HoYoverse Announces Gamescom 2026 Lineup

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What is… gamescom? Everything You Need to Know About Areas, Side Events and Show Specials

gamescom isn’t just one event. gamescom has many facets. Each one is exciting, but not every one is suited to every target audience. We’ll show you what lies behind the different areas and side events, and how we support your success with gamescom Daily.

By Stephan Steininger • 10 min read

Business

MediaMarktSaturn is Opening Third TechVillage During Gamescom in Cologne and Relocating Xperion

To mark the start of gamescom in Cologne, MediaMarktSaturn is opening its third Tech Village in Germany. This flagship store is being set up on Hohe Straße in the city centre and will also become the new home of Xperion, which was previously located on Hansaring.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

gamescom

EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom

Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening.

By Marcel Kleffmann •

gamescom

What is… gamescom? Everything You Need to Know About Areas, Side Events and Show Specials

gamescom isn’t just one event. gamescom has many facets. Each one is exciting, but not every one is suited to every target audience. We’ll show you what lies behind the different areas and side events, and how we support your success with gamescom Daily.

By Stephan Steininger • 10 min read

Business

MediaMarktSaturn is Opening Third TechVillage During Gamescom in Cologne and Relocating Xperion

To mark the start of gamescom in Cologne, MediaMarktSaturn is opening its third Tech Village in Germany. This flagship store is being set up on Hohe Straße in the city centre and will also become the new home of Xperion, which was previously located on Hansaring.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Publishing

Toplitz and SpaceRocket Delay Permafrost

Publisher Toplitz Productions and developer SpaceRocket are giving the title Permafrost more time to polish. Instead of launching in the height of summer, Early Access will now begin in October.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #28

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on difficulty versus challenge in indie games, the history of German game studies, the clash between Miyamoto and Eno, and the goal of design.

By Rudolf Inderst • 6 min read

Products

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Launches its Expansion Pass

One of Daedalic Entertainment's biggest successes in recent years was Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, released in February 2026. The publisher has now launched the Expansion Pass and the first story DLC.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

gamescom

EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom

Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening.

By Marcel Kleffmann •