(source: Nintendo GSA) Campus New Zelda Anthology Book Calls for Methodology Texts Game studies researchers Phillip Brandes, Carolin Puckhaber and Anja Gödl have launched a new call for a book that wants to demonstrate the vast possibilities of game studies methodology by example of researching The Legend of Zelda. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #23 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include a video essay on Lara Croft, Women in Games and the intersection of war and gaming through history. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
(Photos: Manouchehr Shamsrizi) Campus gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele Cooperate for PnP-Based Math Learning Game LIRA The DATI Innovation Sprint by gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele have formed a consortium for a project by Manouchehr Shamsrizi: LIRA, a role-playing system that helps teach math and treat dyscalculia. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus Finnish Society for Game Research and Neogames Award Best Game Studies Theses In their 2026 Game Thesis Competition, the Finnish Society for Game Research and games hub Neogames honoured Vilma Varismaa and Mikko Korpela from Tampere University as well as Sina Berger from the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Prof. Dr. Dr. Rudolf Thomas Inderst, M.A. Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #22 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include a retrospective of Half-Life 2, body norms, cheating and the bidirectional design influence between tabletop and video game RPGs. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
In the presence of SAE Managing Director Chris Müller (on the right) and Campus Manager Falko P. Eidner, Anja Hähle-Posselt of the City of Leipzig gave the starting signal for the new campus. © Rudolf Wernicke für SAE Institute Business SAE Institute Opens New Campus in Leipzig The SAE Institute held a grand opening event to unveil its new media campus at the Messehof, located in the heart of Leipzig. Around 180 guests from the digital and creative industries were invited to celebrate the opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #21 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include the contested position of Dark Souls II within the Souls series, the dynamic intersection between history and games, and Kaludoscope. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
Campus Europe-Wide Skill-Evaluation Gamebadges Looking for Educators and Testers The EU-funded skill evaluation system GameBadges by universities and associations from Finland, Belgium, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Denmark are looking for educators and game workers to refine their Europe-wide skill badge system. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #20 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include Disco Elysium, Analog Game Studies and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read
Campus DGSW Announces First Conference The German Society for Game Studies DGSW has announced its first conference at and together with Hochschule Darmstadt, only three weeks before the event takes place. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #19 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include glitch aesthetics, digital preservation and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Business GamesMarket Launches IP Access for Institutions With Offenburg University of Applied Sciences as First Partner The entire campus at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences now has access to all paid content of GamesMarket. This is made possible by our new IP Access program, which GamesMarket has established for institutional partners and is now rolling out publicly. By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read
