Xbox App on Windows 11 PCs with an Arm processor © Microsoft / Xbox Products Xbox App Expands to Arm-based PCs The Xbox app is now available on Windows 11 PCs with an Arm processor. Most Game Pass games are compatible. In addition, the Xbox Play Anywhere and Stream Your Own Game programmes feature over 1,000 games each. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business SpielFabrique Opens Applications for European Videogame Accelerator 2026 European studios have until 2 February at 11:59 p.m. to apply for this year's European Videogame Accelerator (EVA). It will take place in three stages from February to November. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Welcome to the Era of "Inception Publishing" In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. GamesMarkt is republishing the update with his consent. This time's topic: Why developers need to start the publishing process before pitching a game and how this has shifted the risks. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read
Products Code Vein II Bandai Namco's second "anime Dark Souls" ups the combat proficiency and combines vampires with time travel to deliver on several of the promises the first game made. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #3 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the return of FROG, the death of Anthem and the German DCP. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Business Last Chance for DCP 2026: Only Submitted Games Can Win On 29 April, the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP; German Computer Game Award) will be presented in Munich. And if you want to be in with a chance of winning one of the awards, you'll have to hurry. The deadline for entries is today! By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Xbox Developer_Direct '26 © Xbox Products Xbox Developer_Direct: Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and more Only three games were expected to be presented at the Xbox Developer Direct show, but there were actually four: Fable and Forza Horizon 6 from Playground Games, Beast of Reincarnation from Game Freak and Kiln from Double Fine. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
People Gamer in the City Hall: How Marc Bosch Plans to Play the Administration in Neufahrn On 8 March, games manager Marc Bosch will run for mayor in Neufahrn near Munich for the second time. In an interview, he reveals what motivates him, how gamification and AI can change local politics, and why he is even taking a break from his dream job in gaming to do so. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Products Sidekick Publishing Launched Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot Sidekick Publishing, solo developer Hamma Studios and the porting studio ATEO have released version 1.0 of Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot for PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Flight Controls Support on GeForce Now © Nvidia Products Flight Controls Support on GeForce Now Flight control support, one of the features most requested by the GeForce Now community, is launching today, initially with the Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS One. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Oppermann: A Perfect Match for 1SP's Strategy 1SP has now officially confirmed the acquisition of MeetToMatch. In an interview with GamesMarkt, Torsten Oppermann reveals why the matchmaking platform is a perfect match for the growth strategy and promises that MeetToMatch will continue to be available to everyone in the industry as a tool. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Alpha Chrome Yayo in his studio (Alpha Chrome Yayo, 2026) People Game Music Makers: Alpha Chrome Yayo He made the soundtrack to one of 2025's most special games: Alpha Chrome Yayo from Belfast worked on Kaizen Game Work's Promise Mascot Agency. We interviewed the artist about making game music, the best game soundtracks and his favourite ways to work. By Pascal Wagner • 10 min read
