North Rhine-Westphalia is Funding 30 Apprenticeships for Esports Coaches

Esports

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

The esports player foundation (EPF) and the auditing and consulting firm PwC Deutschland have launched a new mentoring programme to help twelve esports talents plan their careers beyond competitive gaming.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Esports

The Esports Foundation Partners With Adidas for the Esports Nations Cup

The Esports Foundation and Adidas have announced a partnership to provide custom Adidas national jerseys for every team competing in the inaugural Esports Nations Cup. More than 100 countries and territories will wear these customised jerseys at the ENC.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Esports

R6 Central Combine Finals at Ubisoft Düsseldorf

Last weekend saw the R6 Central Combine Finals take place at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, complete with a host of additional activities. Team Pannuhuone won the championship title and €10,000 in prize money in the finals.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily - 11 August 2026: MTG Renaming, gamescom dev survey, Olivier Derivière, Nacon Safeguard Proceedings & more

GamesMarket's daily editorial editorial comment and an overview of all news of the day, not just to your inbox, but freely available online as well. The topics of the day: the safeguard proceedings regarding Nacon's insolvency, Stop Killing Games suing PlayStation, MTG renaming its gaming division.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

Products

Crystals of Irm Releases Sometime After gamescom

Deck 13 Spotlight and developer David Schütze have said retro RPG Crystals of Irm will release in "***ber 2026" - so September at the earliest.

By Pascal Wagner •

Products

Big Walk Reaches a Million Sales in One Week

Panic has shared that House House's game Big Walk has reached one million sales in one week. Combined with the PlayStation Plus redeems, the player numbers seems to be even higher.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Aerosoft and Z-Software Announced Autobahn Police Simulator 4

The German Autobahn is calling: One of the most successful franchises from Aerosoft and Z-Software is the Autobahn Police Simulator series, which began with the release of the first instalment in 2015. Now, Autobahn Police Simulator 4 has been announced for PC and consoles.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

gamescom

gamescom dev Speaker Survey 2026: Economic Challenges Dominate Opinions

The results of the gamescom dev 2026 speaker survey, held with 100 speakers, shows that economic uncertainty, a destroyed junior-to-senior pipeline due to AI and bad discoverability are on the industry's mind.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Business

Safeguard Proceedings Initiated: How Nacon's Future Will Be Secured

Bigben Interactive, Nacon's parent company, announced an agreement in principle with the main financial creditors, as well as the filing of a petition for the commencement of accelerated safeguard proceedings. This is what it means for Nacon.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read