9 Kings © Sad Socked, Hooded Horse and Sidekick Publishing Products 9 Kings Leaves Early Access in November The roguelite autobattling kingdom builder 9 Kings is leaving Early Access in November. The game from Sad Socked, Hooded Horse and Sidekick Publishing has already sold over a million copies since May 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tabletop Pokémon Trading Card Game Launches 30th Celebration Set The Pokémon TCG has released its 30 year anniversary set aimed at collectors and players at the same time. With a new rarity, all-foil boosters and guest art by Japanese artist Yoshirotten, the set is available from today. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tobias Springer, CEO and Founder tobspr Games © Tobias Springer GamesMarket Plus G+ Tobias Springer on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Tobias Springer, CEO and Founder tobspr Games (Germany), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business SC Concepts Extends Work-For-Hire Contract With Funatics According to a statement from the parent company Jumpage, the German studio Funatics has secured an extension to a work-for-hire contract until the end of 2026. The project, which has not been named in detail, is likely to be the cheerleading mobile game Boss of the World. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Construction Simulator: Evolution © weltenbauer. & astragon Business Astragon's Revenue Declined by 20%, Everplay's Revenue Remained Resilient in H1 2026 The everplay group has presented its unaudited results for H1 2026. The British group demonstrated resilience in its revenue performance in H1, ahead of major title launches in H2. At astragon, revenue declined by 20%, primarily due to exiting the physical distribution business. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Composer Jon Everist has scored Star Wars Outlaws and almost everything that Harebrained Schemes has developed (all pictures in this article: Jon Everist) GamesMarket Plus G+ Game Music Makers: Jon Everist Composer Jon Everist from Seattle has scored almost everything that Harebrained Schemes (Shadowrun, Lamplighters League, Graft) ever developed, along with Star Wars Outlaws and many other games. We spoke to him about making music, his favourite tunes and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Business Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 15 Sep 26: Game:Nxt, Steam Frame, Shala Chen, Mattias Rengstedt, Triple-i, hiddenCon, Rayman, Playzo A hotel chain is introducing gaming for guests, Steam is launching a multi-tiered pre-order system, and an event agency called Trading VCard Games is being launched. Shala Chen also discusses the use of AI. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
The Eventgers Aim to Establish hiddenCon as Premier Trading Card Convention in Frankfurt In mid-January 2027, hiddenCon will take place for the first time at KAP Europa in Frankfurt. The organizers, The Eventgers, expect over 200 dealers and exhibitors, as well as more than 5,000 visitors for the convention for trading card games. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
nhow Frankfurt Meeting Room Gaming © Minor Hotels Business Game:Nxt by nhow Is Expanding Its Gaming Concept Across Europe Following a pilot project in Berlin, the concept is now being rolled out in Frankfurt. In collaboration with SK Gaming, nhow Hotels & Resorts — a Minor Hotels brand — is transforming hotel stays into gaming experiences. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Events Tampere Game Hub Holds Games Legal Summit At the end of September, the Tampere Game Hub is holding a Games Legal Summit about running a studio, IP rights, GDPR and more in Finland. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive © Gabriel Liljevall GamesMarket Plus G+ Mattias Rengstedt on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Mattias Rengstedt, Chief Business Officer (CBO) Paradox Interactive (Sweden), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
