical and wildlife exhibits respectively, this time it’s all about art, facts, and artifacts.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read