© EWCF Esports EWCF Unveils New Esports Competitions for National Teams The Esports Nations Cup of the Esports World Cup Foundation will kick off in November 2026 in Riyadh and will then take place every two years at different locations. Confirmed partners include Electronic Arts, Krafton, Tencent, and Ubisoft. The announcement was made during the New Global Sport Conference in Riyadh: By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Excerpt from the study: 'Sexism, anti-feminism and queerphobia'. © Bertelsmann Stiftung Campus Bertelsmann Stiftung Study Explores the Democratic Potential of Gaming Communities "Gaming communities are anything but apolitical" is one of the findings of the Bertelsmann Stiftung's study, "Spielräume für Demokratie - Potenziale und Spannungsfelder im Gaming" (Room for Democracy: Potential and Areas of Tension in Gaming). In Germany, gaming is generally regarded as either an By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Sung Feng Wu, CEO of AGI and Christopher Flato, President of the ESBD © Alina Ehmann Business AGI Introduces Gaming Insurance and Becomes ESBD's Newest Partner Avata Gaming Insurance becomes an ESBD partner and announces the global launch of its gaming insurance at gamescom 2025. Avata Gaming Insurance (AGI) has announced the launch of what it claims is the world's first comprehensive gaming insurance policy. During gamescom, the policy was launched at the E-Sport-Bund By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The winners and presenters of the Gaming ohne Grenzen Award 2025 (from left to right): Niklas Luginsland (content creator), Saskia Moes (Gaming ohne Grenzen), Dennis Winkens (Gaming ohne Grenzen), Stefan Wilhelm (Inclusive Gaming), Hanna Scheck (Paintbucket Games), Cenk Melzer (Paintbucket Games), Melanie Eilert (Gaming ohne Grenzen), Lilischote (streamer), Molly Moore (Rebellion), Michael Gurt (JFF – Institute for Media Education), Hollie Jones (Senior Community Manager, Atomfall), Lauren Radford (Nothing Without Us), John Tyrrell (Devolver Digital), Anni Pekie (jury member), Casey Kreer (jury member), Brandon Blacoe (ByoWave) © Martin Scherag Fotografie / congstar Business Winners of the "Gaming ohne Grenzen" Awards For the third time, the Gaming ohne Grenzen initiative and the mobile service provider congstar have honoured projects, personalities, and technologies that promote accessibility and inclusivity in gaming. The winners were announced at gamescom. The third Gaming ohne Grenzen (Gaming Without Borders) awards were presented at gamescom 2025. Stefanie Langer By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Ubisoft impressed the jury with its booth concept in both the business area and the entertainment area (picture) © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Products Capcom, Ubisoft, and The Pokémon Company Celebrate Big in Cologne The winners of the gamescom awards have been announced. Capcom won several awards for Resident Evil Requiem. Ubisoft impressed the jury with its booth designs in the business and entertainment area, while The Pokémon Company won the consumr voting for the Best Booth category. There is little doubt that Resident By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Panic Products Okomotive and Panic Release Herdling Herdling, the newest title of Swiss game Studio Okomotive behind the Far series, has released Herdling. Publisher is avantgarde indie house Panic. The newest game of Zurich dev studio Okomotive has released on 21 August on all platforms. Publisher is Panic, the avantgarde publisher behind Firewatch. Okomotive has made atmospheric By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© KoelnMesse/zweilux Business Both devcom and gamescom congress Break Their Record Attendance Both important side events of gamescom, the devcom on Monday and Tuesday and the congress on Thursday, have broken their attendance record. This year’s gamescom has already broken some record before it started, and side events are no exception. Both the former devcom, now gamescom dev, and the gamescom By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Kosche (right) is the new CEO of PietSmiet. © PietSmiet, Kosche Business EA's Former Europe Commercial Director Is PietSmiet's New CEO Jens Kosche, former Senior Director Commercial Europe at Electronic Arts, is the new CEO of German streaming and media company PietSmiet. Jens Kosche, Director Commercial Europe for Electronic Arts until Mai 2025, has started as CEO for German media company and streaming empire PietSmiet. “Content creation is such a vibrant By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© XSOLLA Business Power to the Players (and Publishers): How Web Shops Are Rewriting the Rules of Game As part of gamescomDaily, top managers from Xsolla analyzed the market in a series of advertorial articles. gamescomDaily2 focused on web shops. In a digital economy dominated by closed ecosystems and platform gatekeepers, the gaming industry has reached a pivotal moment where developers and publishers are increasingly rethinking how they By Xsolla • 2 min read
© © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Read GamescomDaily 3 as Epaper With gamescomDaily you won't miss a thing at gamescom. The GamesMarkt editorial team provides you with the most important information about the trade fair in Cologne every day. You can also read the third issue of the magazine free of charge online here. From now on, you can By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
Pioneers of Pagonia © Envision Entertainment Products Pioneers of Pagonia Reveals Release Date Envision Entertainment will finish the Early Access phase of Pioneers of Pagonia this year, including the promised campaign. The medieval fantasy city builder Pioneers of Pagonia is set to launch on Steam for PC on 11 December 2025. Nearly two years after its Early Access launch, developer and publisher Envision By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Xsolla Business 2025: A Turning Point for Mobile Gaming As part of gamescomDaily, top managers from Xsolla analyzed the market in a series of advertorial articles. gamescomDaily2 focused on the mobile gaming market in general. If you‘ve ever found yourself surprised by how much you spent in a mobile game, you‘re not alone. Mobile gaming has long By Promotion • 3 min read
