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First Playable 2026 in Florence: A Look Inside

First Playable 2026, Italy's leading B2B event for the local games industry, has been taking place in Florence since 10 June. Here's an overview of the event, which aims to raise the profile of games bearing the 'Made in Italy' label.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

Business

G+ Recruiting & Employer Branding: Gaming and Esports in HR

To attract new skilled workers and make companies more appealing to applicants, HR departments are turning to gaming and esports, beyond mere gamification. This serves as an effective employer branding strategy, as demonstrated by the following projects and initiatives.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 15 min read

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Numbers & Insights Into Horses of Hoofprint Bay's Demo Success

Horses of Hoofprint Bay publisher The Mane Quest is leading us through some exclusive data insights of their massively successful game demo and wishlist campaign.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Awards

The Winners of the Italian Video Game Awards 2026

The 14th annual Italian Video Game Awards took place tonight. Tiny Bull Studios won the main prize. The ceremony was held as part of the B2B event, First Playable.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Showcases and Steam Events to Submit To

Which showcases are coming up that you can submit your game to? Check it out here in the GamesMarket Showcase Calendar.

By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read

Products

Gothic 1 Remake Sells 500,000 Copies in One Week

THQ Nordic welcomes half a million nameless heroes: Gothic 1 Remake sold 500,000 copies in its first week. Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic are delighted with this strong start.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

First Playable 2026 in Florence: A Look Inside

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

Campus

New Zelda Anthology Book Calls for Methodology Texts

Game studies researchers Phillip Brandes, Carolin Puckhaber and Anja Gödl have launched a new call for a book that wants to demonstrate the vast possibilities of game studies methodology by example of researching The Legend of Zelda.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

G+ Recruiting & Employer Branding: Gaming and Esports in HR

By Marcel Kleffmann • 15 min read

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #23

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include a video essay on Lara Croft, Women in Games and the intersection of war and gaming through history.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Events

Paris Game Biz Returns October 2026

In a new venue and with more studios and publishers, Paris Game Biz returns in October for the third time. The B2B event, held by Paris region video game cluster Capital Games, connects investors with studios selected for quality.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Development

ARD Game Jam Nets Cash Prizes in August

The upcoming ARD Game Jam will take place right before gamescom dev. The theme will be announced on 21 August, when the Jam starts. The kicker: A cash prize of 2,500€ awaits. Games/Bavaria and game are partnering with BR Puls for the jam.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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G+ Rise And Fall: Mass Layoffs in the Games Industry

Following a strong upswing in the video games industry during and after the pandemic, the sector has experienced a difficult period marked by mass redundancies and studio closures. But what caused this?

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

G+ Pontus Rundqvist, Raw Fury: In Indie Publishing, Pick Your Lane!

Pontus Rundqvist, Senior Brand Manager at Raw Fury, says indie publishers can be great if they know what their vision is, storefronts can do more for self-publishing indies and indie publishers, and has thoughts about a 'European' games industry. We interviewed him at Nordic Game 2026.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

G+ A Union of Unions – For Fair Games Industries

What are workers’ unions, how do they act around the world and why do ever more game workers feel the need to organise? We interviewed the German service union ver.di, which supports the Game Devs Roundtable, about an international union initiative.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

G+ How Much Money Can I Make in Games in 2026?

We aggregated data from US, EU, Non-EU Europe and Germany to provide salary comparisons over all Western markets. With additional layoff data, the comparison paints a picture of the state of games.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

People

Playing History Hires Heilig and Münch

Concept Artist Maryse Heilig, formerly of Maschinen-Mensch, and Project Manager & Team Facilitator Christian Münch, formerly at Dark Horse consulting, are joining Playing History.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Große-Schulte and Borchert Join Gamecity Hamburg

Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, through its Gamecity Hamburg initiative, is adding to the team with Svenja Borchert as project manager and Judith Große-Schulte as project assistant.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

IGDA Welcomes Natasha Skult, Christopher Hamilton and Mark Stanley as Board Directors

The IGDA held its regular election to appoint three new board members. Natasha Skult, Christopher Hamilton and Mark Stanley will replace Zak Whaley, Nazih Fares and Valentina Birke, who have concluded their terms.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Game Members Elect New Board

At their general meeting in Berlin today, the members of game - the German Games Industry Association elected a new board of directors as part of their regular rotation. Three of the previous five board members did not stand for re-election due to career changes.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Products

Gothic 1 Remake Sells 500,000 Copies in One Week

THQ Nordic welcomes half a million nameless heroes: Gothic 1 Remake sold 500,000 copies in its first week. Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic are delighted with this strong start.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Pokémon Center Germany Opened Today

For the first time ever, the official Pokémon Center online store is available in Germany. Open right now, the new store page starts with the Pokémon Playful Partners pet accessory collection.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Rennsport: New Tracks Released, Price Promise Fulfilled

Competition Company is reducing the price of the Standard Edition of its racing simulation Rennsport by 50% from 19 June. The move was announced during the Rennsport Summit 2026. New content will also be released at the same time.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

New Trio Tops the German Games Charts in May 2026

With three new entries occupying the top three spots, the German games charts are enjoying a breath of fresh air. But there’s also movement in the second half of the top 20.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

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Events

Showcases and Steam Events to Submit To

Which showcases are coming up that you can submit your game to? Check it out here in the GamesMarket Showcase Calendar.

By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read

Products

Gothic 1 Remake Sells 500,000 Copies in One Week

THQ Nordic welcomes half a million nameless heroes: Gothic 1 Remake sold 500,000 copies in its first week. Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic are delighted with this strong start.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Business

First Playable 2026 in Florence: A Look Inside

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

Campus

New Zelda Anthology Book Calls for Methodology Texts

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

G+ Recruiting & Employer Branding: Gaming and Esports in HR

By Marcel Kleffmann • 15 min read

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #23

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Events

Paris Game Biz Returns October 2026

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Development

ARD Game Jam Nets Cash Prizes in August

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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