gamescom dev leadership summit 2026 © gamescom dev gamescom Gamescom Dev Leadership Summit Program With Amir Satvat and Luis Villegas As part of this year's conference, gamescom dev will once again host its leadership summit, creating an executive forum space for leadership conversations. Speakers at the event include Amir Satvat and Luis Villegas. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Products European Space Agency and Pokémon Announce Cooperation The ESA and The Pokémon Company have announced a cooperation for World Space Week in October. What exactly that entails is not yet public, however. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
ByteRockers' at their recent party at Zeiss Großplanetarium Berlin (Kira Cesnik) gamescom ByteRockers' Shows gamescom 2026 Lineup Berlin indie publisher ByteRockers' has announced its full gamescom lineup. Four titles will be shown on the showfloor, one only behind closed doors, namely Neo Berlin 2087 by Elysium Game Studio. By Pascal Wagner •
gamescom Full Raw Talent Booth Lineup for gamescom 2026 The Raw Talent booth brings 81 games from university students around Central and Northern Europe to the gamescom expo hall. It's organised by the German Society for Game Studies (DGSW). By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business AI-Generated Game Content: When Does It Need a Label? The EU now enforces certain transparency obligations for AI use. What does that mean for the games industry? GamesMarket law columnist Sandra Spensberger analyses the implications for assets, texts and even deep fakes. By Sandra Spensberger • 5 min read
Business G+ Refactor Layoffs: The End of FIFA Games or the Beginning of a New Partnership with Electronic Arts? According to U.S. media reports, Refactor Games, co-developer of Netflix’s FIFA game for the World Cup, has laid off 85% of its workforce. Therefore the end of its partnership with EA remains a financial disaster for FIFA, one that only could potentially be reassessed by the investors behind EA. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Sir, We Have an Orc Problem © Mumpitz Games Products Sir, We Have an Orc Problem A minimalist tower defense game in which you face tens of thousands of orcs all at once - that's Sir, We Have an Orc Problem. Developed in just four months, the game has been a huge success for Mumpitz Games, a small studio based in Winterhausen, Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Unbeatable © D-Cell Games and Playstack Products Unbeatable From D-Cell Games and Playstack comes Unbeatable, a rhythm adventure set in a world where music is illegal. It is both a narrative experience and an engaging arcade rhythm game with an extraordinary audiovisual impact. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Business Razer Strengthens Its Creator Business and Acquires StreamElements Razer has acquired all of StreamElements’ assets from Live Momentum. Operations are set to continue as usual, and StreamElements will remain a separate brand. Razer has nevertheless strengthened its position in the creator market. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 03. Aug 2026: Federal Funding, GDC German Pavilion, Korean Games, AeroSoft's Bergwerk & 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: Higher Xbox prices in Europe, Germany on the GDC, gamescom presences and our current sponsor Pixel Maniacs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Products Aerosoft and Hindsight Announce Mining Simulation Bergwerk Simulation expert Aerosoft and Hindsight Studios, based in Herten in the Ruhr region, have announced Bergwerk – A Mining, a game that takes players to the fictional German coal-mining region of Grubental. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Anyone who displays games in the entertainment area must have a rating in accordance with German youth protection laws. Existing ratings from storefronts are not sufficient for this purpose. (Picture by USK) gamescom Deadline For Submitting For Age Ratings for Gamescom Content is Approaching Exhibitors in the B2C section at Gamescom have until August 11 to submit forms and content to the USK in order to receive the appropriate rating in time for the trade show. Existing storefront ratings are not valid at the trade show. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
