Student Games Festival 2026 in Warsaw

Tabletop

Serious Games Summit Connects Risk-Assessors and Game Makers

At the Serious Game Summit in Lucerne, 45 analogue game makers, risk managers at public organisations and researchers came together to discuss the possibilities of games for adult teaching and crisis management education.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Campus

Stephan Schwingeler is Keynote Speaker of FROG 2026

Professor Stephan Schwingeler will be the keynote speaker of the Future and Reality of Gaming conference 2026 with a talk on Game Art. FROG takes place 20-22 November in Vienna.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #34

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Zelda, DLSS 5, TTRPGs and more.

By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read

Products

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Fortune's Weave is the eighteenth instalment in the main Fire Emblem series, following Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) and Fire Emblem Engage (2023). It is the first game in the series to be released exclusively on the Switch 2, and is already one of the console's best games.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 23 Sep 26: Red Dunes Games, FROG 2026, Serious Games Summit, Titan Quest 2, Steam Charts

Today’s news brought the first programme highlights from FROG, as well as the return of age verification on Discord. In our interviews, we not only hear from Thomas Reisenegger but, thanks to two managers from Red Dune Games, also gain an interesting insight into the UAE as a gaming hub.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

Business

Discord's Age Verification Returns

After Discord succumbed to a public outcry over privacy concerns regarding age verification and a subcontractor they wanted to use, the age verification process on Discord now returns.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Titan Quest II Launches on PC and Consoles in January 2027

After spending around a year and a half in Early Access, Titan Quest II, developed by Grimlore Games and published by THQ Nordic, will be released on PC and consoles in January 2027. The game will be expanded further after that, too.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

GamesMarket Plus

G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Wardogs Remains Number 1, Where Does the Guild 1 Remake Rank?

With two million copies sold, Wardogs has secured its place at the top of the weekly Steam charts. The free-to-play creature collection game Aniimo also made a strong entry, whilst The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 is performing particularly well in German-speaking regions.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

People

Thomas Reisenegger on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026

How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Thomas Reisenegger, Founder Future Friends Games (UK), to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read