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Pascale Hagin Appointed as Sales Director at 1SP Agency — Pascale Hagin © Hagin / 1SP

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Pascale Hagin Appointed as Sales Director at 1SP Agency

1SP Agency has appointed Pascale Hagin as Sales Director, thereby expanding its international service offerings. Hagin has held senior sales and leadership positions at companies such as PepsiCo, Arla Foods and Imperial Tobacco.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

rcp Appoints Michael Stapf as Director of Product and Analytics — Michael Stapf © Stapf & rcp

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rcp Appoints Michael Stapf as Director of Product and Analytics

Michael Stapf has been appointed Director of Product and Analytics at remote control productions (rcp). This new role combines product development and business intelligence, while rcp Business Analytics is now open to external partners.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

AI Does Not Shield Game Studios from Copyright Claims: What Developers Need to Know — What devs using AI for assets need to know. (Spensberger)

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AI Does Not Shield Game Studios from Copyright Claims: What Developers Need to Know

In a new monthly column for GamesMarket, IT and IP law expert Sandra Spensberger will bring legal knowledge to the games industry. For the first one, we are dipping into the music industry for an example of legal problems with the creative use of LLM-generated content.

By Sandra Spensberger • 4 min read

GameStop Submits Proposal For eBay Takeover — There are no longer any GameStop stores in Germany | Archive image by GamesMarkt

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GameStop Submits Proposal For eBay Takeover

GameStop has made a takeover bid to eBay’s shareholders. According to GameStop, the takeover could yield cost savings of US$2 billion within a year.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Gamescom Latam: EA and the Brazilian Football Confederation CBF Announce Partnership — James Salmon, EA's director of marketing and partnerships, Twitch streamer Rodrigol, the mascot of the Brazilian national football team, Canarinho, and the CBF's director of marketing for national teams, Bernardo Bessa | Picture: Rebeca Reis / Staff Images / CBF

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Gamescom Latam: EA and the Brazilian Football Confederation CBF Announce Partnership

In South America, too, gamescom is used as a platform for major announcements. For example, Electronic Arts and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced a partnership at gamescom latam that includes licensing agreements as well as joint marketing initiatives.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Quad Head's Pratfall Reaches 130k Sales in Two Weeks (Update) — Quad Head are succeeding in the friendslop space (Quad Head)

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Quad Head's Pratfall Reaches 130k Sales in Two Weeks (Update)

The former Oddsparks developers are back as indies and with a friendslop bang: Coop digging adventure Pratfall, developed within six months, has breached 130,000 sales in the two-week starting discount period.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Aphelion — Aphelion © Don't Nod

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Aphelion

The narrative experts at Don't Nod are known for games such as Vampyr, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Jusant, and Banishers. With Aphelion, they are now venturing into the realm of sci-fi adventure.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

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Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #17

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Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #17

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include horror and humanity, Expanded Conference and identity building.

By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read

The End of "Steam and Pray": How data is saving indies in gaming's VC winter

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The End of "Steam and Pray": How data is saving indies in gaming's VC winter

In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why having a good game on Steam and hoping for a favourable algorithm is no longer enough; developers now need reliable data to survive.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read

Toukana, Nukuna, Quantumfrog and Studio Monstrum Can Hope For Goldener Spatz Award

Toukana, Nukuna, Quantumfrog and Studio Monstrum Can Hope For Goldener Spatz Award

Along with the programme, the organisers of the Goldener Spatz (Golden Sparrow) Children’s Media Festival have also announced the nominees for the various competitions. Game studios are also on the shortlist for the Interactive & Digital Storytelling competition.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Windrose — Windose © Kraken Express

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Windrose

Yarrr! Windose from Kraken Express has sold over 1.5 million copies in just two weeks. This open-world survival adventure game, set in the age of piracy, had a stellar launch on Early Access. But what makes the game so captivating?

By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read