Weiterbildung im Unternehmen: Fishlabs antwortet Pascal Wagner July 06, 2023 – 2 min read Share this post Stephan Beier, Managing Director und Director of Studio Operations bei Fishlabs. © Fishlabs Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #39 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include horror studies, a critical deconstruction of game studies and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read Campus FROG 2026 Shows Full Program With a full day focusing on the new on-site games exhibition including presentations and a strong international focus with contributions from China, the US and Türkiye, FROG 2026 seems as strong as never before. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Nadine Trautzsch is professor for Game Design and Game Art at IU International University (IU / Linda Kohl) Campus G+ Researcher Portrait: Nadine Trautzsch In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people who bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Nadine Trautzsch of IU International University, professor for Game Design and Game Art. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read Products Pokémon Unite is to be Discontinued in March 2027 The Pokémon Company has decided to discontinue the MOBA Pokémon Unite, developed by TiMi Studio Group. Details of the wind-down process leading up to the game’s complete discontinuation on 23 March 2027 have been published on the website. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Matt Hall, Executive Vice President of Atari Mobile © Atari People Atari Names Matt Hall EVP of Mobile Matt Hall has been appointed Executive Vice President of Atari Mobile. In this role, he will oversee the company's mobile gaming business. He will report directly to Wade Rosen, Atari's Chairman and CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Awards Corsair Cove Tops List of Nominees for Deutscher Entwicklerpreis The expert juries have met and selected the nominees for 13 of the 14 categories of the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (DEP; German Developer Award). The nominees for Studio of the Year are Stray Fawn, Quad Head and Limbic Entertainment, whose game, Corsair Cove, has received the most nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Marta Cienkowska, Minister for Culture and National Heritage, during the CEEGA (Picture: Screenshot of livestream) Politics Marta Cienkowska Announces Support Programme for Devs and Changes to Copyright Act The Polish Minister for Culture and National Heritage, Marta Cienkowska, took to the stage at the CEEGAs awards ceremony to reaffirm her support for the industry. The Ministry regards video game developers as artists who promote culture. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Sad Cat Studios won a total of three CEEGAs, including the main category, Best Game (Photo: Screenshot from the livestream) Awards Three CEEGAs for Sad Cat Studios and Replaced With six nominations for its game Replaced, Limassol-based Sad Cat Studios went into the Central & Eastern European Game Awards as the clear favourite. In the end, it walked away with three trophies, including the Best Game award. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 26 Oct 26: German Esports Summit, MAG-C, SkySpirit, TCG Awards, Spiel, Toukana, GameRecruit, Xbox A successful games event in Essen shaped by digital transformation, strategic moves in esports in Cologne and a surprising personnel change at Microsoft – today’s news shows that change is part of everyday life in the industry. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #39 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include horror studies, a critical deconstruction of game studies and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Campus FROG 2026 Shows Full Program With a full day focusing on the new on-site games exhibition including presentations and a strong international focus with contributions from China, the US and Türkiye, FROG 2026 seems as strong as never before. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nadine Trautzsch is professor for Game Design and Game Art at IU International University (IU / Linda Kohl) Campus G+ Researcher Portrait: Nadine Trautzsch In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people who bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Nadine Trautzsch of IU International University, professor for Game Design and Game Art. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Products Pokémon Unite is to be Discontinued in March 2027 The Pokémon Company has decided to discontinue the MOBA Pokémon Unite, developed by TiMi Studio Group. Details of the wind-down process leading up to the game’s complete discontinuation on 23 March 2027 have been published on the website. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Matt Hall, Executive Vice President of Atari Mobile © Atari People Atari Names Matt Hall EVP of Mobile Matt Hall has been appointed Executive Vice President of Atari Mobile. In this role, he will oversee the company's mobile gaming business. He will report directly to Wade Rosen, Atari's Chairman and CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Awards Corsair Cove Tops List of Nominees for Deutscher Entwicklerpreis The expert juries have met and selected the nominees for 13 of the 14 categories of the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (DEP; German Developer Award). The nominees for Studio of the Year are Stray Fawn, Quad Head and Limbic Entertainment, whose game, Corsair Cove, has received the most nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Marta Cienkowska, Minister for Culture and National Heritage, during the CEEGA (Picture: Screenshot of livestream) Politics Marta Cienkowska Announces Support Programme for Devs and Changes to Copyright Act The Polish Minister for Culture and National Heritage, Marta Cienkowska, took to the stage at the CEEGAs awards ceremony to reaffirm her support for the industry. The Ministry regards video game developers as artists who promote culture. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sad Cat Studios won a total of three CEEGAs, including the main category, Best Game (Photo: Screenshot from the livestream) Awards Three CEEGAs for Sad Cat Studios and Replaced With six nominations for its game Replaced, Limassol-based Sad Cat Studios went into the Central & Eastern European Game Awards as the clear favourite. In the end, it walked away with three trophies, including the Best Game award. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 26 Oct 26: German Esports Summit, MAG-C, SkySpirit, TCG Awards, Spiel, Toukana, GameRecruit, Xbox A successful games event in Essen shaped by digital transformation, strategic moves in esports in Cologne and a surprising personnel change at Microsoft – today’s news shows that change is part of everyday life in the industry. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
