Recap of the THQ Nordic Showcase 2026: All the Announcements

Products

Prelude Dark Pain

With their debut game Prelude Dark Pain, Spanish indie studio Quickfire Games is entering the world of tactical RPGs. The game's art style is sure to catch the eye. But that's not all!

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Products

GTA VI Extended Gameplay Premiers 27 August – On Netflix

A GTA VI extended gameplay look will premier on Netflix, before reaching YouTube six hours later. In Europe, the broadcast starts 27 August 09:00pm CEST.

By Pascal Wagner •

Tabletop

TCG App Player Counts Collected: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Reaches 100 Million Users

Konami's free-to-play Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG app has reached 100 million users. A respectable number, compared to the other two big digital TCG apps, Pokémon TCG Pocket and Magic: The Gathering Arena. Find more statistics in our user data graphics.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

HandyGames Becomes THQ Nordic Mobile

HandyGames has announced its transition to THQ Nordic Mobile. As part of this change, the publisher will operate under the THQ Nordic brand, focusing on bringing premium PC and console titles to mobile audiences. The company's internal dev team in Giebelstadt will continue its operations.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily - 7 August 2026: Fenris Creations, gamescom Arrival, New Daedalic CI & more

Politicians making the switch to the gaming industry, Daedalic’s new identity, and the fallout from the now-completed EA acquisition—the news continues to be exciting. And, of course, gamescom remains a hot topic.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

People

Former Iceland Minister Now Leads AI Partnerships for Fenrix Creations

Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, formerly Minister of Justice and Minister of Education and Research in Iceland, has now taken a job in the private sector: as Senior Director of AI Partnerships at Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Insights

Nintendo Stationary Hardware Update: All Life-to-Date Sale Numbers

Nintendo has posted financial results of the first quarter, and that means we got the current hardware sales numbers for Switch and Switch 2. Use our graphics to see the history of hardware sales numbers for the Japanese manufacturer.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #30

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on music, Australian game history, Dead Space and more.

By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read

Funding

Games & Gamification in Healthcare Funding Initiative Goes gamescom

The seed funding initiative GiG by MFG and BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg is coming to the "The Länd" booth at gamescom. Applications for the games x healthcare initiative can be submitted until 31 January 2027.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read