Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Pascal Wagner May 16, 2024 – 1 min read Share this post © Nintendo Products DCP Winner Paintbucket Games Announces SoKo 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force In collaboration with the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Berlin-based studio Paintbucket Games is embarking on its next project: SoKo 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force will be released in early 2027 and offers a thoroughly researched yet fictionalised glimpse into West-Germany in the 1970s. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products Warhorse Confirms Tolkien RPG and New Kingdom Come Warhorse Studios has confirmed that they are not only working on more Kingdom Come, but also that the rumoured Lord of the Rings RPG is indeed in development. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Above the Snow © Above The Desk and Wandering Wizard Products Above the Snow Managing a mountain resort and everything that goes with it, including planning trail routes for visitors, is what Above the Snow from Above The Desk and Wandering Wizard is all about. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Ralf Reichert, CEO Esports Foundation (left) at Palais Elysée in Paris, France - May 19 2026 Esports Esports World Cup 2026 Moves From Riyadh to Paris The Esports Foundation has announced that the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) will be hosted by Paris, France, from 6 July to 23 August. This makes Paris the first host city of the EWC outside of Riyadh. The EWC was originally scheduled to take place in Riyadh this year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Awards Nyx Game Awards 2026 Open Submission The Nyx Game Awards have opened early submissions for this years' show. By Pascal Wagner • Gray Merchant of Asphodel card art over WotC promotional video material. (Wizards of the Coast / Scott Murphy) Tabletop Magic: The Gathering Drives Hasbro Growth in Q1 2026 Numbers Unsurprisingly, Wizards of the Coast is keeping Hasbro's numbers in the black with Magic: The Gathering. The digital gaming sector also grew slightly. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read MAG-C 2026 (Messe Erfurt) Events MAG-C 2027 Starts Ticket Sales Messe Erfurt has started ticket sales for MAG-C 2027. The manga, anime and gaming fair takes place 23-24 January 2027 in Thuringia's capital. By Pascal Wagner • Products DCP Winner Paintbucket Games Announces SoKo 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force In collaboration with the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Berlin-based studio Paintbucket Games is embarking on its next project: SoKo 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force will be released in early 2027 and offers a thoroughly researched yet fictionalised glimpse into West-Germany in the 1970s. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Sony has announced its State of Play showcase for 2 June. Events Showcases and Steam Events to Submit To and Watch Sony has announced its State of Play showcase for 2 June. Which other showcases are coming up, and which of those still accept your game submission? Check it out here in the GamesMarket Showcase Calendar. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Products DCP Winner Paintbucket Games Announces SoKo 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force In collaboration with the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Berlin-based studio Paintbucket Games is embarking on its next project: SoKo 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force will be released in early 2027 and offers a thoroughly researched yet fictionalised glimpse into West-Germany in the 1970s. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Warhorse Confirms Tolkien RPG and New Kingdom Come Warhorse Studios has confirmed that they are not only working on more Kingdom Come, but also that the rumoured Lord of the Rings RPG is indeed in development. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Above the Snow © Above The Desk and Wandering Wizard Products Above the Snow Managing a mountain resort and everything that goes with it, including planning trail routes for visitors, is what Above the Snow from Above The Desk and Wandering Wizard is all about. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Ralf Reichert, CEO Esports Foundation (left) at Palais Elysée in Paris, France - May 19 2026 Esports Esports World Cup 2026 Moves From Riyadh to Paris The Esports Foundation has announced that the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) will be hosted by Paris, France, from 6 July to 23 August. This makes Paris the first host city of the EWC outside of Riyadh. The EWC was originally scheduled to take place in Riyadh this year. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Awards Nyx Game Awards 2026 Open Submission The Nyx Game Awards have opened early submissions for this years' show. By Pascal Wagner •
Gray Merchant of Asphodel card art over WotC promotional video material. (Wizards of the Coast / Scott Murphy) Tabletop Magic: The Gathering Drives Hasbro Growth in Q1 2026 Numbers Unsurprisingly, Wizards of the Coast is keeping Hasbro's numbers in the black with Magic: The Gathering. The digital gaming sector also grew slightly. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
MAG-C 2026 (Messe Erfurt) Events MAG-C 2027 Starts Ticket Sales Messe Erfurt has started ticket sales for MAG-C 2027. The manga, anime and gaming fair takes place 23-24 January 2027 in Thuringia's capital. By Pascal Wagner •
Products DCP Winner Paintbucket Games Announces SoKo 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force In collaboration with the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Berlin-based studio Paintbucket Games is embarking on its next project: SoKo 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force will be released in early 2027 and offers a thoroughly researched yet fictionalised glimpse into West-Germany in the 1970s. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sony has announced its State of Play showcase for 2 June. Events Showcases and Steam Events to Submit To and Watch Sony has announced its State of Play showcase for 2 June. Which other showcases are coming up, and which of those still accept your game submission? Check it out here in the GamesMarket Showcase Calendar. By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read