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G+ How Did the European Key Markets Perform in 2025?

Having consolidated in 2024, how did Europe's major gaming markets perform? Here is an overview of the key figures, insights and facts from the five main European markets: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 19 min read

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Wanderburg

The Berlin-based duo Randwerk and Sidekick Publishing have launched Wanderburg in Early Access. In this survival-like/rogue-like game, players control a mobile fortress that devours and destroys everything in its path, growing in size as it goes.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

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Shams Jorjani on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026

How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Shams Jorjani, CEO Arrowhead Game Studios, to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

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G+ How Daedalic Entertainment Is Setting Itself Up for the Future

What began with classic point-and-click adventures at Daedalic Entertainment has evolved into a broad portfolio over nearly 20 years. They are versatile and well-positioned for the future, while remaining true to their roots.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read

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Star Wars Zero Company Stormed the German Games Charts in August

In August 2026, Star Wars Zero Company fought its way to the top of the German charts by game. Further down the list, however, there are some surprises, with Ubisoft having a total of four titles in the top 10 - two of which have re-entered the charts at surprisingly high positions.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Awards

TIGA Reveals 2026 Awards Shortlist

UK trade association TIGA has revealed the extensive shortlists for their Games Industry Awards show on 18 November in London.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

Business

G+ How Did the European Key Markets Perform in 2025?

By Marcel Kleffmann • 19 min read

Events

Play26 Festival Focuses Music from 18-21 November

Hey, Listen! From 18-21 November, the topic for this years Play26 festival in Hamburg will be music. An extended schedule is offered for school classes and a youth team is co-curating the festival.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Politics

CreaTech Bulgaria Joins EGDF

The Bulgarian creative cluster CreaTech joins EGDF as the 27th member of the association.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Astragon Launched Bus Simulator 27: More Buses, Longer Journeys

Bus Simulator 27 has been released by astragon Entertainment and developer Simteract for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The latest instalment in this popular series features new brands, coach buses and long-distance journeys.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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Wanderburg

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

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Jo Cooke: "FY26 Was a Landmark Year for Frontier Developments"

Frontier Developments has reported a record year. Chief Executive Officer Jo Cooke said, "FY26 was a landmark year for Frontier." The UK-based company plans to release one creative simulation game per year; the next is Planet Zoo 2.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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G+ GamesMarkt 475

Topics in this issue include: A Daedalic interview, a big postmortem in Housemarque's Saros, a portrait of King Art Games from Bremen as well as a huge survey among executives in the games industry.

By Team GamesMarket • 3 min read

G+ State of D2C Game Monetization Survey

The latest study by FastSpring and Omdia is devoted entirely to the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) strategy.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

G+ Researcher Spotlight: Stephan Jacob

One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Stephan Jacob is Professor of Creative Technologies at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Chairman of the German Society for Game Studies. We portray him in our ongoing series about games researchers.

By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read

G+ Researcher Spotlight: Greta Hoffmann

One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Greta Hoffmann is Professor of Game Design with a focus on Independent Games at the Cologne Game Lab of TH Köln. We portray her in our ongoing series about games researchers.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Miriam Kaisers

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarket is publishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 5 min read

Giles Derrington Switches from TikTok to Take-Two

Just before GTA VI drops, Take-Two gets a new Director for Global Affairs with focus on EU and UK: Giles Derrington, former Head of Public Affairs at TikTok, will be the public head for the GTA publisher in Brussels.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Constantin Winkler Leads New Project About Anti-Semitism in Gaming

One of the researchers of the now ended RadiGaMe project, Constantin Winkler, now leads the project Anti-Semitism in Gaming at the Center for Critical Social Sciences in Berlin.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Game Music Makers: Louise McMahon

Composer and vocalist Louise McMahon can be heard on the Pacific Drive soundtrack and made the orchestral video game concept Butterfly Wars. We spoke to her about her technical process, inspirations and way into game music.

By Pascal Wagner • 12 min read

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Star Wars Zero Company Stormed the German Games Charts in August

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Astragon Launched Bus Simulator 27: More Buses, Longer Journeys

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Anniversary Edition Nintendo Switch 2 and More

During today's Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct presentation, Nintendo celebrated four decades of adventures in Hyrule by announcing new products and events set to launch between now and 2027. The release date for the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time finally came to light.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake (Preview)

Probably no one saw that coming. During gamescom's Opening Night Live, Ubisoft unveiled Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake, a modern reimagining of the beloved turn-based strategy classic (1999).

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

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Star Wars Zero Company Stormed the German Games Charts in August

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Awards

TIGA Reveals 2026 Awards Shortlist

UK trade association TIGA has revealed the extensive shortlists for their Games Industry Awards show on 18 November in London.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

Business

G+ How Did the European Key Markets Perform in 2025?

By Marcel Kleffmann • 19 min read

Events

Play26 Festival Focuses Music from 18-21 November

Hey, Listen! From 18-21 November, the topic for this years Play26 festival in Hamburg will be music. An extended schedule is offered for school classes and a youth team is co-curating the festival.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Politics

CreaTech Bulgaria Joins EGDF

The Bulgarian creative cluster CreaTech joins EGDF as the 27th member of the association.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Astragon Launched Bus Simulator 27: More Buses, Longer Journeys

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Products

Wanderburg

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

Business

Jo Cooke: "FY26 Was a Landmark Year for Frontier Developments"

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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