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Markus Wilding, Frederik Hammes, Lars Janssen, Stephan Reichart (c) Pascal Wagner People Special Tribute to Stephan Reichart at gamescom dev 2026 The gamescom dev awards ceremony concluded with a personal moment as Stephan Reichart, the founder of the event and former Managing Director of game events, was invited on stage and honored for his outstanding contributions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
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Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel are part of a big Green party presence at gamescom 2026 (Elias Keilhauer/Marija Heinecke) People Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel to Visit gamescom 2026 With a press tour through the entertainment area on Wednesday, the Greens enforce their gamescom presence: Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel from Baden-Württemberg will check out the fair this year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
gamescom Italian Creativity at Gamescom 2026 The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is pleased to welcome you to the Italian Pavilion at Gamescom 2026. The Pavilion is organised by ITA in partnership with IIDEA, the association representing the video game industry in Italy. By IIDEA • 6 min read
gamescom Hungary Exhibits at gamescom for the First Time With four games from four Hungarian studios, Hungary is exhibiting on gamescom for the first time with a collective booth presence under the Budapest Select brand by Creative Hungary. By Pascal Wagner •
The Sinking City 2 © Frogwares Products The Sinking City 2 Why not try a different genre for a change? Frogwares' 2019 game, The Sinking City, was an open-world detective game set in a Lovecraftian horror universe. Its sequel, however, is taking a different approach, presenting itself as a classic survival horror game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
gamescom Brazil Games Brings First B2C Showcase to gamescom 2026 With 35 games, among them those of studios from their BG Accelerator, Brazil Games will showcase in the gamescom entertainment area for the first time. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
E-Paper gamescom dev daily 2026 For the first time ever, gamescom dev receives its own official gamescom daily magazine, presented by GamesMarket. Content includes an overview of the speaker survey results, data on European and US game dev salaries and of course schedule highlights and side events. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Markus Wilding, Frederik Hammes, Lars Janssen, Stephan Reichart (c) Pascal Wagner People Special Tribute to Stephan Reichart at gamescom dev 2026 The gamescom dev awards ceremony concluded with a personal moment as Stephan Reichart, the founder of the event and former Managing Director of game events, was invited on stage and honored for his outstanding contributions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
