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Yerba Buena

Not only is Yerba Buena the settlement from which the modern city of San Francisco grew, it is also the name of a creative first-person puzzle-platformer from Berlin-based Mad About Pandas and Focus Entertainment. The game features a unique copy-and-paste mechanic for manipulating the game world.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

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G+ Two Game Sales Awards for Nintendo and One for Microsoft in May 2026

In May 2026, three games received a Sales Award from game - the German Games Industry Association. Two of the awards went to Nintendo and one to Microsoft.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

The HD-2D visuals seen in Octopath Traveler and the Dragon Quest remakes have so far been reserved for turn-based RPGs featuring party systems. However, this is about to change with The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

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Azerbaijan as an Emerging Games Market

Azerbaijan is one of the emerging markets in the games sector that doesn't receive much attention. This interview with Shahin Aliyev, co-founder and CEO of Dynamic Box, and Anatoly Strutinsky, SVP of Government & Industry Relations, EMEA at Xsolla, offers a glimpse into this market.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #24

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include what it takes to become a ludologist, Xbox and talks with James Bentley and Alexander Vandewalle.

By Rudolf Inderst • 5 min read

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Pokémon International's North American Champions Crowned in New Orleans

At the 2026 North American Pokémon International Championships, several EU players won the pot as well. Tournaments were held in Pokémon Go, Unite, the TCG as well as the classic Pokémon video games, although fought in Pokémon Champions.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Development

Unreal Engine 5.8 Is Now Available; Unreal Engine 6 Is Still Years Away

At Unreal Fest Chicago 2026, Epic Games released Unreal Engine 5.8, which is likely to be the final significant update to the engine. The company plans to launch Unreal Engine 6 in Early Access in late 2027.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

Instinct3 And Drinks & More Expand the Knabe-Drinks Portfolio Ahead of Gamescom

Instinct3, founded by creator HandsOfBlood, has announced the launch of KnabeMix – a cola-and-orange mixed drink – in collaboration with drinks partner Drinks & More. To mark the launch, the Twitch series “Techno Freitag” is making a comeback. A campaign featuring Sonya Kraus is also planned.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Business

The €27 Billion Danger Zone: How the EU's Digital Fairness Act Threatens to Disintegrate the F2P Monetization Stack

In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time, he is looking at the issue from an industry perspective to see what consequences the EU’s plans might have on the monetisation of free-to-play games.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read