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Events

Grinding Gear MD Jonathan Rogers to Open First DevGamm Serbia Edition

Jonathan Rogers, Game Director for Path of Exile II and Managing Director of Grinding Gear Games, will be they keynote speaker for DevGAMM FTW! in Belgrade. The full speaker lineup will be revealed next week.

By Pascal Wagner •

Events

Game Dev Days Graz 2026 Take Place 10-11 October 2026

The Game Dev Days at Technical University Graz will take place on 10 and 11 October 2026 this year. Submissions are open for speakers and exhibitors now.

By Pascal Wagner •

gamescom

Update: gamescom Week 2026: All Evening Events

Never have a dull evening at gamescom 2026 with our party guide: Every sundown event, from Sunday to Sunday – now including the gamescom city festival.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

gamescom

Binary Impact, Gamigo and MicroProse Show gamescom 2026 Lineup

Binary Impact is bringing two, gamigo three and MicroProse a full 18 games to gamescom this year. Binary Impact is also welcoming LKA RLP President Mario Germano.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Publishing

Pokémon Pokopia Sold Over 5 Million Copies

Just in time for the release of the new Expansion Pass, Nintendo has reached a milestone with Pokémon Pokopia. The title has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, both physically and digitally.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Publishing

Daedalic Days 2026: All the Announcements

During its first "Daedalic Days – Late at Night" showcase, Daedalic Entertainment provided a glimpse of its games line-up. From Woodo to Hordeguard: Winds of the North and Curse of the Crimson Stag, to Barotrauma: Home & Harbour.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

Beyond the Trailer: How Take-Two Turned GTA VI’s Marketing into a Revenue-Generating Product

With the Netflix exclusive ‘GTA VI: An Extended Look’, Take-Two has turned promotional gameplay footage into a premium, event-style piece of content with potential license revenue. In his update, industry expert Zoran Roso analyses whether this is now the new gold standard in games marketing.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #31

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses Her Story, critical approaches to cultural game studies and Call of Duty: World War II.

By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read

Politics

Game Publishes Transparency Report on Its Website For the First Time

Membership numbers, political activities, data on turnover and expenditure – for the first time, game has made its transparency report publicly available on its website. The figures show a stable association, but come as no surprise. Similar reports were available via the Bundestag.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read