Mattias Rengstedt on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026

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G+ Weekly Steam Charts: The Sales Are Strong With Galactic Racer

Although Star Wars: Galactic Racer hasn't had quite such a strong start as Star Wars: Zero Company, it has made a remarkable leap up the weekly Steam charts. Dota 2 and Arc Raiders are staging a strong comeback, while Hellraiser: Revival is performing better than expected, especially in Germany.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

People

G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa

Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

Business

G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A, Private Financings and More in Q3 2026

Global technology investment bank Drake Star has released its latest Global Gaming Report for Q3 of 2026. The report covers M&A activity, private financing and IPOs in the games industry. This quarter saw robust gaming M&A activity, while gaming stocks rallied.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily - 15 Oktober 2026: Ubisoft Layoffs, Steam Charts, gamescom asia, Drova II, Enshrouded & More

Ubisoft's voluntary job cut plans are the topic of the day, but it is also Enshrouded release day - and Drova II has been announced as well. We have also learned exclusively the date for the next Serious Game Summit in Switzerland.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

Insights

Goldmedia Study: Huge Potential in Bavaria

For the first time, Medien.Bayern has funded a detailed study by Goldmedia of Bavaria as a gaming location, with the aim of providing a data-driven basis for further developing its gaming strategy. The result: the current situation in Bavaria is impressive, but there is huge potential for growth.

By Stephan Steininger • 11 min read

Business

Ubisoft Cuts Jobs in Germany

Ubisoft Germany is reducing its workforce by an as-yet-unknown number of employees. The company has now confirmed this plan to GamesMarket.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Deck13 and Just2D Announce Drova II - Torn Lands

At an event in Magdeburg, publisher Deck13 Spotlight and developer Just2D have announced the sequel to Drova - Forsaken Kin: Drova II - Torn Lands will be out for PC and console.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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G+ Weekly Steam Charts: The Sales Are Strong With Galactic Racer

Although Star Wars: Galactic Racer hasn't had quite such a strong start as Star Wars: Zero Company, it has made a remarkable leap up the weekly Steam charts. Dota 2 and Arc Raiders are staging a strong comeback, while Hellraiser: Revival is performing better than expected, especially in Germany.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Products

Keen Games' Enshrouded Is Launching on PC (1.0) and PS5

After spending more than two and a half years in Early Access and amassing over 5.5 million players, Keen Games' Enshrouded is finally being released as version 1.0 today, also making its debut on the PlayStation 5. The team plans to support the game with free and paid content for years to come.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read