GamesMarket Daily - 2 September 2026: Jeannine Koch, Louise McMahon, Jumpgate X Daedalic, Gavin Verhey, Dubai, Bonn Game Week and more Jumpgate AB has signed a publishing agreement with Daedalic for a new strategy game, thereby highlighting the importance of federal funding in Germany. In addition, Jeannine Koch is set to become the new Managing Director of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft (Gamecity Hamburg). By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Constantin Winkler, new Project Lead at the Center for Critical Social Sciences (Winkler/ZKSW) People Constantin Winkler Leads New Project About Anti-Semitism in Gaming One of the researchers of the now ended RadiGaMe project, Constantin Winkler, now leads the project Anti-Semitism in Gaming at the Center for Critical Social Sciences in Berlin. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(all photos in this article: Louise McMahon) People Game Music Makers: Louise McMahon Composer and vocalist Louise McMahon can be heard on the Pacific Drive soundtrack and made the orchestral video game concept Butterfly Wars. We spoke to her about her technical process, inspirations and way into game music. By Pascal Wagner • 12 min read
Jeannine Koch, Chairwoman & Managing Director of medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V. © medianet/Emely Timm - Die Hoffotografen People Jeannine Koch to Take Over as Managing Director of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft From Berlin to Hamburg: Jeannine Koch is set to become the new Managing Director of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft. She will succeed Egbert Rühl, who is retiring. Koch is currently the Managing Director of medianet berlinbrandenburg. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Some of the auction lots, including the signed gloves (Games From Ukraine) Business Games From Ukraine Charity Auction Sells Highest Lot Ever: Signed Klitschko Boxing Gloves The annual Games From Ukraine auction for GameDevs Under Bombs brought in €19,000. Of that, the highest single price so far was achieved this year in Cologne: €6,500 for signed Klitschko boxing gloves. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nvidia DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering (c) Nvidia Products Nvidia DLSS 5 Makes Its Debut in NBA 2K27 Visual Concepts and 2K Games' NBA 2K27 is the first game to officially use Nvidia DLSS 5 (3D-Guided Neural Rendering). By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Carsten Fichtelmann, CEO of Daedalic Entertainment GmbH / Patrick Streppel, Founder and CEO, gameXcite GmbH and Chief Product Officer, Jumpgate AB © Daedalic / Jumpgate Business Jumpgate Signs Publishing Agreement With Daedalic for New Strategy Game Jumpgate AB has entered into a publishing agreement with Daedalic Entertainment for the development of a new major strategy game for PC and consoles. The game is based on a well-known IP and is currently known as "Galactic Exploration". By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
DFGC & Dubai Pavilion Delegation at gamescom 2026 (c) Fadel Dawod gamescom Games Industry in Dubai Grows Strongly & Dubai's Biggest Gamescom Presence to Date Dubai looks back on its largest gamescom pavilion to date and has launched a new accelerator programme in partnership with Xsolla, while the games industry in Dubai has grown significantly over the past two years. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
The week caps off with a visit at Nice Game Publishing's office (Dennis Daseking) Campus Second Bonn Game Week Starts Next Week The University of Bonn Game Week for starts on Monday, 7 September. Organised by Bonn Lab for Analogue Games and Imaginative Play (LAGIP), the series brings analogue game studies scholars, developers and publishers together. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Verhey was on site at gamescom 2026 to talk Magic: The Gathering. The Wizards of the Coast booth in the business area also showcased Warlock and Exodus. (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) People Gavin Verhey on Building Star Trek Atop Edge of Eternities and The Hobbit after Lord of the Rings Principal Game Designer Gavin Verhey sat down with us at gamescom 2026, and we spoke about Edge of Eternities as a base for the upcoming Star Trek set, how an IP changes the way cards are made, and when the decision fell to make another Middle-earth set. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
No Rest for the Wicked (c) Moon Studios Products Moon Studios Pushes Back the Release Window for No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 Austrian-based Moon Studios has postponed the release of No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 to March 2027 for PC and PS5, meaning it will not be released in October 2026 as previously announced. Release dates for Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 are to be determined. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Star Wars Zero Company (c) Bit Reactor, Electronic Arts, LucasFilm, Disney Products Star Wars Zero Company Can a turn-based tactics game in the style of XCOM actually work in the Star Wars universe? Oh yes, absolutely! Bit Reactor and EA prove this with Star Wars Zero Company. In fact, it's one of the best XCOM-style games in recent years. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
