GamesMarket Daily – 02 Nov 26: Astragon Development, Stefanía Halldórsdóttir, GAMEinander, Karsten Lehmann, Headup

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 30 Oct 26: Softgames, ESL One, Spain, The Duskbloods, PUBG x Netflix, Browser-based Gaming

Once written off, browser-based gaming is regaining market share, partly because it does not have to contend with the hurdles posed by app stores. Meanwhile, Softgames is celebrating its anniversary and Spain’s trade associations are setting out their demands for the next government.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

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GamesMarket Daily – 29 Oct 26: PlayStation, Microsoft, Steam, LFG, Gamepix x Xsolla, Pixelsplit, Thoughtfish, PandaBee

The latest news in the consoles segment featured new, colourful controllers for PlayStation and a decline in sales for the Xbox business. In addition, several indie games from Germany were launched.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 28 Oct 26: GIC, Reality Fracture, Figuya X Konsolenkost, Game-Making Tools, Nacon, Asmodee, Cube Golem

Whilst the GIC organisers look back on a successful event, ticket sales are getting underway elsewhere, such as for the Baltic Games Fest 2027. The day also brought some retail news: Figuya X Konsolenkost is opening in Rosenheim, and idee+spiel is collaborating with Cube Golem.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

gamescom

Gamescom Asia Closes With Record Visitor Numbers

With 219,546 visitors from 113 countries, gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show has surpassed last year’s record. The number of exhibitors and pavilions also rose significantly once again.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Ronald Kaulbach Joins Headup as Head of MarComs

Dieter Schoeller is further expanding Headup’s marketing and communications team and has appointed Ronald Kaulbach as Head of MarComs.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Esports

ThinkGameful! Releases Strategy Paper on Saudi Arabia’s Role in Esports

The think tank ThinkGameful!, founded by Timo Schöber, has published a comprehensive, critical strategy paper on Saudi Arabia’s role in esports. Whilst the economic benefits for those involved in esports are real, the paper argues that these cannot compensate for the ethical concerns.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

People

Interview: How A Student Association Wants to Make Entering the Industry Easier

The new game student association GAMEinander brings together the next generations of game devs from all around Germany. We spoke to chairs Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert about the need for students to associate, cooperating with the DGSW and providing support in a changing games landscape.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

Campus

GAMEinander Association for Students Now Accepts Members

The GAMEinander e.V. for students and trainees in game development in Germany is now accepting members. The association offers networking, pitching and funding help and other peer-to-peer assistance.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Phantom Blade Zero Sold Over 4 Million Copies

Chinese studio S-Game has reported strong sales figures for Phantom Blade Zero. The action role-playing game sold over 4 million copies in just 72 hours.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read