Gamescom Organisers Respond to Hardware Theft

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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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Games Industry in Dubai Grows Strongly & Dubai's Biggest Gamescom Presence to Date

Dubai looks back on its largest gamescom pavilion to date and has launched a new accelerator programme in partnership with Xsolla, while the games industry in Dubai has grown significantly over the past two years.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 13 Oct 26: Gamespace, Alexander Pieper, Bavaria, Game on Symphony, Wooga, Nozomu, Oopsie Daisies

Today’s news is all about events and personnel updates, new games, and new services that bring payment providers and developers together. And the spotlight is particularly on Berlin and Bavaria with Games Ground, Aesir Interactive, Wooga, and Game on Symphony.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

People

Studio Fizbin Co-Founder Alexander Pieper Joins Aesir Interactive as CPO

A good 18 months after announcing the planned closure of Studio Fizbin due to Thunderful’s cost-cutting measures, co-founder Alexander Pieper has found a new home as Chief Production Officer at Aesir in Munich.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Xsolla Connects Payment Providers With Game Devs as Advertising Partners

With a new service called Co-Marketing Campaigns, Xsolla brings payment providers and games developers together as advertising partners. Xsolla is also working on further partnership offerings for financial institutions.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Events

SGA Organises Impact Track at Games Ground Berlin

With three panel discussions and a get-together, the Sustainable Games Alliance is bringing the topic of resource efficiency to Games Ground Berlin.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Events

Gamespace Conference 2026 Exceeded Expectations

The first Gamespace Conference, held at the Swiss Game Hub in Zurich, was a success. According to the organisers, the response and number of attendees exceeded expectations.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Tabletop

Electric Callboy Releases Its Own Neverrift TCG Expansion

German metalcore band Electric Callboy goes TCG: With a full expansion for the German TCG Neverrift, out in December.

By Pascal Wagner •