Three CEEGAs for Sad Cat Studios and Replaced

Esports

German Esports Summit 2026 & German Esports Award

The German Esports Summit 2026 brought together representatives from the worlds of esports, politics, business, education, and industry associations at the Xperion in Cologne. During the event, the inaugural German Esports Award was presented.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Awards

DevGamm Reveals Award Nominations for 2026

The DevGamm Awards 2026 will be presented in Lisbon on 18 November. The list of nominations, which has now been published, shows that numerous studios from across Europe stand a chance of winning, including a few from the GSA.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read

Awards

ITFS Launches Competition for Animated Games Award Germany 2027

Studios from Germany have until 7 February to submit projects for the Animated Games Award Germany. The competition’s nominees will be screened as part of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Politics

Marta Cienkowska Announces Support Programme for Devs and Changes to Copyright Act

The Polish Minister for Culture and National Heritage, Marta Cienkowska, took to the stage at the CEEGAs awards ceremony to reaffirm her support for the industry. The Ministry regards video game developers as artists who promote culture.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 26 Oct 26: German Esports Summit, MAG-C, SkySpirit, TCG Awards, Spiel, Toukana, GameRecruit, Xbox

A successful games event in Essen shaped by digital transformation, strategic moves in esports in Cologne and a surprising personnel change at Microsoft – today’s news shows that change is part of everyday life in the industry.

By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read

Tabletop

G+ SPIEL 2026: The Board Game Industry on the Cusp of Digitalisation

Board and card games are the epitome of the analogue world – and yet they face the very same issues that preoccupy their digital counterparts. At Spiel 2026 in Essen, we asked people from the industry for their views on AI and its convergence with video games.

By Melanie Döring • 4 min read

Events

Nerds at Rave is Creating a Party Atmosphere at MAG-C

After the trade fair comes the party: the MAG-C community trade fair is once again organising an evening programme on the first day of the event in 2027. Nerds at Rave is once again in charge of the music and entertainment programme.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Products

200 Studios, 1 Event: Toukana Interactive Organises the Indie Treasures Sale

Over 200 indie studios are joining forces for the Indie Treasures Sale on Steam, led by Berlin-based indie studio Toukana Interactive. The aim is to showcase the independent games industry and give smaller games more visibility, just ahead of the release of GTA VI.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

GameRecruit Supports Career Guidance With ‘Next’

GameRecruit has launched ‘Next’, another tool aimed at schools, training organisations and relevant professional bodies, which can use it to help young people with career guidance using playful tasks.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read