Mentoring Program for German Esports Talents From PwC Germany and the Esports Player Foundation

Business

Friendly Fire Gaming Café Franchise Continues to Grow Internationally

The gaming café franchise Friendly Fire has closed a €4 million Series A funding round. The funding will be used to accelerate international expansion, improve technology and strengthen franchisee support.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Esports

Vitality Rising Bees Win the Equal Esports Cup

At gamescom 2026, Deutsche Telekom and SK Gaming hosted the fourth Equal Esports Cup, a League of Legends tournament for women and non-binary players.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Esports

Team Germany E-Sport Celebrates gamescom Debut

The German esports national team makes its debut on gamescom's biggest stage in showmatches against Great Britain and the Netherlands.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

gamescom

BSR Breaks gamescom Sales Record for Fourth Year in a Row

"I don't know if we can top that", Black Screen Records CEO Kevin Schulz laughs: For the fourth year in a row, the Cologne vinyl retailer has broken its gamescom sales record in the Merchandise area.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Diablo V, StarCraft FPS, WoW Forever: All the Announcements From BlizzCon 2026

At the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard Entertainment unveiled its line-up for the coming years, which ranges from a StarCraft shooter to Diablo V and World of Warcraft Forever as well as new content for Warcraft III. Here's an overview.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Dimitri Josephine Sahertian

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 6 min read

GamesMarket Daily - 11 September 2026: EA X Savvy, Industry Employment Survey, Leo Zullo, Deck 13 & David Schütze, Wardogs and more

A media report on a potential merger between EA and Savvy Games Group is one of the topics covered in this newsletter. Other topics include the Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2026, Leo Zullo's statements on the European games industry, and the postponement of Crystals of Irm due to Zelda.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read

People

Leo Zullo on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026

How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Leo Zullo, Managing Director Wired Productions (UK), to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Products

Daedalic and Tiny Monk Tales Launch Woodo on 16 September

Woodo by Daedalic and Tiny Monk Tales releases on 16 September 2026. The cutesy puzzler comes from Clumsy Rush developers Yullia ‘Julia’ Prohorova and Timur Bogotov.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read