Daily GamesMarket Daily – 28 Sep 26: Polaris, Chris Hewish, IIDEA, Petri Alanko, Neoludic & Wild River, Zurich Pop Con, Minecraft Chris Hewish brings our major C-level survey on the current state of the European games industry to a close. At the same time, we continue our ‘Game Music Petri Alanko’ series. There’s also news on funding, Polaris, Minecraft and IIDEA, amongst other things. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
People IIDEA Strengthens Its Board With Pier Luigi Parnofiello and Manuel Del Rosso The Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association has further strengthened its board with two new appointments. The new members are Pier Luigi Parnofiello, CEO of PG Esports, and Manuel Del Rosso from Warner Bros. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jens Bergenström, Chief Creative Officer (Mojang) Products Minecraft Gets World Hotel, Easier Creator Access, and More At Minecraft Live, Mojang has announced the first themed Minecraft Hotel at Minecraft World, the release date for Minecraft Dungeons II, and the first big dimension update for Minecraft Java and Bedrock since 2011 with the 'Sift'. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Chris Hewish, President Xsolla © Christer Berg G+ Chris Hewish on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Chris Hewish, President Xsolla (US), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Amina Appiah Lewis 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 • 7 min read
Events Gamecity Hamburg Brings Six Studios to Polaris 2026 Duck 'n' Run, Chasmic Drop, Tiny Roar, Heartdriven, EdelErde and thatFain: Gamecity Hamburg exhibits with six indie studios at Polaris Convention in Hamburg from 9-11 October. Playa Games will also be there. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tiny Bookshop © neoludic games, Skystone Games, 2P Games Funding Federal Funding Goes to Neoludic Games and Wild River Games Two more game studios have received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Grants were awarded to Wild River Games in Ismaning and neoludic games in Cologne. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
People G+ Game Music Makers: Petri Alanko BAFTA-nominated Composer Petri Alanko from Helsinki in Finland has made music for Wooga and Supercell, but most importantly you know his work from Remedy's Alan Wake and Control series. We spoke to him about creative pipelines, prototyping music and much more. By Pascal Wagner • 11 min read
Graveyard Keeper 2 © Lazy Bear Games & tinyBuild Products Graveyard Keeper 2 The dead have risen – now send them back to their graves! In Graveyard Keeper 2, billed as the 'most accurately inaccurate medieval cemetery simulator', players must return to the graveyard. This time, there's automation, a zombie-led city recapture and much more beyond that. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
(Picture by Amazing Event AG) Events Zurich Pop Con & Game Show Beats Last Year’s Record Figures With 48,500 visitors, the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has set a new record. In 2027, the community event will celebrate its tenth anniversary. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jobs InnoMaster Big Data Engineering - part-time Master's Program InnoGames; Hamburg, Germany By GamesMarket Job Agent • 3 min read
Jobs Senior Backend Developer Snowprint Studios; Berlin, Germany By GamesMarket Job Agent • 3 min read
