Federal funding received by Womenize! is the news of the day, making a good thing better. Two Mattel news congregate, although they are not necessarily related. And we collected new service offers for you.
Great news from federal funding, dear readers,
have we gotten today for Womenize! and the organising body, Booster Space. 300,000€ might not look like much, but if you were ever involved in making an event, you know how many small costs aggregate and can imagine how this amount of money can help. I'm looking forward to see the Games and Tech Masterclasses in action in the next two years.
Here are the news of the day!
Your Pascal Wagner
US games company ProbablyMonsters is focusing on smaller projects following a restructuring, specifically AA games with AAA-level quality. We spoke to David Reid, the company's Chief Marketing Officer, about this approach and the competitive market for such games.
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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.
With its project Womenize! Games and Tech Masterclasses 2026–2028, the initiative is doubling down on its commitment to enhancing visibility and equal opportunity for women in the German gaming industry.
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by Stephan Steininger
Veteran game developers Harvey Smith and Ben Horne have founded Black Pony Immersive, a new game studio specialising in the design and development of first-person action RPGs - specifically, immersive sims - in which players create their own experiences through emergent game systems.
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by Marcel Kleffmann
Boxed & Ready: The Ultimate Fall 2026 Release Guide as a compact GamesMarkt Plus issue, now as epaper for you to read online.
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Marcel Kleffmann
Never have a dull evening at gamescom 2026 with our party guide: Every sundown event, from Sunday to Sunday – now including the gamescom city festival.
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Mattel is set to make its debut as an exhibitor at gamescom 2026, bringing together playable digital games, giveaways, live entertainment, and fan experiences.
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With an expensive collector Xbox kit that includes three game panoramas and a controller with interactive functions, Mattel's building brand Brick Shop is celebrating 25 years of Xbox.
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Pascal Wagner
06.07. - 23.08.2026: Esports World Cup (Paris)
23.08. - 25.08.2026: gamescom dev (Cologne)
25.08.2026: gamescom opening night live - tbc - (Cologne/Stream)
26.08. - 30.08.2026: gamescom (Cologne)
27.08.2026: gamescom congress (Cologne)
04.09. - 07.09.2026: PAX West (Seattle)
04.09. - 08.09.2026: IFA (Berlin)
18.09. - 20.09.2026: Gaming Istanbul (GIST) (Istanbul)
18.09. - 20.09.2026: Nexus Nerd Rock Festival (Leipzig)
21.09. - 23.09.2026: D.I.C.E. Europe (Athens)
22.09. - 25.09.2026: Game Devs of Color Expo (online)
23.09.2026: Open Stage Games BW (Suttgart)
23.09. - 25.09.2026: Northern Games Summit (Kajaani)
26.09. - 27.09.2026: Zurich Pop Con Game & Show (Zurich)
29.09. - 30.09.2026: DevGamm x FTW! (Belgrade)
Find more events in our GamesMarket calendar.
