Two German Studios Nominated for Digital Vikings Awards

Products

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 – 15. July 26: Funding in Hesse, Saber, gamescom dev, ByteRockers', Jesper Kyd, Everplay

New funding, new speakers, new top executives – there’s hardly any sign of a summer lull in the games industry, and that’s not – or at least not solely – down to gamescom.

By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read

Funding

Hesse Awards €300.00 in Funding to 7 Games

As part of the “Hessen Serious Game” programme, a total of seven games are set to benefit in the current funding round, including three traditional entertainment games. A total of 29 applications were received.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

People

Steve Allison Joined Saber Interactive as Chief Business Officer

Steve Allison has joined Saber Interactive as Chief Business Officer. In this role, he will lead business development and strategy for the worldwide publisher and developer's portfolio.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

gamescom

Gamescom Dev revealed Anthony Gallegos as Second Keynote Speaker and Announces Award Categories

The line-up for gamescom dev is growing ever larger. Following Amir Satvat, a second keynote speaker has been announced: Anthony Gallegos, Creative Director at UnknownWorlds. The gamescom dev awards will also be presented in six categories on 24 August.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Publishing

BR Universes: ByteRockers' Games Signed Three New Games

At the BR Universes event in Berlin, ByteRockers' Games unveiled new games and publishing partnerships. Demos were held at the historic Zeiss-Großplanetarium, where Neo Berlin 2087 (Elysium Games), Rosaby Roots (Spaceflower), and Lavender Fields (Alchemical Works) were confirmed as new titles.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

GamesMarket Plus

G+ Game Music Makers: Jesper Kyd

From Assassin's Creed to Warhammer, Borderlands to No Law: Legendary composer Jesper Kyd from Denmark is leading us through his work process, his favourite soundtracks and the best ways to involve composers in your game dev workflow.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read