Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #35 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on calls, the Japanese industry and what is 'retro'. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Student Games Festival 2026 © SGF Campus Student Games Festival 2026 in Warsaw The second edition of the Student Games Festival will take place from 8 to 9 October 2026 at the Palace of Culture & Science in Warsaw. This international event is dedicated to the work of students and emerging game developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
(Serious Games Summit) 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
FROG 2026 takes place at Belvedere Museum in Vienna (Subotron/FROG/City of Vienna) 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
Events Tampere Game Hub Holds Games Legal Summit At the end of September, the Tampere Game Hub is holding a Games Legal Summit about running a studio, IP rights, GDPR and more in Finland. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus TIGA Presents 2026 Games Education Awards Finalists Several universities, teachers, students and graduate game projects are up for election at the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2026. The winners will be announced on 5 October. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
(Kerzoven; Metaroot) Products Kerzoven and Metaroot From Switzerland Show If Red Then Stop The prototype started as a university learning tool for engineers, now it's a game with a demo: Programming title If Red Then Stop by Kerzoven and Metaroot, both from Switzerland, has a demo now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business GDC State of the Industry Survey Moves to November The GDC State of the Industry Survey by Informa moves from January to November releases, meaning it is open for answers now for the second time in 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus FH of BFI Vienna Rebrands to HWG Vienna BFI Vienna University of Applied Sciences rebrands to BFI Vienna University of Business and Society. The school is one of Vienna's games business education institutes. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The week caps off with a visit at Nice Game Publishing's office (Dennis Daseking) Campus Second Bonn Game Week Starts Next Week The University of Bonn Game Week for starts on Monday, 7 September. Organised by Bonn Lab for Analogue Games and Imaginative Play (LAGIP), the series brings analogue game studies scholars, developers and publishers together. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(SAE Institute Vienna) Campus SAE Institute Vienna Internationalises Courses From March 2027 onward, several courses at the SAE Institute Vienna will be offered in English as well. The private education group reacts to increased international demand with this move. By Pascal Wagner •
