Gamescom Dev revealed Anthony Gallegos as Second Keynote Speaker and Announces Award Categories

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Show Update and Gamescom Asia Early Bird Ticket Sales Ends

With just a few weeks to go before the event kicks off, the exhibition halls at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 are filling up with well-known brands, including Bandai Namco, Capcom, Razer, Sega and Nintendo. Meanwhile, the Early Bird ticket sale ends on 29 September.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

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BSR Breaks gamescom Sales Record for Fourth Year in a Row

"I don't know if we can top that", Black Screen Records CEO Kevin Schulz laughs: For the fourth year in a row, the Cologne vinyl retailer has broken its gamescom sales record in the Merchandise area.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Gamescom Organisers Respond to Hardware Theft

At gamescom 2026, hardware was stolen from the business area. This fact quickly spread throughout the industry. While the organisers' initial response was largely met with rejection and criticism, they are now striking a different tone.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Products

Everything Revealed at Coffee Stain's The Big Break Showcase

Coffee Stain's first Big Break Showcase featured over 40 games. Highlights included announcements about Satisfactory and Deep Rock Galactic, as well as reveals from Hypetrain Digital, Raw Fury, and other indie studios.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily - 29 Sep 26: Funding, Megagon, Travian, Jasmin Oestreicher, DEP, Ivipro Days, Witcher

New funding, questions about the funding, and the start of ticket sales for the DEP were all on today’s news programme. We also have an exciting interview with Jasmin Oestreicher from Sidekick Publishing.

By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read

Politics

Federal Government Answers Parliamentary Questions on Federal Funding

In a document running to over 80 pages, the Federal Government has responded to the minor parliamentary question on federal funding submitted by members of the AfD parliamentary group. The new insights gained are limited; most of the data was already publicly available.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Way of the Hunter 2 Launches on PC & Consoles

Its predecessor sold over a million copies, and now Nine Rocks Games and THQ Nordic have released Way of the Hunter 2 for PC and consoles. Gothic II Complete Classic has also been launched for PlayStation and Xbox.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Awards

German Developer Award 2026 Starts Ticket Sale

Ticket sales for the German Developer Award (Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, DEP) 2026 have started. The event takes place 8 December in Cologne and honours the best games from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

By Pascal Wagner • 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