Sebastian Gutknecht, Director of the | Picture by BzKJ Funding BzKJ Funding: Record Number of Applications, No Games Among Funded Projects In the third round of funding from the BzKJ, the organisation received a record number of applications. The five digital projects selected for funding, which will receive a total of €240,000, have now been announced. However, there is no connection to games this time. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Photo: FFF Bayern People Games Hike 2026 Sees 60 Entrepeneurs At Lake Starnberg The traditional Games Hike of FFF Bayern this year wasn't stopped by rain: 60 people from all ranges of the Bavarian games industry hiked to Ilkahöhe at Lake Starnberg. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Products Ivy Juice's My Little Cafe Nightmare Sells 10.000 Units Ivy Juice's and SethMadDev's cozy creepy simulator My Little Cafe Nightmare has sold 10,000 units in ten days. By Pascal Wagner •
(Source: Tokyo Game Market YouTube channel) Tabletop Tokyo Game Market Autumn Takes Place 17-18 October The Autumn Edition of Tokyo Game Market takes place on 17-18 October this year. While the Spring edition is more tailored to International exhibitors, this one also accepts products from outside Japan. Booth sales open in June. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Edwige Lelièvre 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
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Impressions from the first conference of DGSW (Jens Junge) Campus First DGSW Conference Held in Darmstadt For the first time, the German Society for Game Studies has held their academic conference at University Darmstadt. 70 faculty members from 40 colleges were on site, among them luminary figures from analogue gaming history. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Gothic 1 Remake (c) THQ Nordic Products Gothic 1 Remake Sells 500,000 Copies in One Week THQ Nordic welcomes half a million nameless heroes: Gothic 1 Remake sold 500,000 copies in its first week. Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic are delighted with this strong start. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The roundtables at First Playable 2026 were well attended (c) GamesMarket MK Business First Playable 2026 in Florence: A Look Inside First Playable 2026, Italy's leading B2B event for the local games industry, has been taking place in Florence since 10 June. Here's an overview of the event, which aims to raise the profile of games bearing the 'Made in Italy' label. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
(source: Nintendo GSA) Campus New Zelda Anthology Book Calls for Methodology Texts Game studies researchers Phillip Brandes, Carolin Puckhaber and Anja Gödl have launched a new call for a book that wants to demonstrate the vast possibilities of game studies methodology by example of researching The Legend of Zelda. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Fachkräfteliga © KielRegion Gunnar Dethlefsen Business G+ Recruiting & Employer Branding: Gaming and Esports in HR To attract new skilled workers and make companies more appealing to applicants, HR departments are turning to gaming and esports, beyond mere gamification. This serves as an effective employer branding strategy, as demonstrated by the following projects and initiatives. By Marcel Kleffmann • 15 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #23 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include a video essay on Lara Croft, Women in Games and the intersection of war and gaming through history. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
