Business The "Imposter" Asset: Stop Apologizing for Being a Generalist In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso explores why a generalist who can neither code nor design might just be the missing piece of the puzzle that helps a dev team of highly specialised professionals succeed. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #13 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an Elden Ring anthology, a new Zelda call, HeroQuest and jobs. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
gamescom Latam 2025 (game/Koelnmesse Brasil/Omelete) gamescom gamescom Latam 2026 Hosts Brendan Greene and David Wise With the first speaker announcements, gamescom Latam 2026 starts the countdown to 29 April. Brendan Greene (PlayerUnknown) and composer David Wise will be on site. This year, gamescom Latam wants to focus becoming the gateway for Western companies to Latin America. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business indie.io Announces Indie Pass Subscription Model for Games Starting 13 April, indie publisher and game platform indie.io launches subscription model Indie Pass. For 5,99€, over 70 indie games are available at the start. Indie devs can add their game non-exclusive, with revenue distributed based on player time spent. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Mythos Hyrule) Business "Mythos Hyrule": Zelda Academic Anthology Calls for Submissions A new call from Germany asks for academic submissions on the Zelda series. Mythos Hyrule is edited by Jörg Burbach, Rudolf Thomas Inderst, Stefan Heinrich Simond and Nadine Trautzsch and accepts English language abstracts as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Rootbound by Brainlag Games got the biggest bunch (Brainlag Games) Products Media Foundation NRW Funds 16 Games with €1.2 Mil in First Round of 2026 Brainlag Games, Studio Inkyfox, Slow Bros, VoodooDuck, Fantastic Foe and many more: 16 games, XR apps and serious games received funding from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW just now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Structura Joins EFGAMP; Federation Grows Ever Faster The European Federation of Game Archives Museums and Preservation Projects grows faster and faster since 2025. Now, Italian Structura has joined. Last month, the Wroclaw Museum of Games and Computers of the Past Era came into the fold. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Moderator David Deleu, Matteo Lana from Italian Tiny Bull Studios, Benjamin Lochmann from Pixel Maniacs, Thierry Baujard of SpielFabrique and Valentina Birke of Super Crowd ((EU Commission) People EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
At the general meeting, the current board of game.nrw was re-elected | Picture games.nrw Politics games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Esports Mouz and G2 Esports Receive Further Support From the Esports Foundation With Mouz and G2 Esports, two German teams are once again among the 20 organisations benefiting from the Club Partner Programme run by the former Esports World Cup Foundation. The foundation has dropped World Cup from its name in March, presumably with events such as the Nations Cup in mind. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
