Pokémon Trading Card Game Launches 30th Celebration Set

Tabletop

Magic: The Gathering Arena Sunsets Alchemy

Wizards of the Coast is ending digital-only Alchemy cards in Magic: The Gathering Arena. The last Alchemy set will be the coming Reality Fracture release.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

Finnish Game Studio MiTale Starts Transmedia Publishing

MiTale from Finland has announced that it will start into publishing. The indie studio from Turku not only covers digital games, but also board games, graphic novels and books. Submissions will start early next year.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Campus

Second Bonn Game Week Starts Next Week

The University of Bonn Game Week for starts on Monday, 7 September. Organised by Bonn Lab for Analogue Games and Imaginative Play (LAGIP), the series brings analogue game studies scholars, developers and publishers together.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

Tobias Springer 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 Tobias Springer, CEO and Founder tobspr Games (Germany), to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Business

SC Concepts Extends Work-For-Hire Contract With Funatics

According to a statement from the parent company Jumpage, the German studio Funatics has secured an extension to a work-for-hire contract until the end of 2026. The project, which has not been named in detail, is likely to be the cheerleading mobile game Boss of the World.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

Everplay's Revenue Remained Resilient in H1 2026, Astragon's Revenue Declined by 20%

The everplay group has presented its unaudited results for H1 2026. The British group demonstrated resilience in its revenue performance in H1, ahead of major title launches in H2. At astragon, revenue declined by 20%, primarily due to exiting the physical distribution business.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

People

Game Music Makers: Jon Everist

Composer Jon Everist from Seattle has scored almost everything that Harebrained Schemes (Shadowrun, Lamplighters League, Graft) ever developed, along with Star Wars Outlaws and many other games. We spoke to him about making music, his favourite tunes and more.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

Business

Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG

Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 15 Sep 26: Game:Nxt, Steam Frame, Shala Chen, Mattias Rengstedt, Triple-i, hiddenCon, Rayman, Playzo

A hotel chain is introducing gaming for guests, Steam is launching a multi-tiered pre-order system, and an event agency called Trading VCard Games is being launched. Shala Chen also discusses the use of AI.

By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read