David Reid, Chief Marketing Officer, ProbablyMonsters © ProbablyMonsters, Reid Business G+ ProbablyMonsters' New Approach: AA Games with AAA Quality US games company ProbablyMonsters is focusing on smaller projects following a restructuring, specifically AA games with AAA-level quality. We spoke to David Reid, the company's Chief Marketing Officer, about this approach and the competitive market for such games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Products Mattel Brick Shop Releases Xbox 25th Anniversary Kit With an expensive collector Xbox kit that includes three game panoramas and a controller with interactive functions, Mattel's building brand Brick Shop is celebrating 25 years of Xbox. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Beast of Reincarnation Game Freak has delivered an intriguing exploration game with Beast of Reincarnation due to great platforming and solid action, but the game world currently feels unfinished. The dev has promised improvements, however. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Sovereign Tower © Wild Wits Games & Curve Games Products Sovereign Tower 'Choices Matter' is the motto of Sovereign Tower from Wild Wits Games and Curve Games. In the first week after its release, over 50,000 players took the throne and made profound decisions, regardless of whether they had prior knowledge thanks to time travel. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 19 August 2026: game Sales Award, Tufuur, Wienke @ Xbox, Wings Publishing, Apple EU & More We are entering the last news days before gamescom, and they are filled to the brim: Attendance confirmations, EU law and Apple, the next sales award from game and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
(Background: Home of Indies) gamescom CobraTekku Games Brings CitaDrill, The End of Allegoria and Verho to gamescom Munich-based publisher CobraTekku Games is showcasing three indie titles at this year’s Home of Indies in gamescom Hall 10.2. By Pascal Wagner •
For the first gamescom dev, there will also be the first gamescom dev daily edition, made by GamesMarket (Background: gamescom dev) gamescom gamescom dev to Receive its First gamescom daily Magazine, Made by GamesMarket For the first time since gamescom and the gamescom daily magazines' inception, gamescom dev will receive its own issue of the trade fair magazine made by GamesMarket. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced © Ubisoft Products G+ Platinum for Ubisoft's Pirates Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, released in July 2026, sold over 200,000 copies in Germany in its first month. In recognition of this success, Ubisoft was awarded the Platinum game Sales Award. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Business The 20 Largest Video Game Companies in Germany In Germany, 12,235 people are employed by game developers and publishers (2026). But which are the 20 largest employers in this sector? By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Liana Murphy is the new Account Director, US Operations at Second Stage GmbH (Second Stage) People Second Stage Hires Liana Murphy as Account Director, US Operations Berlin marketing intelligence agency Second Stage has hired Liana Murphy, formerly of Vicariously and V Publishing, as Account Director, US Operations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union © Apple Business Apple Changes Its Business Terms for Apps in the European Union Following collaboration with the European Commission, Apple announced changes to its business terms for apps and alternative app marketplaces in the European Union. There are now unified business terms for developers that distribute apps in the EU. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Etienne Sur, Administrateur de l’État and French Consul General in Düsseldorf will attend gamescom (French Embassy) People French Consul General Etienne Sur to Attend gamescom 2026 French Consul General Etienne Sur will attend a reception breakfast at the Business France Pavilion in the gamescom 2026 business area, GamesMarket has learned from the embassy. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
