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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

Leyline Creations Announces Strategy Game Guildrun

Munich-based Leyline Creations has announced its debut game, Guildrun. The team is collaborating with a dedicated community to take the autobattler genre in a new direction.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Sega Announces Its gamescom 2026 Line-Up

Sega has announced its presence at gamescom 2026, where visitors will be able to play the publisher's biggest upcoming titles. These include Alien: Isolation 2, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, Stranger Than Heaven, Persona 4 Revival and Total War: Warhammer 40,000, among others.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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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 •

Events

New Venue for the London Games Festival 2027

The London Games Festival 2027 will take place in mid-April at a larger venue in the heart of the city. It will offer greater accessibility and an expanded professional programme. Significant audience growth was seen among B2B and international attendees in 2026.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Business

The Player Trust Gap: Why Consumer Skepticism Is the Real Headwind for AI in Game Development

In his latest update, Zoran Roso analyses a survey of core Steam users, which raises the question of whether the biggest hurdle for AI in gaming is not the technology itself, but rather the people who buy the games.

By Zoran Roso • 3 min read

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Brazil Games Confirms Dual Presence at Gamescom

Brazil Games will return to gamescom in 2026 not with just one, but with two separate presences. In addition to its stand in the business area, Brazilian studios will also be present at the Indie Arena Booth.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 16. July 26: New Gamescom Exhibitors + Events, Bavaria, Marion Plank, GTA VI forecast, Leyline

It’s not just gamescom that’s on everyone’s mind; the release of the year is too: Newzoo has now, for the first time, used pre-order figures to date to estimate how GTA VI will perform at launch. Very strongly, of course. There’s also plenty of news from Bavaria and Hamburg.

By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read

Publishing

Newzoo: GTA VI Grosses $260 Million in Its First Week of Pre-Orders

GTA VI is set to be a huge hit. But just how big? Based on their data from the first week of pre-orders, market analysts at Newzoo have ventured a forecast putting the launch week’s sales in the single-digit billion range.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read