Square Enix Reveals FF XIV & VII Cooperation, Call for IP Collaboration

People

Nina Brown Has Left The GDC Team, Suzy Pallett in Charge

Change at the top of the GDC Festival of Gaming: President Nina Brown has left the team. Gaming Division President Suzy Pallett will now lead the team. No further details were given.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Lenja Kaufmann

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 • 7 min read

gamescom

EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom

Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening.

By Marcel Kleffmann •

Products

Final Fantasy XIV Drops Switch 2 Version on 4 August

At the keynote of Final Fantasy Fan Fest in Berlin today, director Naoki Yoshida has revealed the release date for the Switch 2 version of FF XIV. The game will release on 4 August with a free testing month for everyone. Afterwards, it will need a separate subscription.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

gamescom

RLP And Saarland Show Joint gamescom 2026 Exhibition Booth

As in recent year, Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP) and the Saarland have come together for a joint booth at gamescom 2026. Nine main exhibitors and 21 indie studios brought in by gameUp!, Medienförderung RLP, gamesAHEAD and the Saarland Ministry of Economy are exhibiting.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 24. July 26: Brown Leaves GDC, Funding, Caggtus, Bandai Namco x Koei Tecmo, Ubisoft, Xbox

A change at the helm of the GDC, growth plans for Caggtus and more supporting events at gamescom – today’s news is dominated by events and new funding figures.

By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read

People

Nina Brown Has Left The GDC Team, Suzy Pallett in Charge

Change at the top of the GDC Festival of Gaming: President Nina Brown has left the team. Gaming Division President Suzy Pallett will now lead the team. No further details were given.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Events

Caggtus Wants to Grow and Is Launching Sales Earlier

Leipziger Messe has set a goal of continuing to grow for the upcoming fifth edition of Caggtus. To that end, sales of both exhibition space and LAN spots will begin earlier, in September.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

gamescom

Cologne Days: Exhibitions, Sights and Things to Do

Need to get some sun outside the gamescom halls or want to fill the weekend when the business area has already closed? Find some tips for worthwhile events around Cologne here for gamescom 2026.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read