Arhi Makkonen on Control Resonant: "Level Design was at the Center"

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Dr Anika Thun 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 Dr Anika Thun, CEO Kalypso Media Group (Germany), to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Jannik Kasper Becomes Co-CEO Alongside Wolf Lang at Super Crowd

The Hamburg-based events company Super Crowd Entertainment (Polaris, Indie Arena Booth) intends to usher in the next phase of the company’s development with a dual leadership structure. With immediate effect, Jannik Kasper will join founder Wolf Lang as co-CEO.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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4Players Hires Ahmed Ouahab as Director of Sales and International Growth

With Ahmed Ouahab as their new Director of Sales and International Growth, 4Players GmbH wants to tap new regions in gaming and increasingly non-gaming contexts.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Control Resonant

It takes courage to make such major changes to a sequel. Instead of the third-person gunplay seen in Control, Remedy Entertainment has opted for intense melee combat and a new protagonist in Control Resonant, which is set in a game world brimming with outlandish and creative ideas.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read

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Serious Sam: Shatterverse

The Serious Sam franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, Serious Sam: Shatterverse has been released. This co-op FPS features roguelite elements and has been developed by Behaviour Interactive rather than the series' creators, Croteam.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

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GamesMarket Daily – 21 Sep. 26: New Super Crowd CEO, Anika Thun Interview, 4Players, Ulrich Scheele, Plaion, Funding

New executives, new partnerships and a festival that brings together games and music – today’s news is varied. In our interview today: Kalypso-CEO Dr Anika Thun.

By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read

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European Space Agency and Pokémon Reveal Museum Exhibition, Pikachu in Space

The ESA and The Pokémon Company have detailed their cooperation for World Space Week in October. A traveling exhibition will show “Space and Pokémon” in several European museums. A Pikachu toy was also at the ISS this summer.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

Publishing

Plaion and Thrustmaster Enter Into Strategic European Distribution Partnership

Gaming accessories manufacturer Thrustmaster and Plaion have announced a strategic pan-European distribution partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Plaion will support the growth of Thrustmaster's gaming hardware and accessories in several European markets.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

Former GamesMarkt Publisher Ulrich Scheele Has Died

Without Ulrich Scheele, there would be no GamesMarket. From the 1980s onwards, the journalist and publisher built up Entertainment Media Verlag, within which GamesMarkt first appeared 25 years ago. The entrepreneur Ulrich Scheele passed away recently. He was 80 years old.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read