gamescom Week 2026: All Evening Events

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Road to gamescom – Everything You Need For a Successful Business Week in Cologne

Whether it’s your first time at the trade fair or you’re a gamescom veteran – Road to gamescom gives you everything you need to know about gamescom 2026. Facts and overviews, interviews and tips on what’s on at and around gamescom, and which numbers you should have saved on your mobile.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

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Cologne Nights: What to Do after gamescom Closes

When gamescom closes down for the day, your Cologne visit doesn't have to stop being great. Find restaurants and bars, event tips and sightseeing ideas in our Cologne guide.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

gamescom

Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Inception Publishing: The Shift to Indie Self-Publishing

This week’s gamescom dev talk review takes us to an exciting panel featuring Jason Della Rocca, Philomena Schwab, Kirsten-Lee Naidoo and Rodrigue Duperron, which explores why indie developers should take publishing into their own hands, not only because  the vast majority of pitches are rejected.

By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read

Insights

German Mobile Games Market Grew by 25% Over Last Four Years

With detailed data on the mobile gaming market, game has further refined its market data for 2025, this time focusing on mobile games. The segment is a booming sector, as a long-term analysis also shows, and is dominated by in-game purchases.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

When a Game Dies: What Do Video Game Providers Owe Their Players?

The fact that the EU Commission is not currently considering legal changes to the Stop Killing Games initiative does not mean game publishers can do anything they want. IT Law specialist Sandra Spensberger explains the practical implications in her monthly GamesMarket column.

By Sandra Spensberger • 4 min read

Business

It's our Indieversary! Get GamesMarket+ for Just 1€ a Week

To mark one year of independent publishing, we are offering the deepest discount yet: A full year of GamesMarket+ access for one euro a week. That's just 52€, more than half off!

By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read

Development

Google Launches Games Fund for African Indie Studios

For the first time, Google is launching the Google Play Indie Games Fund in Africa, a support programme for indie studios from Africa. In total, Google plans to invest $1 million in ten studios.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Stop Killing Games on Sony Killing Discs

"There are a few ways to look at it, but none of them are particularly friendly for consumers"; we talked to Stop Killing Games Founder Ross Scott about Sony's decision to axe PlayStation disc production and what that means for the initiative.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

PlayStation Store Charts June 2026: Escape the Backrooms Pushes 007 Aside

From 2028 onwards, the PlayStation Store is expected to cover the entire market for new releases on the PS5, but the Sony Store charts are already showing clear trends – namely, a change at the top in June.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read