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Mattel Brick Shop Releases Xbox 25th Anniversary Kit

With an expensive collector Xbox kit that includes three game panoramas and a controller with interactive functions, Mattel's building brand Brick Shop is celebrating 25 years of Xbox.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Beast of Reincarnation

Game Freak has delivered an intriguing exploration game with Beast of Reincarnation due to great platforming and solid action, but the game world currently feels unfinished. The dev has promised improvements, however.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

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Sovereign Tower

'Choices Matter' is the motto of Sovereign Tower from Wild Wits Games and Curve Games. In the first week after its release, over 50,000 players took the throne and made profound decisions, regardless of whether they had prior knowledge thanks to time travel.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

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gamescom to Provide Drinking Fountains and Cooldown Areas for Heat Prevention

In response to an inquiry from GamesMarket, gamescom lays out their heat prevention measures for the fair: Free drinking water along the boulevard, climate-controlled cool-down areas in the halls, and a misting area in the Hall 8 outdoors area are planned.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

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Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #32

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Zelda 2, Nintendo vs Magnavox, FROG 2026 and more.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Business

The Public Gaming Privatization Wave: Why Public Equity Markets Are Losing Their Grip on Video Game Publishing

In his new update industry expert Zoran Roso analyses why the rigid demands of linear quarterly earnings are causing a systematic valuation breakdown against the multi-year, hit-driven development cycles of interactive entertainment.

By Zoran Roso • 5 min read

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ZBD Launches Payments Stack Built for Games

ZBD has announced a new platform offering embedded financial infrastructure for money lifecycle in games. This new line of products sees the company expand to support PC and console games.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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GamesMarket Daily – 20 August 2026: Mattel, ProbablyMonsters, Womenize! Federal Funding, Black Pony Immersive & More

Federal funding received by Womenize! is the news of the day, making a good thing better. Two Mattel news congregate, although they are not necessarily related. And we collected new service offers for you.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

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Harvey Smith and Ben Horne Set Up Black Pony Immersive

Veteran game developers Harvey Smith and Ben Horne have founded Black Pony Immersive, a new game studio specialising in the design and development of first-person action RPGs - specifically, immersive sims - in which players create their own experiences through emergent game systems.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read