Nazan Eckes moderiert LARA - Ralph H. Baer ist Jury-Ehrenvorsitzender Tim Pototzki May 14, 2009 – 1 min read Share this post LARA-Moderatorin Nazan Eckes © None Paris Game Biz 2026 (c) Christophe Lemaître Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap Over 650 meetings took place in two days at Paris Game Biz 2026. With a total of 230 participants, it was the most international lineup to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The winners of the Spiel 2026 awards (Melanie Döring) Tabletop Kick-Off for Spiel 2026 in Essen: Awards, Growing Numbers and Future Issues The international board game industry as well as the community gather in Essen, Germany, to show, try and celebrate the newest games at Spiel 2026, the world’s largest board game fair. We’ve covered the opening event and awards here. By Melanie Döring • 4 min read (SimRacing Expo) Events SimRacing Expo Sees Record High of 29,580 Attendants The 2026 SimRacing Expo was the biggest yet. The event in Frankfurt will return on 17-18 September 2027. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23 Oct 26: MBB Funding, Paris Game Biz, GameRecruit, DevGamm, Xbox Cloud Gaming, US Market An eventful week in gaming draws to a close with a recap of Paris Games Biz and news of new funding initiatives from Berlin. Thanks to the DevGamm Awards nominees and a stabilising US games market, spirits are also lifting following the BioWare news. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read Paris Game Biz 2026 (c) Christophe Lemaître Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap Over 650 meetings took place in two days at Paris Game Biz 2026. With a total of 230 participants, it was the most international lineup to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business US Video Game Market Stabilises in September With turnover of US$4.76 billion, the US video game market is, according to Circana, only slightly below last year’s figure. Year-on-year, sales of hardware and accessories have even returned to positive territory. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Picture: GameRecruit GbR Business GameRecruit Launches Online Academy to Educate HR About Gaming and Esports The recently founded GameRecruit has launched its online academy, GameRecruit Learning. The aim is to offer smaller training organisations easy access to the use of gaming and esports in HR. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Awards DevGamm Reveals Award Nominations for 2026 The DevGamm Awards 2026 will be presented in Lisbon on 18 November. The list of nominations, which has now been published, shows that numerous studios from across Europe stand a chance of winning, including a few from the GSA. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read Glider / Unfollow / Kitchen of Memories (c) mbb, Mosaik Studio, MadeFor Film, Arkanum Pictures Funding Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Funds 13 Games With €926,000 The New Media Funding programme from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg has awarded €926,000 in funding to 13 game projects. The programme focuses on emerging studios and start-ups, and many of the funded projects are the first or second of their kind. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Paris Game Biz 2026 (c) Christophe Lemaître Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap Over 650 meetings took place in two days at Paris Game Biz 2026. With a total of 230 participants, it was the most international lineup to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The winners of the Spiel 2026 awards (Melanie Döring) Tabletop Kick-Off for Spiel 2026 in Essen: Awards, Growing Numbers and Future Issues The international board game industry as well as the community gather in Essen, Germany, to show, try and celebrate the newest games at Spiel 2026, the world’s largest board game fair. We’ve covered the opening event and awards here. By Melanie Döring • 4 min read
(SimRacing Expo) Events SimRacing Expo Sees Record High of 29,580 Attendants The 2026 SimRacing Expo was the biggest yet. The event in Frankfurt will return on 17-18 September 2027. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 23 Oct 26: MBB Funding, Paris Game Biz, GameRecruit, DevGamm, Xbox Cloud Gaming, US Market An eventful week in gaming draws to a close with a recap of Paris Games Biz and news of new funding initiatives from Berlin. Thanks to the DevGamm Awards nominees and a stabilising US games market, spirits are also lifting following the BioWare news. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
Paris Game Biz 2026 (c) Christophe Lemaître Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Recap Over 650 meetings took place in two days at Paris Game Biz 2026. With a total of 230 participants, it was the most international lineup to date. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business US Video Game Market Stabilises in September With turnover of US$4.76 billion, the US video game market is, according to Circana, only slightly below last year’s figure. Year-on-year, sales of hardware and accessories have even returned to positive territory. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture: GameRecruit GbR Business GameRecruit Launches Online Academy to Educate HR About Gaming and Esports The recently founded GameRecruit has launched its online academy, GameRecruit Learning. The aim is to offer smaller training organisations easy access to the use of gaming and esports in HR. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Awards DevGamm Reveals Award Nominations for 2026 The DevGamm Awards 2026 will be presented in Lisbon on 18 November. The list of nominations, which has now been published, shows that numerous studios from across Europe stand a chance of winning, including a few from the GSA. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Glider / Unfollow / Kitchen of Memories (c) mbb, Mosaik Studio, MadeFor Film, Arkanum Pictures Funding Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Funds 13 Games With €926,000 The New Media Funding programme from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg has awarded €926,000 in funding to 13 game projects. The programme focuses on emerging studios and start-ups, and many of the funded projects are the first or second of their kind. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
