Pokémon TCG Commemorates 30 Years of Franchise with Global Celebration Set

Tabletop

Dito!, Island of the Mookies and Rebirth are Board Games of the Year 2026

At the Spiel des Jahres award ceremony this Sunday, the board games of the year 2026 have been awarded in Berlin. Expert Game of the Year went to Frosted Games in Bayreuth with Rebirth, Game of the Year is Dito! by Game Factory, and the Children's Game goes to Kosmos for the Mookies.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

New Pokémon Lego Sets Include Pokéball Diorama, Rayquaza and Arcanine

Five new Pokémon sets have been announced by Lego: Arcanine, Munchlax, Rayquaza, Trainer Red and an openable Pokéball diorama. The ball and trainer will release in October, the rest in August. All are open for preorder.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Tabletop

United Videogame Workers Endorse Wizards of the Coast Union

"Like you, we are feeling the drain on our wellbeing and livelihoods that these corporations are putting on us:" The United Videogame Workers union UVW-CWA has endorsed the MTG: Arena team unionisation efforts at Wizards of the Coast.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 15. July 26: Funding in Hesse, Saber, gamescom dev, ByteRockers', Jesper Kyd, Everplay

New funding, new speakers, new top executives – there’s hardly any sign of a summer lull in the games industry, and that’s not – or at least not solely – down to gamescom.

By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read

Funding

Hesse Awards €300.00 in Funding to 7 Games

As part of the “Hessen Serious Game” programme, a total of seven games are set to benefit in the current funding round, including three traditional entertainment games. A total of 29 applications were received.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Steve Allison Joined Saber Interactive as Chief Business Officer

Steve Allison has joined Saber Interactive as Chief Business Officer. In this role, he will lead business development and strategy for the worldwide publisher and developer's portfolio.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

gamescom

Gamescom Dev revealed Anthony Gallegos as Second Keynote Speaker and Announces Award Categories

The line-up for gamescom dev is growing ever larger. Following Amir Satvat, a second keynote speaker has been announced: Anthony Gallegos, Creative Director at UnknownWorlds. The gamescom dev awards will also be presented in six categories on 24 August.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Publishing

BR Universes: ByteRockers' Games Signed Three New Games

At the BR Universes event in Berlin, ByteRockers' Games unveiled new games and publishing partnerships. Demos were held at the historic Zeiss-Großplanetarium, where Neo Berlin 2087 (Elysium Games), Rosaby Roots (Spaceflower), and Lavender Fields (Alchemical Works) were confirmed as new titles.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

GamesMarket Plus

G+ Game Music Makers: Jesper Kyd

From Assassin's Creed to Warhammer, Borderlands to No Law: Legendary composer Jesper Kyd from Denmark is leading us through his work process, his favourite soundtracks and the best ways to involve composers in your game dev workflow.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read