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Lost in Cult Holds Five Nominations for the Creativepool Awards 2026

UK media publisher Lost in Cult is nominated five times at the Creativepool 2026 awards, several times each for their Editions and Design Works. McDonald's x Minecraft is also on the shortlist for branding.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Awards

GermanDevDays announces nominations for the Indie Award

On 22 July, the GDD Indie Awards 2026 ceremony will take place as part of GermanDevDays. The shortlist is dominated by Blue Backpack, which has received a total of 7 nominations for two games

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Awards

Tommi Awards: New Subtitle And Call For Entries For 25th Edition

With a history spanning 25 years, the Tommi Award is one of Germany’s oldest children’s software awards. To mark its anniversary, it is being relaunched as the Tommi Games Award. At the same time, the submission period is opening and the search is on for members of the children’s and youth jury.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 21. July 26: Gamescom Sold Out + Main Theme + Interview, Meshy, Unity, Knights Peak X Saber

The future as the main theme, indie games and social engagement as trends, and a sold-out venue. Today is all about gamescom, and we’ve got a brilliant interview with Stephan Reichart and Frederik Hammes.

By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read

Meshy Raises Nearly $400m and Plans to Use it for R&D and Global Market Expansion

Meshy, a company that develops foundational models for AI-powered 3D generation, has raised nearly $400 million in fresh capital in a Series B funding round. Following this latest round of funding, Meshy has also disclosed its public valuation for the first time.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Publishing

Knights Peak and Saber Interactive Extent Publishing Agreement

Knights Peak and Saber Interactive have extended their existing agreement to publish Tempest Rising to include the expansion The Veti’s Wrath as well.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

gamescom

‘Games Spark Excitement for the Future’ is Main Theme of Gamescom 2026

As part of the July press conference for gamescom, game and Koelnmesse have, as is traditional, also unveiled the fair’s main theme and two trend themes for the show. The focus is on social responsibility and indie games.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

gamescom

Gamescom Exhibition Space Fully Booked For The First Time

No space available: the exhibition space at gamescom 2026 is completely sold out for the first time. This was announced by Koelnmesse during the first press conference for gamescom 2026, at which further exhibitor names were also revealed.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

gamescom

Update: Confirmed gamescom Exhibitors 2026

Want to know which exhibitors have already confirmed their gamescom presence? We are keeping count: In our always up to date list of companies, delegations and joint booths with links to additional info on the exhibition presence.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read