© Xsolla Business Europe’s Mobile Gaming Boom: The Heart of a Global Digital Revolution As part of gamescomDaily, top managers from Xsolla analyzed the market in a series of advertorial articles. gamescomDaily1 focused on the mobile gaming market in Europe. The numbers are in, and they‘re big. According to the recently published Q2 2025 Edition of "The Xsolla Report: The State of By Promotion • 3 min read
Pink Breakfast at gamescom 2025 © Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Business The Rabbit 2025 With Teams From Germany, US, Spain and Ukraine The 15 participants in this year's edition of The Rabbit Indie Games Residency were announced today at the Pink Breakfast event during gamescom, organised by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and A MAZE. The one-month residency for independent video game developers will take place from 02 to 29 November By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
In the end, there was a narrow or clear victory – depending on who you ask – for Federal Minister Dorothee Bär against North Rhine-Westphalia Minister President Hendrik Wüst in Mario Kart World. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Uwe Weiser Business Funding & Esports: Patience is the Key to Success At the political opening of gamescom, both Federal Minister Dorothee Bär and North Rhine-Westphalia Minister President Hendrik Wüst emphasized their support for making Germany a world leader in the gaming industry. However, it is also clear that neither the tax incentive model nor the recognition of esports can be By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Game Workers take ever longer to find a new job after layoffs. © GamesMarkt, data provided by Values Value and InGame Job. Business G+ EU Game Workers Struggle Hard – But Emerging European Countries Catch Up By Pascal Wagner • 8 min read
The winners of Blue Ramen accepting their award. © GamesMarkt Business Two French Studios Win Sixth European Game Night At devcom's European Game Night, where games from all over Europe were pitched to a jury and publishers, two French studios won big. The pitch contest went to Blue Ramen, while the youth award went to Shotgun King studio Punkcake Délicieux. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
devcom becomes gamescom dev © Marcel Kleffmann Business devcom Becomes gamescom dev At the end of devcom 2025, the organisers announced that the event will be given a new name in future: gamescom dev. This will integrate the event into the gamescom brand family and strengthen its presence within the international industry. From October 2025 onwards, the devcom developer conference - Europe' By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© eGames Lab Business Sunny Portugal Presence at gamescom The Portuguese Pavilion in cooperation with eGames Lab serve pastel de nata, games science and a growing industry location in Hall 2.1, Booth C028-D027. Portugal‘s burgeoning games and tech industry is on display at in the business area, with Portuguese national cluster eGames Lab from Madeira, Azores, By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© ICEX Business Spanish Double Presence at gamescom 2025 With a split appearance in both business and consumer areas at gamescom, Spain is showing its strong games business in Hall 4.1, Booth B041–C050 and Hall 10.2, Booth F040–E057. The ICEX (Invest in Spain) initiative Games From Spain is spanning both the public and business area By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Greek Business Greece With Strong Presence Thanks to Strong Partners With ten indie studios and, for the first time, with broad government support, Greece is presenting itself at gamescom. For the first time, the Greek Delegation to gamescom is held under the auspices of the Hellenic Republic, which is actively supporting the growing digital games industry, recognizing its importance for By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Creative Europe Business Creative Europe Presents Games & Funding at gamescom The funding umbrella of the European Union, Creative Europe Media, is exhibiting at gamescom. The booth in hall 3.2 includes award-winning game studios, funding experts, civil society organisations and many more. The EU presents itself at gamescom: At the Creative Europe Media umbrella stand in Hall 03.2 By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Game:in co-founder Lena Laaser at the reception. © GamesMarkt Business Game:in gamescom Reception Looks Back on Successful Year The German association against sexism in the games industry, game:in, has held their yearly gamescom reception and reminisced on their registration, a cooperation with Saxonian event caggtus and more. German organisation against sexism in the games industry Game:in has held their yearly gamescom week gathering on yesterday’s By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Winners of the devcom award 2025 © devcom Business Winners of the devcom award 2025 Six winners were recognised for their creativity, innovation and outstanding design at the devcom award 2025 across six categories. Don Daglow was honoured as "Ambassador" of the games industry. The first day of the 2025 devcom developer conference ended on a high note with the premiere edition of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
