Warren Spector Announces His Retirement as Game Developer

People

asap Brand Services Restructures and Appoints David Diekmann as MD

With a series of personnel changes, asap Brand Services, the full-service agency of Web Media Publishing, is restructuring. David Diekmann is being promoted to the management team. In addition, Pascal Pfeifer, Patricia Simon, and Sven Siemen are taking on new or expanded responsibilities.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

gamescom

gamescom 2026: Politicians on Site (Update)

Which politicians will be at gamescom, representing their state or region? From the highest European and German politicians to representatives from important games production regions all around the world, you can find every confirmed politician here.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Politics

Green Party To Attend gamescom 2026 in Force

The German Greens will be very present at gamescom this year. Pixel Greens will be on site with almost the entire board, while Benni Adjei from Bavaria, Viviane Triems from Brandenburg and Thomas Schäfer from BAG DigiMe attend as well. MdB Andrea Lübcke participates in gamescom congress.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Esports

Esports Foundation Postpones Esports Nations Cup to November 2027

The Esports Foundation has postponed the inaugural Esports Nations Cup, which was originally scheduled to take place in Riyadh in November 2026, to November 2027. This decision follows an ongoing assessment of the wider regional situation and consultation with key stakeholders.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to Gentle Troll Entertainment

Würzburg-based Gentle Troll Entertainment has received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme for its project, "Packing Orders" (WT). This is the company's fifth grant to date.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Events

Zurich Pop Con & Game Show Shows Hall Plan 2026

The Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has released the hall plan for its 2026 issue. It will fill the entire Messe Zürich area. A new podcast stage has also been announced, filled with Swiss variety podcast live sessions.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition

The 2011 action role-playing game The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, has been re-released on all current platforms in Asypr's Legacy Edition, featuring slight technical improvements and subtle modernisation — with surprising success.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

People

asap Brand Services Restructures and Appoints David Diekmann as MD

With a series of personnel changes, asap Brand Services, the full-service agency of Web Media Publishing, is restructuring. David Diekmann is being promoted to the management team. In addition, Pascal Pfeifer, Patricia Simon, and Sven Siemen are taking on new or expanded responsibilities.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 17. Aug. 26: Green Party, Godot, AKGWDS, Greta Hoffmann, EarReality, TwitchCon Europe

Politicians abound are confirmed for gamescom. But the fair is not all there is in news, since we got a slew of announcements regarding Disney, which overlap with a bunch of TCG news as well. Voices from the games academia space are loud today as well.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read