Hamburg Announces Second Round of Prototype Funding in 2026

Funding

Uzbekistan Launches First Games Funding

The Uzbekistan Creative Association has launched the first games funding program of the country. It can provide capital in five stages, depending on proven game success, or assist with marketing and publishing.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Funding

Medienboard Gives €1,244mil to Games and XR Projects

In the third funding round 2026, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg funds 11 games and 5 XR projects with 1,244 million euros.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Funding

Supercell Launches Developer Grants Programme For African Studios

Following in Google’s footsteps, Supercell has now also announced a programme to support studios in Africa. In its first cohort, Supercell plans to provide grants of between 20,000 and 200,000 dollars to companies.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Development

Subotron Launches ‘Playing Art’ Competition for Austrian Developers

Developers from Austria have until 30 September to submit ideas based on the Belvedere’s Open Content Collection. A jury will select games from these submissions for exhibition at Belvedere 21 and as entries for the Austrian Impact Game Idea 2026 competition.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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

People

Chris Chung to Head Neowiz’s New Global Business Group

South Korean publisher Neowiz has appointed Chris Chung as Head of the Global Business Group. Chung is tasked with strengthening Neowiz’s competitiveness as a global publisher. The appointment is part of a reorganisation of the group.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Funding

Uzbekistan Launches First Games Funding

The Uzbekistan Creative Association has launched the first games funding program of the country. It can provide capital in five stages, depending on proven game success, or assist with marketing and publishing.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

gamescom

gamescom History: Innovative, Versatile And Always on Top

Since 2009, gamescom has brought the international games industry together in Cologne every August as the numbers show, not least because it has always moved with the times and reinvented itself. The rise from a hunter to the hunted of the international games events.

By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read

Products

Forensics: Crime Scene Detective Releases To 200,000 Wishlists

Forensics: Crime Scene Detective by Binary Impact, Alchemical Works and Aerosoft has released today with almost 200,000 wishlist. It was made in cooperation with the Rhineland-Palatinate State Criminal Police Office.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read