Lego Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball © The Lego Group and The Pokémon Company International Products The Lego Group Reveals First Lego Pokémon Sets The first Lego Pokémon sets have been unveiled. Five Pokémon from the brand's 30-year history have been recreated using Lego bricks and will be released on 27 February 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Products Annual Charts 2025 for Germany: Double Victory for Electronic Arts Unsurprisingly, EA Sports FC 26 followed in the footsteps of its predecessors and took first place in the German annual charts, which featured a few surprises. With EA, Nintendo and 2K/Take-Two Interactive, three publishers have four titles in the top 20. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy © Owlcat Games Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy The cRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader was a huge success for Owlcat Games. It won't be their only foray into the popular grimdark universe, either. They have big plans for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Felix Otto and Solveig Brockhaus (Instinct3) People Otto and Brockhaus Now Lead Instinct3's Artist Management Division Instinct3 promotes Solveig Brockhaus and Felix Otto to lead the Artist Management division of the Spandau agency. They will head the division for employed and independent creators, respectively. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Imprinted (Cobalt Lane) Products Imprinted is Munich Veteran Developer Cobalt Lane’s Debut Title A new studio sitting in Munich has announced their horror title Imprinted: Cobalt Lane is made up out of and working with veteran faces of the German industry such as Filippo Beck Peccoz, Simone Mändl and Josef Attenberger of DU&I or Alexander Zacherl. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michael Metzger, Managing Partner Drake Star © MM Drake Star Michael Metzger of Drake Star Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Michael Metzger, Managing Partner Drake Star, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
2025 Was a Landmark Year for Gaming M&A © Drake Star - Sources: CapIQ, Pitchbook & DSP Research Business Drake Star: "2025 Was a Landmark Year for Gaming M&A" Drake Star has released its latest Global Gaming Report 2025, which covers gaming M&As, financings and IPOs. Two megadeals stand out in particular. The global technology investment bank is also positive about 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The Wandering Village, kevin's PLAYING in berlin, Mini Mini Golf Golf and Backpack Battles (from Left) are nominated for an IGF Award as well as the not pictured Time Flies. Products Five GSA Studios Can Hope For an Independent Games Festival Award The jury has selected the nominees for this year's Independent Games Festival Awards (IGFA) from 800 submissions. Baby Steps is the favorite, but with Playables, Three More Years, Kevin Du, PlayWithFurcifer, and Stray Fawn, studios GSA also have a chance. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
The Swiss Games booth at gamescom (Swiss Games) Products Pro Helvetia Opens Games Funding Call for 2026 Game workers in Switzerland can apply for prototype, production and post-production funding until 1 March with Pro Helvetia. A gamescom travel call is open until 1 February. Pro Helvetia has also updated their funding guidelines for some disciplines. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Code: 9 by Riding Turtles, one of the funded games of the first MDM 2026 round. (Riding Turtles) Products MDM Funds Seven Games With 655,000 Euros The Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) funds 55 media products with 5.8 mil €, of which 655,000 € go to 7 game and XR products. Among them are Code: 9 by Riding Turtles, Vivid by Team Nava and Actrio Studio's DeMaré. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Andrè Buse, GodotFest) Products Interview: How Godot Rose to The Challenge With the fame of open source engine Godot came new and bigger events – but also novel challenges. GamesMarkt spoke to the organisers of the brand new GodotFest in Munich and interviewed Emilio Coppola, head of the non-profit Godot Foundation, about the rise of an engine. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read
The Last Caretaker © Channel37 Products The Last Caretaker The nine-person Finnish studio Channel37 has made a name for itself in the crowded survival crafting genre with The Last Caretaker. This is not only due to the human-free water world, aka Earth, but also thanks to the excellent crafting system. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
