Asian publishers looking to conquer Western markets with the help of gamesocm, new top executives and partnerships, sales figures and product delays – it was quite a day for news.
Europe is and remains an interesting market, dear readers,
not only for US publishers but also for the rapidly expanding global games industry from Asia. Buoyed by its success in its home market, 4Divinity is also planning to push harder into Western markets – and what better opportunity for this than gamescom in Cologne?
After all, the trade fair brings together as many trade visitors from all over the world as only the GDC in its heyday and E3 before its collapse ever managed to do. The level of interest in showcasing one’s work to the world in Cologne is also evident from the growing number of national pavilions, where regional representatives are increasingly present – such as the Gamebase incubator from the Czech Republic.
As well as promoting games, it also aims to promote the Brno region itself. Perhaps this is an early indication that, in future, we might see not only national pavilions but also state and regional pavilions. That said, this wouldn’t be entirely new. The German federal states traditionally have separate stands. And Quebec is usually present with its own stand too, even if it’s located not far from the Canadian pavilion.
Here are the news of the day!
Your Stephan Steininger
4Divinity, the publishing arm of GCL Global Holdings, is making a major move into the Western gaming market by bringing a six-title portfolio to gamescom 2026, including Showa American Story, The Defiant and Guns of Eschaton.
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by Marcel Kleffmann
From emergency contacts to party guides, tips for traveling in Cologne and information for trade visitors and exhibitors: Learn everything there is to know about being at gamescom on our big service portal.
In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, imissmyfriends leads us through the sprite making process of several characters in Fishbowl.
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by Pascal Wagner
Advertorial | With Meshy 7, the newest model generation from Meshy, delivers industry-leading geometric alignment — with generated meshes following the silhouette, proportions and structural edges of the reference image. For more information visit Meshy at gamescom at Hall 3.2, Stand A040.
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by Meshy.ai
Change at the top of Testronic. The British Q&A specialist has brought Sonia Kerr on board as its new CEO. Her predecessor, Sharon Baylay-Bell, is moving into the role of Company Chair.
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A new addition to Madfinger Games. The Czech studio has recruited Ivan Buchta as Associate Creative Director. Buchta joins from Bohemia Interactive.
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Neoludic has announced a new DLC for Tiny Bookshop and has reported 400,000 players on Mobile one month after the iOS and Android release.
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Developer King Art Games and publisher Plaion will release Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV around two and a half months later. This will give the team more time to further refine the experience ahead of launch.
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Berlin studio Fake Lobster Games has hooked a big one: Their Shellbound will be published by Kinetic Publishing, the publishing arm of Phasmophobia dev Kinetic Games, along with titles from Half Mermaid, Cold Zephyr Games, Electric Saint and Vonder Games.
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Stephan Steininger
Compared to the Embracer Group's internal expectations, Q1 was a strong start to the financial year. This is mainly due to the strong PC/Console segment and three games from THQ Nordic.
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Consultations for getting European funding, an exclusive game dev network event, presentations of funded games tools & programs: Creative Europe Media is bringing a trove of knowledge to gamescom this year.
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Jonathan Rogers, Game Director for Path of Exile II and Managing Director of Grinding Gear Games, will be they keynote speaker for DevGAMM FTW! in Belgrade. The full speaker lineup will be revealed next week.
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Gamebaze, which claims to be the first games incubator in the Czech Republic, will bring some of its affiliated studios to Cologne as part of the Czech joint booth. The goal is also to promote the Brno region as a business location.
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Wizards of the Coast has signed up as long-time sponsor for Berlin esports team G2. The partnership will include several Wizards game logos rotating on the team's jerseys, starting with Archetype Entertainment's Exodus.
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The nominees for the 2026 TCG Awards are open for public voting now. Among them are games, sets and artworks, but also impactful organisations such as Women+ in Magic, Tolarian Community College and Tank, Heal, Slay! Magic: The GAYthering.
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Marcel Kleffmann
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