US Video Game Market Stabilises in September

Business

GameRecruit Launches Online Academy to Educate HR About Gaming and Esports

The recently founded GameRecruit has launched its online academy, GameRecruit Learning. The aim is to offer smaller training organisations easy access to the use of gaming and esports in HR.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Business

How Studios are Transitioning Distribution from Corporate Parent to Service Layers

In his latest update, industry expert Zoran Roso analyses how gaming's traditional, vertically integrated publishing model is fracturing into a modular "service layer", transforming what was once an all-encompassing corporate parent into an à la carte operational utility.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read

GamesMarket Plus

G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Modern Warfare 4 Is on the Rise, but How Is Enshrouded Performing?

This week's Steam charts feature different games at number one in both the German and global charts. However, Modern Warfare 4, Enshrouded and EA Sports FC 27 are not holding the #1 spots.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

GameRecruit Launches Online Academy to Educate HR About Gaming and Esports

The recently founded GameRecruit has launched its online academy, GameRecruit Learning. The aim is to offer smaller training organisations easy access to the use of gaming and esports in HR.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 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

Funding

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Funds 13 Games With €926,000

The New Media Funding programme from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg has awarded €926,000 in funding to 13 game projects. The programme focuses on emerging studios and start-ups, and many of the funded projects are the first or second of their kind.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Products

Xbox Cloud Gaming Playtime is Being Tested

Xbox Cloud Gaming is now trialling a playtime model. Players can purchase hours of cloud gaming time without the need for an active Xbox Game Pass subscription.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Campus

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #39

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include horror studies, a critical deconstruction of game studies and more.

By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read

Business

How Studios are Transitioning Distribution from Corporate Parent to Service Layers

In his latest update, industry expert Zoran Roso analyses how gaming's traditional, vertically integrated publishing model is fracturing into a modular "service layer", transforming what was once an all-encompassing corporate parent into an à la carte operational utility.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read