Spain Arrives With Record-Breaking Delegation to Gamescom

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Show Update and Gamescom Asia Early Bird Ticket Sales Ends

With just a few weeks to go before the event kicks off, the exhibition halls at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 are filling up with well-known brands, including Bandai Namco, Capcom, Razer, Sega and Nintendo. Meanwhile, the Early Bird ticket sale ends on 29 September.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

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BSR Breaks gamescom Sales Record for Fourth Year in a Row

"I don't know if we can top that", Black Screen Records CEO Kevin Schulz laughs: For the fourth year in a row, the Cologne vinyl retailer has broken its gamescom sales record in the Merchandise area.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Gamescom Organisers Respond to Hardware Theft

At gamescom 2026, hardware was stolen from the business area. This fact quickly spread throughout the industry. While the organisers' initial response was largely met with rejection and criticism, they are now striking a different tone.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Publishing

No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week

With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Products

Chop Chop Inc. Hits 100,000 Sales

In less than a year since its foundation, NullRef Entertainment has sold 100,000 copies of its debut game, Chop Chop Inc.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Events

Womenize! Launches Its NRW Chapter Ahead of DEP in Cologne

On the day before the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (German Developer Award) ceremony in Cologne, Womenize! is launching a new series of events in North Rhine-Westphalia.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

New Million-Sellers: Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has become the fastest title in the franchise to reach one million sales. Star Wars Zero Company has also surpassed this milestone, meaning that members of the Bit Reactor team can now be brought back.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Events

Fifth Polaris Reaches 55,000 Visitor Record

For its fifth anniversary, Polaris Convention in Hamburg has reached 55,000 people. It is the biggest German games & pop culture fair after gamescom.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to Swift Games and Benjamin Lochmann New Media

Two more game studios have been awarded funding by the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Grants were given to Berlin-based Swift Games and Nürnberg-based Benjamin Lochmann New Media alias Pixel Maniacs.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read