Impressions from Fantasy Basel 2025 (Fantasy Basel) Business Fantasy Basel Returns 14-16 May 2026 Fantasy Basel returns 14-16 May 2026 to the Swiss border city. Many big gaming names are already announced, like Baldur's Gate III voice actors, Nintendo, Media Markt and World of Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mad King Redemption is the first published title from Pixel Doors, developed by Secret Mission. © Secret Mission & Pixel Doors Business Pixel Doors Introduces Its "Ethical Publishing" Model Pixel Doors, a new independent publishing label founded by Jacek Pudlik and Nic van 't Schip, has announced its official launch. With a model built for studio survival, the new indie label challenges the 'recoup-first' culture. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
GTA VI Screenshot by Rockstar Games Business Take Two Interactive Sweetens Wait for GTA VI With Improving Quarterly Results Take Two Interactive has presented more than respectable figures for the third quarter of the financial year. Nevertheless, the focus remains on CEO Strauss Zelnick continuing to talk about 19 November 2026 as the release date for GTA VI. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Sébastien Ratto - Senior Director Competitive Products Ubisoft © Joao Ferreira / Ubisoft Business The Importance of the Rainbow Six Esports Ecosystem for Ubisoft The R6 Major took place in Munich at the end of 2025. Now it's time for the Six Invitational in Paris. GamesMarkt spoke to Sébastien Ratto, Ubisoft's Senior Director of Competitive Products, about esports as an entertaining event, the German R6 community, and ways to strengthen esports. By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Germany is traditionally represented with a pavilion at the Tokyo Game Show (the picture by game shows the booth from 2024), but in 2026 there will also be a subsidised delegation trip to Japan during the trade fair Business Registration for German Market Reconnaissance Trip to Japan Now Open SBS Systems is organising a market exploration trip to Japan in 2026 on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, in which up to 15 German developers and publishers can participate. In addition to joint visits to local studios, a visit to the Tokyo Game Show is also planned. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Epic Games Store © Epic Games Business Epic Games Store Tops $1.1 Billion in 2025, Third Party Game Spending Up 57% In 2025, the Epic Games Store surpassed $1.1 billion in revenue, with growing user numbers and third-party game spending up by 57%. The store is setting new records. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Subotron, Games for Change and Belvedere Collaborate on Subotron Game Jams The first collaboration between the NGO Games for Change, Subotron and the historic Belvedere Museum is taking place in connection with the G4C Student Challenge. The games developed will be playable in November as part of an exhibition. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Freyja Melhorn, Director Marketing Communications @ BXDXO | Stefan Dettmering, Managing Director @ BXDXO © BXDXO Business BXDXO Handles PR for Amazon Game Studios PR in GSA BXDXO is the new PR agency for Amazon Game Studios in German-speaking countries. The Munich-based team will handle Tomb Raider, Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty, among others. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Screenshot of the gamescom camp website Business Gamescom Camp Opens Booking for Gamescom 2026 There are still a few months to go until gamescom, but places can now be booked with the organisers of gamescom camp. A place in the gaming camp also secures consumers a ticket code that can be redeemed when ticket sales start. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nintendo Switch 2 © Nintendo Business Nintendo Sold 17.37m Switch 2 Units in Seven Months The Nintendo Switch 2 also sold well over Christmas. A total of 17.37 million units have now been sold in just seven months. The Nintendo Switch has now become the company's most successful console ever. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla; © 2023 Christer Berg Business Chris Hewish: Why the World Governments Summit Matters to the Video Game Industry In a guest article for GamesMarkt, Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla, explains why the World Governments Summit matters to the games industry and the future of digital economies. This is because it is one of the few global platforms where governments and industries sit at the same table. By Xsolla • 4 min read
Business Cyprus Job Market is Less Mobile, Highly Mature Values Value and InGame Job have released a separate Cyprus report taken from their Game Industry Employment Survey 2025. The results show Cyprus as relatively static in job mobility, with high burnout risk. Juniors and Regulars remain underrepresented, however. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
