Vertigo Games Shutters Amsterdam Studio, Formerly Force Field

Business

Two Zero Latency VR Locations Are Opening in Germany

Leading global free-roam VR company Zero Latency VR will be bringing its line-up to two new German cities. Two new venues are set to open in northern Germany, one in Bad Oeynhausen and one in Bremen.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Products

Zero Latency and CD Projekt Red Partner For Cyberpunk 2077 Based VR-Project Night City

The new location-based VR game Night City will be exclusively developed for Zero Latency VR, which has about 12 locations in GSA, and will be set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, but will not be a port of the game. CD Projekt Red and Zero Latency plan to announce further details at a later date.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Events

1SP Agency Becomes Strategic Enterprise Partner of XRCC Berlin 2026

Immersive Insiders (UniVRsitas UG) and 1SP Agency are jointly organising XRCC Berlin 2026 (XR Creator Con), which will take place in Berlin from 30 June to 3 July 2026. The aim is to transform prototypes into 'pilot-ready solutions'.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Tabletop

Hasbro's Launches AI Studio to Control How Its Brands are Portrayed in Generated Content

With Sixth Wall, Hasbro wants to take control over how its brand characters are portrayed by genAI. The new studio partners with ElevenLabs to license twelve Hasbro characters to their AI marketplace - all from the toy and boardgame section.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Events

Womenize! 2026 Saw 170 Participants

For the eleventh time, Womenize! has served as a platform for women and underrepresented individuals in the games and tech industries, with 170 participants attending in person and over 35,000 people watching on Twitch.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

Global Esports Industry Week 2026 in Cologne

Global Esports Industry Week 2026 will take place in Cologne this year, coinciding with IEM Cologne. Over 400 attendees and more than 75 speakers are expected. The Global Esports Industry Week debuted last year in Austin, Texas.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Esports

Offline Finals of the R6 Central Combine at Ubisoft Düsseldorf

Emerging Rainbow Six Siege esports talents from Europe and the MENA region have the opportunity to showcase their abilities in the upcoming EML Challenger Circuit 2026 series, where they can secure a spot in the offline finals on 25 July at Ubisoft Düsseldorf.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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

Business

In Conversation With… Benedikt Grindel

In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Ubisoft Blue Byte's Benedikt Grindel about the integration of a studio, on live games, German game funding, and the fundamental changes he expects to see in the financing and monetisation of AAA games.

By Zoran Roso • 9 min read