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

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G+ Weekly Steam Charts: The Sales Are Strong With Galactic Racer

Although Star Wars: Galactic Racer hasn't had quite such a strong start as Star Wars: Zero Company, it has made a remarkable leap up the weekly Steam charts. Dota 2 and Arc Raiders are staging a strong comeback, while Hellraiser: Revival is performing better than expected, especially in Germany.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

People

G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa

Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

Business

G+ Drake Star: Gaming M&A, Private Financings and More in Q3 2026

Global technology investment bank Drake Star has released its latest Global Gaming Report for Q3 of 2026. The report covers M&A activity, private financing and IPOs in the games industry. This quarter saw robust gaming M&A activity, while gaming stocks rallied.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Business

Side Acquires Roboto, Appoints Codella and Strengthens Its Presence in China

The acquisition of Roboto Entertainment is a threefold win for Side: as well as gaining further resources, the games service provider is strengthening its presence in China and, with Roboto founder Andrea Cordella, is gaining an experienced Global Head of Art.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Final Fantasy Resonance

As the first HD-2D game in the Final Fantasy series, comparable to Octopath Traveler or the Dragon Quest HD remakes, Final Fantasy Resonance pays homage to classic and modern entries alike, featuring everything from crystals to Esper.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Tabletop

Kick-Off for Spiel 2026 in Essen: Awards, Growing Numbers and Future Issues

The international board game industry as well as the community gather in Essen, Germany, to show, try and celebrate the newest games at Spiel 2026, the world’s largest board game fair. We’ve covered the opening event and awards here.

By Melanie Döring • 4 min read

Business

EA Is Closing Bioware and Making More Job Cuts

It was anticipated, and has now been confirmed: Electronic Arts has closed the BioWare studio. Furthermore, reports of further redundancies and portfolio adjustments are emerging.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Daily

GamesMarket Daily - 21 Oct 2026: Self-Pub Framework, Don't Nod Trouble, Edward Ray, Womenize! Events, SimRacing Expo

New events and applications for Womenize! events in Cologne and Leipzig, an interview with musician Edward Ray and another with SpielFabrique accelerator PM Matthes Lindner, the results of this year's SimRacing Expo and more

By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read

Products

Fatekeeper Hits 500,000 Sales

Fatekeeper, released in early June 2026, has now sold over 500,000 copies. The game is still in the Early Access stage of development and is being developed by Paraglacial and published by THQ Nordic.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read