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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era — Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era © Unfrozen, Ubisoft, Hooded Horse

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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

Today, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era from Unfrozen, Ubisoft and Hooded Horse is launching on PC via Early Access. This marks the return of one of the most popular turn-based strategy series in over a decade. Interest is high, with the game having been added to over 1.5 million wishlists.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 11 min read

The Darkest Files is German Game of the Year, The Berlin Apartment and Tiny Bookshop Win Big — Jörg Friedrich and the Paintbucket Team accepting the award for Best German Game, presented by Dorothee Bär.

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The Darkest Files is German Game of the Year, The Berlin Apartment and Tiny Bookshop Win Big

Paintbucket Games unifies Best Serious Game and Best German Game for the first time ever at the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP) 2026. Tiny Bookshop is Best Debut, Blue Backpack takes home three cash prizes for Constance and The Berlin Apartment. Anno 117 also takes home a deserved trophy.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

German Computer Game Award Back To Alternating Between Munich and Berlin — Dorothee Bär, announcing the decision along with Fabian Mehring (GamesMarkt)

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German Computer Game Award Back To Alternating Between Munich and Berlin

After it was gone for two years, the fixed rotation of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis between Berlin and Munich is back again. The last two years, the DCP location was chosen in open competition - however, Berlin and Munich had won anyway.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

FIA Chooses Assetto Corsa Rally For Its Rally Esports Programme

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FIA Chooses Assetto Corsa Rally For Its Rally Esports Programme

505 Games, Supernova Games and Kunos Simulazioni have scored a major success in esports: the FIA has chosen the fledgling rally spin-off of Assetto Corsa for its FIA Esports Global Rally Tour.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Medienboard Brings Back Games and XR to re:publica

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Medienboard Brings Back Games and XR to re:publica

The Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is once again supporting the On Screen programme special at re:publica, the festival for the digital society. Once again, games, XR and serial content are taking centre stage at this highly anticipated event.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Imirt Announces Winners of the 2026 Irish Game Awards — Group photo with the Winners and Coordinator of the Imirt Irish Game Awards 2026 | Picture: Andrew Downes

Imirt Announces Winners of the 2026 Irish Game Awards

On 24 April, the Irish industry association Imirt announced the winners of the 2026 Irish Game Awards at the Fís Games Summit. The Game of the Year was The Séance of Blake Manor, which also won three other categories.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Mays Dweiri

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Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Mays Dweiri

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 • 3 min read

A Brief History of The Deutscher Computerspielpreis — The refusal by Mimimi co-founder Dominik Abé to accept the DCP – pictured here with Jens Kosche, then managing director of EA Germany, and Studio Fizbin founder Mareike Ottrand – is still regarded today as the biggest DCP scandal | Archive photo: DCP/Getty Images for Quinke Networks

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A Brief History of The Deutscher Computerspielpreis

The excitement is building: in a few hours’ time, the Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2026 (German Computer Game Award) will be presented in Munich. GamesMarkt looks back at the origins and development of the award.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read

InterfaceX26 Showcases Fake OS Games, Brings Users To Rally Valve for an Official Tag (Update)

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InterfaceX26 Showcases Fake OS Games, Brings Users To Rally Valve for an Official Tag (Update)

Cobalt Lane, Jumpy Bit, Grey Alien Games and Muscle Cat have teamed up for InterfaceX26, a Steam Showcase for "Fake OS" games. Apart from showcasing the games, InterfaceX26 gamifies tagging the games for an official Valve tag with a bustom web app.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Rockfish Gets Maximum Funding, tobspr games over 2 Million for "Project 3" — Christmas for space and automation players: German Federal funding reveals the next Everspace and the next shapez title.

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G+ Rockfish Gets Maximum Funding, tobspr games over 2 Million for "Project 3"

With the latest funding announcements from the Federal Ministry for Research, the maximum German games funding amount of 8 mil to Rockfish is official. Furthermore, tobspr might be working on shapez 3 already - with over 2 million in games funding. SimLand and Tap Nine also get significant amounts.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

How Local Games Funding Works in Practice in Germany, and Why It Is so Important — Chimera Entertainment from Munich © Chimera Entertainment

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How Local Games Funding Works in Practice in Germany, and Why It Is so Important

Game development is hard, complicated and costly, particularly in expensive locations such as Germany. Therefore, federal and regional funding plays a crucial role. This case study looks at Songs of Silence by Chimera Entertainment, which received federal funding and local support by FFF Bayern.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 10 min read

Sudden Strike 5 — Sudden Strike 5 © Kalypso Media

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Sudden Strike 5

Nine years after the release of Sudden Strike 4, Kalypso Media and Kite Games are rolling out the fifth instalment of the real-time strategy (RTS) series. This new game features larger battlefields, more units, and greater strategic flexibility on the maps.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read