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Seven columns on video game collecting: the classics replayed today, the people who built the collections, the numbers behind the market and the method by which a game gets certified.

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The Modern Enters the Display Case

The Modern Enters the Display Case

Heritage Showcase 44349, September 2026: 71 lots from Game Boy Advance to PlayStation 5, two Pokémon in PSA 10 at twelve thousand dollars and a median of 1,188. N...

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Heroes of Time: Getting to Know Boris Ramieri

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Upcoming Titles

Control: Resonant, Remedy's Return to the Supernatural

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Once Upon a Time

Resident Evil: 30 Years of Fear

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Four records instead of one

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Once Upon a Time

123 articlesAll articles in Once Upon a Time

Classics replayed today, to see what still holds up.

Ballblazer, the game that launched the legend of LucasArts

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Ballblazer, the game that launched the legend of LucasArts

When people think of LucasArts, their minds inevitably go to The Secret of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango, or the countless productions dedicated to Star Wars...

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Once Upon a Time

Ms. Pac-Man, the sequel that surpassed the original

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Once Upon a Time

Rule of Rose: media case and collector's icon

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Once Upon a Time

Alone in the Dark, Genre Contamination

by Alberto Martelli

Once Upon a Time

The Goonies, when a treasure and a galleon were better than the Upside Down!

by Simon Larocca

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Press Start

24 articlesAll articles in Press Start

Collecting explained from scratch, without the jargon.

30 years of PES: the heart of an evolution has the shape of a ball

The ball against the concrete wall, the rebound ringing on the courtyard asphalt like the hands of a clock marking out the homework break, and then another kick, wall, backheel, and wall again. I brought the ball, I ma

by Simon Larocca

AAA: Is It Still Worth Investing in Them Today?

The eternal debate over which titles are better between the two categories I’m about to talk to you about, well, it really goes back to the dawn of time, when big video game productions began to rack up numbers and attract the attention of

by Simon Larocca

Are multiplatform video games the future we want?

Just as consoles live from one generation to the next, changing over time and adapting to the preferences and attitudes of gamers, both longtime players and new ones, so too does the approach of the latter undergo significant changes, epoch-making shifts that lay the groundwork for new ways of experiencing the medium.

by Simon Larocca

Therapeutic Gaming and Video Game Therapy: Playing Video Games to Feel Better Is Now Possible

For a few years now, people have started talking about video game therapy and the possible applications of video games in the field of health preservation. Not just mental health, as we will see, going far beyond the psychological sphere of the human being.

by Simon Larocca

Education in Empathy: Instructions for Playing Better

More than once, we have spoken about how video games, understood as an interactive medium and a 360-degree means of expression, can potentially bring benefits and improvements to the lives of each and every one of us, if handled with healthy and aware criteria.

by Simon Larocca

Special on a technological meteor worth rediscovering

Beneath the world of the surface, there are wonders and hidden treasures.

by Simon Larocca

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Heroes of Time

28 articlesAll articles in Heroes of Time

The people who actually built the collections.

Heroes of Time: Meet Luca Locatelli

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Heroes of Time: Meet Luca Locatelli

1. Hi! We’d like to welcome you to the big The Games Market family, and thank you for agreeing to be interviewed. Every passion comes from far away, usually in that magnificent and evocative period between childhood and adolescence; that’s where video game dreams are born, destined to grow with us. Tell us about yourself! Who are you? Or rather, who is the person, the collector, the video game enthusiast we have in front of us?

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Heroes of Time: Getting to Know Flavio Quattrone

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Heroes of Time: Getting to Know Christian Defilippi

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Heroes of Time: Getting to Know Gianmarco Pezzino

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Heroines of Time: Getting to Know Jessica Armanetti

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Upcoming Titles

77 articlesAll articles in Upcoming Titles

New releases read through a collector's eyes.

Marvel’s Wolverine, Insomniac’s Challenge

After turning Spider-Man into one of the most convincing protagonists in recent Marvel video game history, Insomniac Games has decided to change course...

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the blade shines again

For nearly twenty years, it remained one of the most fascinating and, at the same time, most enigmatic series in Capcom’s catalog. Then, after a long silence, Onimusha...

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The Blood of Dawnwalker: the new face of dark fantasy

When some of the leading writers of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt decide to leave CD Projekt RED to found a new studio, it is inevitable that every one of their pro...

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Pokémon Pokopia Between Free Updates and Seasonal Pass

Just months after launch, Pokémon Pokopia continues to grow with new content. During the recent Nintendo Direct, The Pokémon Company and Nintendo announced...

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New Records

25 articlesAll articles in New Records

Auctions, prices and market curves, with the numbers in the open.

Collectibles (memorabilia), no longer just 'objects', but investments!

The collectibles market has been flourishing for many years now. Its scale has generated global interest that is still pushing it toward uncharted and fascinating territories. 

by Simon Larocca

The Games Market company certified ISO 9001 by Bureau Veritas

Recently, The Games Market obtained ISO 9001 certification, an extremely important recognition on a global level.

by Simon Larocca

Crossmediality! Media Multiverse and the Role of Video Games

The advent of streaming platforms and their widespread diffusion has brought with it a myriad of interesting new developments in the realm of home entertainment: pop culture and its social legacy, halfway between nostalgia and the need to

by Simon Larocca

The Benefits of Playing Video Games as a Family

Socializing through play. It is the oldest universal method of integration ever, dating back to the first human beings to walk the planet, when fire was still nothing more than an abstract idea, comparable to the divine voice beyond Plato's cave.

by Simon Larocca

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Grading

20 articlesAll articles in Grading

Method, criteria and real cases from certification.

The Capsule and the Work

Carlo Santagostino on grading, preservation, and videogame memory: why, he argues, certifying a game does not take anything away from anyone.

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The Last Cartridge

On July 1, 2026, Sony set the end date for physical PlayStation discs: from January 2028, new games will be released only digitally. It is the first time ...

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Five Million in a Room, a New Record for the Collectible Video Game Market

Heritage Signature 7453, June 2026: 157 lots of sealed and certified video games, a Super Mario Bros. for three million dollars, and one simple question: where is the real value of video game collecting today? Nine charts and three tables to read the auction lot by lot.

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Grading Is Not Just Certification. It's Marketing.

Between Montechiari and Como Fun, NeoPlay doubled its revenue.

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Columns

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Seven ways of telling the same story: the video game as a collectible object, from memory to market.