GamesMarket Daily - 01 Oct 26: NC's Anel Ceman, Open Source in Game Dev, Jumpgate's C-Suite, VGE & EGDF Reject CPC's Allegations and more

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GamesMarket Daily – 09 Oct 26: Themed Steam Sales, Daedalic, Halo Studios, Cyberpunk Movie, Square Enix Collective, Triple-i

New announcements, releases and partnerships as well as the comeback of Square Enix’s indie label – these are just some of the stories from a day packed with news, including the confirmation that a Cyberpunk film is in production and the launch of the unusual Let’s Play the Middle Ages exhibition.

By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read

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GamesMarket Daily – 08 Oct 26: Xbox XP, 1SP x Orinas, Federico Cardini, Fireshine x Fair Games, Retro Gaming, Games/Bavaria

A new department for Xbox, a close partnership between Japan and Europe, and ongoing consolidation – it was a business-focused day in the news.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

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GamesMarket Daily - 07 October 2026: Steam & game Charts, Bavarian Education, KIDS Act, TOMMI Awards & more

Steam charts of the week, game charts of the month, the nominations for the TOMMI awards and the Subotron Live Pitch are up today. Also: feedback on the EU Kids Act is needed.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Kate Killick

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read

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GamesMarket Daily – 09 Oct 26: Themed Steam Sales, Daedalic, Halo Studios, Cyberpunk Movie, Square Enix Collective, Triple-i

New announcements, releases and partnerships as well as the comeback of Square Enix’s indie label – these are just some of the stories from a day packed with news, including the confirmation that a Cyberpunk film is in production and the launch of the unusual Let’s Play the Middle Ages exhibition.

By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read

Publishing

Hooded Horse Signed Beltfed

Hooded Horse's portfolio of strategic and tactical games is growing. The publisher has secured the rights to Beltfed from Hello World Studios in the UK. Following the announcement, the game was added to over 200,000 wishlists within two weeks.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Events

Nvidia RTX Spark Launch Celebration at Xperion Berlin

To mark their launch, Nvidia is showcasing the RTX Spark laptops at the Xperion on Berlin’s Alexanderplatz in the run-up to GTC Berlin.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Events

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Event in Hamburg

A public launch event for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will take place at Xperion in Hamburg on Saturday 17 October 2026, ahead of the release of Activision's upcoming shooter.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Business

What Halo Studios’ Restructuring Signals About AAA Economics and Xbox Strategy

In his latest newsletter, industry expert Zoran Roso uses Halo Studios as an example to analyse how the lethal combination of technical debt, corporate vendor tenure limits, and monolithic organizational design forced one of gaming’s most iconic IPs to completely pivot its operational playbook.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read