Offline Finals of the R6 Central Combine at Ubisoft Düsseldorf

Business

Global Esports Industry Week 2026 in Cologne

Global Esports Industry Week 2026 will take place in Cologne this year, coinciding with IEM Cologne. Over 400 attendees and more than 75 speakers are expected. The Global Esports Industry Week debuted last year in Austin, Texas.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

People

Riatti, Jahn, Hartung and Lueneborg Staff Esports Player Foundation Advisory Board

The esports player foundation has revealed its new advisory board members: Hans Christian Lueneborg of Riot is chair, foundation co-founder Evangelos Papathanassiou vice-chair. Max Hartung, Karsten Jahn and Matteo Riatti join.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Esports

Road to Esports Nations Cup 2026

The road to the first Esports Nations Cup in 2026 is approaching several major milestones, including roster announcements, ranking cutoffs and online qualifiers. These provide multiple pathways to representation at the ENC.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

Global Esports Industry Week 2026 in Cologne

Global Esports Industry Week 2026 will take place in Cologne this year, coinciding with IEM Cologne. Over 400 attendees and more than 75 speakers are expected. The Global Esports Industry Week debuted last year in Austin, Texas.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #22

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include a retrospective of Half-Life 2, body norms, cheating and the bidirectional design influence between tabletop and video game RPGs.

By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read

Business

In Conversation With… Benedikt Grindel

In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Ubisoft Blue Byte's Benedikt Grindel about the integration of a studio, on live games, German game funding, and the fundamental changes he expects to see in the financing and monetisation of AAA games.

By Zoran Roso • 9 min read

Products

Gothic 1 Remake - Back in the Faithfully Revamped Colony

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Gothic, one of the most significant and influential computer role-playing games ever created in Germany, THQ Nordic is releasing a stunning remake that stays true to the original.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read

Products

Playing Mantis Announces Idle Gatchapon Sim Tiny Capsule Collector

Playing Mantis' second game will be Tiny Capsule Collector, an idle gatchapon collector sim set in Tokyo that lives on the bottom of the screen. It's set to release with Twitch integration in Q3.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Europe's First Apple Developer Center to Open in Berlin

The fifth Apple Developer Center worldwide and the first in Europe will open in Berlin in 2026. With it, Apple wants to support European app developers and further developer education.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read