Headup Announces gamescom 2026 Lineup

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Indie Arena Booth: Full gamescom 2026 Lineup

The Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2026 features 11 delegations, 17 publishers and over 180 developers showing their game in the entertainment area. Find every single one in our list.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

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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

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Raw Fury Confirms Attendance at Gamescom

Raw Fury is the latest publisher to confirm its attendance at gamescom. Whilst the company plans to showcase five titles in the business area – including two as yet unannounced games – Raw Fury will be showcasing the recently announced Hillthorn in the entertainment area.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Olga Ivanova Joins House of Games Team

The House of Games team has welcomed another new member: Olga Ivanova. The journalist and content marketing expert has taken on the role of Community Manager.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Webedia makes Sylvain Andries New Group CFO and Dawid Hallmann New German CEO

Dawid Hallmann becomes the new CEO of Webedia Germany, taking over from Marc-Andreas Albert. At the Paris group mother, Sylvain Andries will become CFO in September.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Funding

NRW is Funding 10 Games With 603,000 Euros

At its latest meeting, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW’s Digital Games Funding Committee approved just over 600,000 euros in funding. This will go to a total of 10 projects at various stages of development.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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Indie Arena Booth: Full gamescom 2026 Lineup

The Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2026 features 11 delegations, 17 publishers and over 180 developers showing their game in the entertainment area. Find every single one in our list.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

Esports

North Rhine-Westphalia is Funding 30 Apprenticeships for Esports Coaches

North Rhine-Westphalia is continuing its support for esports in Germany’s most populous federal state. Thanks to new funding, 30 subsidised training places for esports coaches will be available in 2026.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Funding

Medienboard is Funding Gaming Events in the Capital Area With Over €260,000

In the first half of the year, the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg approved €7.3m in funding for initiatives to promote the capital as a media hub. Almost €1m is being channelled into initiatives for new media, including games. Funding for games-only events totals over a quarter of a million.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read