Interview: The Makings of Reality Fracture

People

Dan Ayoub is the New President of Wizards of the Coast & Hasbro Digital Games

Dan Ayoub, currently Senior Vice President of Dungeons & Dragons, will become the new President of Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro Digital Games come 2 November. His predecessor John Hight stepped down in July.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Tabletop

G+ SPIEL 2026: The Board Game Industry on the Cusp of Digitalisation

Board and card games are the epitome of the analogue world – and yet they face the very same issues that preoccupy their digital counterparts. At Spiel 2026 in Essen, we asked people from the industry for their views on AI and its convergence with video games.

By Melanie Döring • 4 min read

Tabletop

TCG Awards 2026 Honour Women+ in Magic, Star Wars: Unlimited Wins Several Prizes

At the inaugural TCG Awards at Spiel Essen, Star Wars: Unlimited won the most prizes while the big three TCGs went home empty-handed. Honoured for their engagement were Women+ in Magic, creator Pleasant Kenobi and the Mulligan TCG Shop from Hamburg.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 27 Oct 26: DEP Nominees, Dan Ayoub, Atari, Capcom, Marta Cienkowska, CEEGAs, Pokémon Unite

Whilst the nominations for the German Developer Award have been announced, the winners of the Central & Eastern European Games Award have now been confirmed. There is also some interesting and positive news for the Polish games industry.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

Products

New Nintendo Indie World Tomorrow

Nintendo has announced a new Indie World showcase stream tomorrow, at 3:00 p.m. CET. The 15 minute stream will cover games for both Switch systems.

By Pascal Wagner •

Business

Capcom Sold Over 32 Million Games in the First Half of the Year

Capcom sold over 32 million games in the first half of the current fiscal year — more than nine million higher than the previous year. The strong financial results were also considerably boosted by the new IP Pragmata and the return of Onimusha.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

People

Dan Ayoub is the New President of Wizards of the Coast & Hasbro Digital Games

Dan Ayoub, currently Senior Vice President of Dungeons & Dragons, will become the new President of Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro Digital Games come 2 November. His predecessor John Hight stepped down in July.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Products

Pokémon Unite is to be Discontinued in March 2027

The Pokémon Company has decided to discontinue the MOBA Pokémon Unite, developed by TiMi Studio Group. Details of the wind-down process leading up to the game’s complete discontinuation on 23 March 2027 have been published on the website.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Atari Names Matt Hall EVP of Mobile

Matt Hall has been appointed Executive Vice President of Atari Mobile. In this role, he will oversee the company's mobile gaming business. He will report directly to Wade Rosen, Atari's Chairman and CEO.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read