Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold People EGDF Elects New Board and Sets Agenda For Next 2 Years At the traditional general assembly held during gamescom, members of the European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) elected a new board and set the agenda for the next two years. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony (c) Gecko One GmbH Politics Michael Kretschmer Takes on the Role of Patron for Saxony's Games Industry Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony, has become the patron of the state's games industry. This acknowledges the sector's growth and will help to further develop Saxony as a games hub. By Marcel Kleffmann • 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 Daily GamesMarket Daily - 31 August 2026: game: no cooperation with AfD, Snapshots from the Business Area, Games Research, gamescom Figures and more As usual, the first newsletter following gamescom focuses heavily on the event itself, covering the figures, highlights and business people in attendance at the Cologne trade fair. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read MFG and "The Länd" at gamescom 2026 (c) GM MK gamescom Gamescom 2026: Snapshots From the Business Area - Part 1 The business area is the most important place for trade visitors from around the world. It's where the who's who of the industry meets. Including: Giants Software, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Ubisoft, Secret Mode, Saber, Saxony, Wizards of the Coast, Atari, Hesse and more... By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Previewed at gamescom 2026 were these four deckboxes. (Photo: GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) Tabletop Gatherers' Tavern Previews Final Fantasy Plush Deckboxes The first Final Fantasy Arty deck boxes have been previewed at gamescom. Gatherers' Tavern will realise its first Square Enix collaboration through these plush boxes. The product ships in October. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Nvidia DLSS 4.5 (c) Nvidia Products Nvidia's Gamescom 2026 Announcements and DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Launched At gamescom 2026, Nvidia announced the release of DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, as well as more games with RTX features and more developers supporting RTX Spark, including Ubisoft (Anno 117) and Embark (ARC Raiders). By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Team Vitality Rising Bees celebrate their victory; Honda holds the Equal Esports trophy © SK Gaming Esports Vitality Rising Bees Win the Equal Esports Cup At gamescom 2026, Deutsche Telekom and SK Gaming hosted the fourth Equal Esports Cup, a League of Legends tournament for women and non-binary players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Falk on stage at the gamescom congress, defining the political stance of game for the audience (official stream) Politics game: No Cooperation, No AfD at gamescom "Video games aren't a spectator sport, and neither is democracy": At the gamescom congress opening, shortly before President Steinmeier's speech, game CEO Felix Falk has made the position of the association clear: no cooperation with the AfD, no invitations to gamescom for them in the future. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
People EGDF Elects New Board and Sets Agenda For Next 2 Years At the traditional general assembly held during gamescom, members of the European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) elected a new board and set the agenda for the next two years. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony (c) Gecko One GmbH Politics Michael Kretschmer Takes on the Role of Patron for Saxony's Games Industry Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony, has become the patron of the state's games industry. This acknowledges the sector's growth and will help to further develop Saxony as a games hub. By Marcel Kleffmann • 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
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 31 August 2026: game: no cooperation with AfD, Snapshots from the Business Area, Games Research, gamescom Figures and more As usual, the first newsletter following gamescom focuses heavily on the event itself, covering the figures, highlights and business people in attendance at the Cologne trade fair. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
MFG and "The Länd" at gamescom 2026 (c) GM MK gamescom Gamescom 2026: Snapshots From the Business Area - Part 1 The business area is the most important place for trade visitors from around the world. It's where the who's who of the industry meets. Including: Giants Software, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Ubisoft, Secret Mode, Saber, Saxony, Wizards of the Coast, Atari, Hesse and more... By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Previewed at gamescom 2026 were these four deckboxes. (Photo: GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) Tabletop Gatherers' Tavern Previews Final Fantasy Plush Deckboxes The first Final Fantasy Arty deck boxes have been previewed at gamescom. Gatherers' Tavern will realise its first Square Enix collaboration through these plush boxes. The product ships in October. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nvidia DLSS 4.5 (c) Nvidia Products Nvidia's Gamescom 2026 Announcements and DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Launched At gamescom 2026, Nvidia announced the release of DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, as well as more games with RTX features and more developers supporting RTX Spark, including Ubisoft (Anno 117) and Embark (ARC Raiders). By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Team Vitality Rising Bees celebrate their victory; Honda holds the Equal Esports trophy © SK Gaming Esports Vitality Rising Bees Win the Equal Esports Cup At gamescom 2026, Deutsche Telekom and SK Gaming hosted the fourth Equal Esports Cup, a League of Legends tournament for women and non-binary players. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Falk on stage at the gamescom congress, defining the political stance of game for the audience (official stream) Politics game: No Cooperation, No AfD at gamescom "Video games aren't a spectator sport, and neither is democracy": At the gamescom congress opening, shortly before President Steinmeier's speech, game CEO Felix Falk has made the position of the association clear: no cooperation with the AfD, no invitations to gamescom for them in the future. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
