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gamescom

Webedia Confirms gamescom Presence

GameStar and its sister magazines have confirmed their gamescom presence for this year with a huge 'FYNG City' booth in Hall 7. The next FYNG Show will also take place there on 26 August.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Events

Nintendo Summer Tour 2026 Announced for Germany

The Nintendo Summer Tour is Back: Visiting ten German cities in five months, Nintendo will be part of several city festivals and conventions. Starting in June in Stuttgart, the tour will close out in October on Polaris in Hamburg.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Events

Nordic Game 26 Closes With Attendees from 59 Countries

Nordic Game 26 ran from 25-29 May in Malmö, with over 1100 companies present and 179 speakers on stage, and a 5% increase in attendants since 2025. The next year's event is already announced, coming up on 25-28 May 2027.

By Pascal Wagner • 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

Products

Gothic 1 Remake - Back in the Faithfully Revamped Colony

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Gothic, one of the most significant and influential computer role-playing games ever created in Germany, THQ Nordic is releasing a stunning remake that stays true to the original.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read

Products

Playing Mantis Announces Idle Gatchapon Sim Tiny Capsule Collector

Playing Mantis' second game will be Tiny Capsule Collector, an idle gatchapon collector sim set in Tokyo that lives on the bottom of the screen. It's set to release with Twitch integration in Q3.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read