Researcher Spotlight: Greta Hoffmann

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Lorena Müller

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 4 min read

People

Sharon Baylay-Bell Becomes Chairwoman of Testronic, Sonia Kerr Named New CEO

Change at the top of Testronic. The British Q&A specialist has brought Sonia Kerr on board as its new CEO. Her predecessor, Sharon Baylay-Bell, is moving into the role of Company Chair.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Ivan Buchta joins Madfinger Games

A new addition to Madfinger Games. The Czech studio has recruited Ivan Buchta as Associate Creative Director. Buchta joins from Bohemia Interactive.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Campus

AKGWDS Views Abolition of Physical Games Media with Concern

The Working Group on the Humanities and Digital Games (AKGWDS), the biggest scholarly games association in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has posted an open letter with demands on how to better the situation of games archiving in the wake of the Sony Disc and EU initiative situations.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

gamescom

EarReality Showcases Audio Games and Its Platform Twist Tales at Cinemo and ARD

EarReality is showcasing its platform for interactive audiobooks and audio games at gamescom. At both the ARD booth and that of in-car infotainment specialist Cinemo, the studios shows how games work without a screen, thanks to its no-code engine Twist and the Twist Tales platform.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

Kingdom Hearts IV Releases 2027, Animated Series to Come

At the D23 Disney festival, Square Enix and Disney announced the release time frame for Kingdom Hearts IV, as well as an animated series for Kingdom Hearts.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Tabletop

Lorcana Introduces Premium Collector Boosters

Following Magic: The Gathering's example, Disney Lorcana has introduced collector boosters for the Into the Inkdark set releasing in Q1 2027. Chase cards include serialised new Rarity types. Prices are not yet known.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Development

Submissions Open for Godot 2026 Showreel

The Godot Foundation has opened submission on the 2026 Showreel. Devs can submit published or in-progress games or tools made with Godot to be featured in this year's edition and be presented on various occasions.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls

It's been a while since any fighting games featuring Marvel characters were released – the last one being Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite in 2017. However, this is about to change with Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls from fighting game experts Arc System Works and Sony Interactive Entertainment.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read