Hasbro's Launches AI Studio to Control How Its Brands are Portrayed in Generated Content

Tabletop

Lennard K. is German Yu-Gi-Oh! Master 2026

At German Nationals 2026 in Münster this weekend, the winner Lennard K. qualified himself for the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in Japan end of August.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tabletop

Destination Qualifiers in Hof See Strong Growth in 2026

More than double the players in Sealed and even a few more Modern players were part of the Magic: The Gathering Destination Qualifiers by Games Island at LFG Con Hof 2026. The winners went home with cash prizes this year.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tabletop

The Pokémon Company International Bans Grading and Scalper Prices at Events

With a new ruling for their events, the Pokémon Company International is trying to reign in brutally overpriced resales of certain TCG cards. Graded slabs are banned from their events, and certain online products will no longer be sold to the West.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

VR-XR-MR

Vertigo Games Shutters Amsterdam Studio, Formerly Force Field

Plaion daughter Vertigo Games has announced the closure of its Amsterdam office, the former Force Field Entertainment. CEO Richard Stitselaar says that "the VR market remains a challenging space".

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Events

Womenize! 2026 Saw 170 Participants

For the eleventh time, Womenize! has served as a platform for women and underrepresented individuals in the games and tech industries, with 170 participants attending in person and over 35,000 people watching on Twitch.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

Global Esports Industry Week 2026 in Cologne

Global Esports Industry Week 2026 will take place in Cologne this year, coinciding with IEM Cologne. Over 400 attendees and more than 75 speakers are expected. The Global Esports Industry Week debuted last year in Austin, Texas.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Esports

Offline Finals of the R6 Central Combine at Ubisoft Düsseldorf

Emerging Rainbow Six Siege esports talents from Europe and the MENA region have the opportunity to showcase their abilities in the upcoming EML Challenger Circuit 2026 series, where they can secure a spot in the offline finals on 25 July at Ubisoft Düsseldorf.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #22

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include a retrospective of Half-Life 2, body norms, cheating and the bidirectional design influence between tabletop and video game RPGs.

By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read

Business

In Conversation With… Benedikt Grindel

In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Ubisoft Blue Byte's Benedikt Grindel about the integration of a studio, on live games, German game funding, and the fundamental changes he expects to see in the financing and monetisation of AAA games.

By Zoran Roso • 9 min read