GamesMarket Daily – 03. July 26: Aesir Interactive, Mick Prinz, Cyberpunk, GDD, Tommi, ERA, Sony Interactive Entertainment Stephan Steininger July 03, 2026 – 5 min read Share this post Daily GamesMarket Daily – 15. July 26: Funding in Hesse, Saber, gamescom dev, ByteRockers', Jesper Kyd, Everplay New funding, new speakers, new top executives – there’s hardly any sign of a summer lull in the games industry, and that’s not – or at least not solely – down to gamescom. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily 14 July 2026 - Funding in NRW, Hamburg & Berlin, Webedia C-Level Shifts, Subotron Jam & More Good news from four funding initiatives in Germany are the topic of the day, but there is more: Two big personnel news at Webedia, another at House of Games, and a special Austrian game jam. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 13. July 26: Half-year Charts, Austria, gamescom, Chris Chung, Spiel des Jahres, Forensics The week kicks off with the best-selling games released in the first half of the year, as well as sales figures for Black Flag Resynced and Mimesis. And, of course, we’ve got some new staff profiles and a bit of gamesocm too. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 15. July 26: Funding in Hesse, Saber, gamescom dev, ByteRockers', Jesper Kyd, Everplay New funding, new speakers, new top executives – there’s hardly any sign of a summer lull in the games industry, and that’s not – or at least not solely – down to gamescom. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read Hesse Minister for Economic Affairs Kaweh Mansoori visited Nintendo of Europe (Picture by Nintendo) Funding Hesse Awards €300.00 in Funding to 7 Games As part of the “Hessen Serious Game” programme, a total of seven games are set to benefit in the current funding round, including three traditional entertainment games. A total of 29 applications were received. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Steve Allison © Saber Interactive People Steve Allison Joined Saber Interactive as Chief Business Officer Steve Allison has joined Saber Interactive as Chief Business Officer. In this role, he will lead business development and strategy for the worldwide publisher and developer's portfolio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Anthony Gallegos, Duygu Cakmak and Fleur Marty (from Left zu Right; Pictures by gamescom dev) gamescom Gamescom Dev revealed Anthony Gallegos as Second Keynote Speaker and Announces Award Categories The line-up for gamescom dev is growing ever larger. Following Amir Satvat, a second keynote speaker has been announced: Anthony Gallegos, Creative Director at UnknownWorlds. The gamescom dev awards will also be presented in six categories on 24 August. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Maik Reichelt, ByteRockers' Games CEO, on stage © Kira Cesnik Publishing BR Universes: ByteRockers' Games Signed Three New Games At the BR Universes event in Berlin, ByteRockers' Games unveiled new games and publishing partnerships. Demos were held at the historic Zeiss-Großplanetarium, where Neo Berlin 2087 (Elysium Games), Rosaby Roots (Spaceflower), and Lavender Fields (Alchemical Works) were confirmed as new titles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Jesper Kyd with the Ezio Auditore statue at Ubisoft Paris (Kyd) GamesMarket Plus G+ Game Music Makers: Jesper Kyd From Assassin's Creed to Warhammer, Borderlands to No Law: Legendary composer Jesper Kyd from Denmark is leading us through his work process, his favourite soundtracks and the best ways to involve composers in your game dev workflow. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 15. July 26: Funding in Hesse, Saber, gamescom dev, ByteRockers', Jesper Kyd, Everplay New funding, new speakers, new top executives – there’s hardly any sign of a summer lull in the games industry, and that’s not – or at least not solely – down to gamescom. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily 14 July 2026 - Funding in NRW, Hamburg & Berlin, Webedia C-Level Shifts, Subotron Jam & More Good news from four funding initiatives in Germany are the topic of the day, but there is more: Two big personnel news at Webedia, another at House of Games, and a special Austrian game jam. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 13. July 26: Half-year Charts, Austria, gamescom, Chris Chung, Spiel des Jahres, Forensics The week kicks off with the best-selling games released in the first half of the year, as well as sales figures for Black Flag Resynced and Mimesis. And, of course, we’ve got some new staff profiles and a bit of gamesocm too. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 15. July 26: Funding in Hesse, Saber, gamescom dev, ByteRockers', Jesper Kyd, Everplay New funding, new speakers, new top executives – there’s hardly any sign of a summer lull in the games industry, and that’s not – or at least not solely – down to gamescom. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Hesse Minister for Economic Affairs Kaweh Mansoori visited Nintendo of Europe (Picture by Nintendo) Funding Hesse Awards €300.00 in Funding to 7 Games As part of the “Hessen Serious Game” programme, a total of seven games are set to benefit in the current funding round, including three traditional entertainment games. A total of 29 applications were received. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Steve Allison © Saber Interactive People Steve Allison Joined Saber Interactive as Chief Business Officer Steve Allison has joined Saber Interactive as Chief Business Officer. In this role, he will lead business development and strategy for the worldwide publisher and developer's portfolio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Anthony Gallegos, Duygu Cakmak and Fleur Marty (from Left zu Right; Pictures by gamescom dev) gamescom Gamescom Dev revealed Anthony Gallegos as Second Keynote Speaker and Announces Award Categories The line-up for gamescom dev is growing ever larger. Following Amir Satvat, a second keynote speaker has been announced: Anthony Gallegos, Creative Director at UnknownWorlds. The gamescom dev awards will also be presented in six categories on 24 August. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Maik Reichelt, ByteRockers' Games CEO, on stage © Kira Cesnik Publishing BR Universes: ByteRockers' Games Signed Three New Games At the BR Universes event in Berlin, ByteRockers' Games unveiled new games and publishing partnerships. Demos were held at the historic Zeiss-Großplanetarium, where Neo Berlin 2087 (Elysium Games), Rosaby Roots (Spaceflower), and Lavender Fields (Alchemical Works) were confirmed as new titles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jesper Kyd with the Ezio Auditore statue at Ubisoft Paris (Kyd) GamesMarket Plus G+ Game Music Makers: Jesper Kyd From Assassin's Creed to Warhammer, Borderlands to No Law: Legendary composer Jesper Kyd from Denmark is leading us through his work process, his favourite soundtracks and the best ways to involve composers in your game dev workflow. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
