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People

Harald Riegler Becomes CBO, Florian Bohn CEO of Jumpgate

In addition to the new roles for Harald Riegler and Florian Bohn at Jumpgate, Kristoffer Funseth and Julian Bock are further new additions to the C-suite, which also includes Patrick Streppel.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

People

Jaqueline Martin Joins Womenize! as Project Manager

Booster Space has brought on board a new member of staff for the Womenize! platform. With immediate effect, Jaqueline “Jacky” Martin will take on the role of Project Manager and will focus in particular the new Masterclasses project.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

G+ Jasmin Oestreicher on Freedom, Curiosity and What She Expects From Leadership

A change of perspective paved the way for Jasmin Oestreicher to become co-founder and co-CEO of her own publishing house, Sidekick Publishing. When it comes to equality in the industry, she is genuinely optimistic, but also holds the industry’s leaders to account.

By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read

Products

Endless Legend 2

Amplitude's Endless Legend has been responsible for many shakeups in the 4X strategy genre over the years, and now Endless Legend 2 enters a market in which the genre staple Civilization struggles. Will Hooded Horse and Amplitude make the most of it?

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Esports

WOW Virtual Bundesliga Starts 2026/27 Season

The WOW Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) will begin its 2026/27 season with an expanded selection of competitions. The Club Championship begins on 15 October, with spectators present at all offline knockout rounds. The Player Championship will be held in a new in-game mode in EA Sports FC 27.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Products

Guns of Eschaton (Preview)

Creating a souls-like shooter is the goal that developer Eschatology Entertainment and publisher 4Divinity have set themselves with Guns of Eschaton. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic Wild West that is even weirder than the one in Weird West.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Tabletop

RetroGamesCon Crew Brings New Card Galaxy Europe TCG Event to Heidelberg

KüHe Event, the team behind RetroGamesCon, is starting a new German TCG event in Heidelberg called Card Galaxy Europe on 21 November. Not only trading and collectibles, but also family experiences, cosplayers and free TCG play areas are the focus.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Gears of War: E-Day

One of the biggest Xbox franchises is back: Gears of War and its prequel, E-Day. The game retains the franchise's distinctive cover-based third-person shooter mechanics and the original's atmosphere, emotional tone and outstanding action.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 02 Oct 26: Otto, HNU Game Institute, EU Funding, Nerdic, QSSR, Galaxies, Rudolf Inderst

A new games institute, digital games as a new product category for a retailer, or a new and bigger round of EU funding – at the start of the month, the focus is very much on what’s new in the games industry.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read