German Olympic Committee Establishes DOSB E-Sports gGmbH

Esports

Onethreefive Secures Riot Games ERL Licence for GSA and Makes Xperion the League Hub

Just hours after the announcement, onethreefive has announced its first major deal. The Berlin-based organisation has secured the rights from Riot Games for the GSA regional leagues in League of Legends. Xperion Berlin will serve as the league’s central hub.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Esports

Esports World Cup 2026 Moves From Riyadh to Paris

The Esports Foundation has announced that the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) will be hosted by Paris, France, from 6 July to 23 August. This makes Paris the first host city of the EWC outside of Riyadh. The EWC was originally scheduled to take place in Riyadh this year.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Esports

Nintendo Confirms Its Participation in gamescom 2026

One of the major players has confirmed that it will participate in gamescom 2026: Nintendo has announced that it will return to Cologne this year.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

People

Jenni Wergin Joins House of Games Team as Developer Relations Manager

With the opening of the House of Games fast approaching, operator Wista Management is also strengthening the project team and has brought Jenni Wergin, an experienced industry expert, on board as Development Relations Manager.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #20

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include Disco Elysium, Analog Game Studies and more.

By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read

Awards

The Winners of the Finnish Game Awards 2026

The Finnish Game Awards 2026 saw a variety of winners, including a robot adventure game, a distinctly Finnish winter driving game, an adrenaline-fuelled techno shooter game, and a number of outstanding Finnish game developers.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Awards

Finalists for the 2026 Italian Video Game Awards

IIDEA, the Italian video game industry association, has announced the nominees for the 14th Italian Video Game Awards.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

The Safe-Bet Crisis: Why Live-Service ”Wrappers“ Are Imploding

In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso asks whether the industry is still designing games for pure enjoyment, and he suggests that the industry may have fallen into a dangerous corporate trap of designing for operational efficiency instead of creative taste and is facing a brutal reality check.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read

Business

Wizards of the Coast Not Voluntarily Recognizing Union

With letters urging workers to "consider" their decision, Wizards of the Coast's President John Hight has made clear that the company will not voluntarily recognise the unionisation efforts of the Magic: The Gathering Arena team.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read