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Kim Bayley, CEO of ERA

Business

UK Games Market Grew by 7.4 Percent According to ERA

As usual, the British trade association ERA was the first to publish preliminary market data for the past entertainment year. According to this data, the British games market returned to significant growth. However, ERA does not take hardware sales into account.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz of astragon Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 — Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger

People

Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz of astragon Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon, to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Galaxus Sees 17 Percent Increase in Platform Sales — From its base in Krefeld, among other locations, Swiss online retailer Galaxus also serves customers in Germany and other EU countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands, and France | Image: Galaxus

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Galaxus Sees 17 Percent Increase in Platform Sales

Galaxus generated 3.8 billion Swiss francs, around 4 million euros in sales on its platform in 2025. That is 17 percent more than in the previous year. Galaxus remains particularly strong in its home market of Switzerland.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

What the Games Industry Can Do About Extremism in Gaming — Dr Linda Schlegel is one of the authors of the Gaming & Extremism Study for two Bavarian state entities. She and her team have presented the study in December in Munich. (PRIF / modus zad)

Business

What the Games Industry Can Do About Extremism in Gaming

A new Bavarian study charts the influences of right-wing extremism in online games and platforms. Study author Dr. Linda Schlegel of PRIF lays out the results for us in English and offers recommendations for the games industry to effectively work against these influences.

By Linda Schlegel • 8 min read

CES 2026: Nvidia Unveils DLSS 4.5, New RTX Integrations and G-Sync Pulsar Monitors — DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution © Nvidia

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CES 2026: Nvidia Unveils DLSS 4.5, New RTX Integrations and G-Sync Pulsar Monitors

Although Nvidia did not announce any new GPUs at CES 2026, the company revealed a host of other news: These included DLSS 4.5, G-Sync Pulsar monitor availability, RTX Remix Logic, RTX technology integrations for upcoming games and GeForce Now extensions.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Industry Outlook: The "Video Game Winter" is Finally Over. Now What?

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Industry Outlook: The "Video Game Winter" is Finally Over. Now What?

In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. GamesMarkt is republishing the update with Zoran's consent. This time's topic: Four market shifts that Zoran intends to keep an eye on in 2026.

By Zoran Roso • 4 min read

Tom Achsel Joins Factory-C for Home of Indies — Tom Achsel, Event Communications Manager at Factory-C © Factory-C

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Tom Achsel Joins Factory-C for Home of Indies

Factory-C is strengthening the Home of Indies team. Tom Achsel joined as Event Communications Manager at the beginning of the year, helping to drive continued growth of the project.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Competition Format for the Inaugural Esports Nations Cup 2026 — Esports Nations Cup 2026 © Esports World Cup Foundation

Esports

Competition Format for the Inaugural Esports Nations Cup 2026

The Esports Nations Cup aims to bring national pride to the global esports arena on an ongoing basis. Sixteen games and a multi-layered qualification process have been confirmed for the inaugural global esports event.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Razer Delivers First Controller Under LG's New Gaming Certification Program

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Razer Delivers First Controller Under LG's New Gaming Certification Program

At CES, LG launched its new certification program, “Designed for LG Gaming Portal,” which will help LG strengthen to position its Smart TVs as a gaming platform. At the same time, the first certified controller was unveiled by Razer.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

riprip: Artful Engines and Witty Episodic Content — riprip consists of the four founders Robin Vehrs, Hannes Drescher, Chris Schnerr and N.B. Spiders, who met in art school. Their work is deeply rooted in their own specific connections to the art world and different art disciplines (riprip)

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riprip: Artful Engines and Witty Episodic Content

From Indie to AAA – Every issue, we portray one studio from the German-speaking development scene. This time: riprip from Kassel.

By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Jule Randzio

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Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Jule Randzio

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, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 5 min read

33% of EU Funded Games Reach Commercial Release

33% of EU Funded Games Reach Commercial Release

The 2021-2027 mid-term report of Creative Europe Media shows that a third of EU-funded games reach a form of commercial release. The EU Commission also notes that games funding demand "largely exceeds current budget envelopes".

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

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