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Stephan Steininger

Stephan Steininger

Stephan Steininger is Director of Operations and Editor-in-Chief of GamesMarket. He was one of the founding editors and is part of the magazine since its inception in 2001, he knows the GSA games industry by heart.

Olga Ivanova Joins House of Games Team

People

Olga Ivanova Joins House of Games Team

The House of Games team has welcomed another new member: Olga Ivanova. The journalist and content marketing expert has taken on the role of Community Manager.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

NRW is Funding 10 Games With 603,000 Euros — The projects receiving the highest sums in production funding: Bellfrost and Jeppe & Oswald

Funding

NRW is Funding 10 Games With 603,000 Euros

At its latest meeting, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW’s Digital Games Funding Committee approved just over 600,000 euros in funding. This will go to a total of 10 projects at various stages of development.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

North Rhine-Westphalia is Funding 30 Apprenticeships for Esports Coaches — Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Marius Loewe, President of e-sport.nrw (right; Picture: e-sport.nrw)

Esports

North Rhine-Westphalia is Funding 30 Apprenticeships for Esports Coaches

North Rhine-Westphalia is continuing its support for esports in Germany’s most populous federal state. Thanks to new funding, 30 subsidised training places for esports coaches will be available in 2026.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Medienboard is Funding Gaming Events in the Capital Area With Over €260,000 — Games Ground – pictured here in 2025 – will also be funded by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg in 2026 (Picture by Games Ground9

Funding

Medienboard is Funding Gaming Events in the Capital Area With Over €260,000

In the first half of the year, the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg approved €7.3m in funding for initiatives to promote the capital as a media hub. Almost €1m is being channelled into initiatives for new media, including games. Funding for games-only events totals over a quarter of a million.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Hamburg Announces Second Round of Prototype Funding in 2026 — Nora Klutzny and Paul Taaks (Top row) are the newest members of the selection committee. Nina Müller, Valentina Birke and Dennis Schoubye complete the selection team (bottom row, from left to right; Picture: gamecity Hamburg)

Funding

Hamburg Announces Second Round of Prototype Funding in 2026

From 4 to 24 September, developers in Hamburg can once again submit applications for funding for a games prototype. Up to 80,000 euros per project is available as non-repayable funding, with decisions to be made by a partially new selection committee.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Subotron Launches ‘Playing Art’ Competition for Austrian Developers — The FROG Conference will take place at Belvedere 21 in November (Picture: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien)

Development

Subotron Launches ‘Playing Art’ Competition for Austrian Developers

Developers from Austria have until 30 September to submit ideas based on the Belvedere’s Open Content Collection. A jury will select games from these submissions for exhibition at Belvedere 21 and as entries for the Austrian Impact Game Idea 2026 competition.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

GamesMarket Daily – 13. July 26: Half-year Charts, Austria, gamescom, Chris Chung, Spiel des Jahres, Forensics

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GamesMarket Daily – 13. July 26: Half-year Charts, Austria, gamescom, Chris Chung, Spiel des Jahres, Forensics

The week kicks off with the best-selling games released in the first half of the year, as well as sales figures for Black Flag Resynced and Mimesis. And, of course, we’ve got some new staff profiles and a bit of gamesocm too.

By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read

Chris Chung to Head Neowiz’s New Global Business Group — Chris Chung, Head of the Global Business Group Neowiz

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Chris Chung to Head Neowiz’s New Global Business Group

South Korean publisher Neowiz has appointed Chris Chung as Head of the Global Business Group. Chung is tasked with strengthening Neowiz’s competitiveness as a global publisher. The appointment is part of a reorganisation of the group.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

gamescom History: Innovative, Versatile And Always on Top

gamescom

gamescom History: Innovative, Versatile And Always on Top

Since 2009, gamescom has brought the international games industry together in Cologne every August as the numbers show, not least because it has always moved with the times and reinvented itself. The rise from a hunter to the hunted of the international games events.

By Stephan Steininger • 7 min read

Made in Austria – Austrian Success Showcase – Part 2

Business

G+ Made in Austria – Austrian Success Showcase – Part 2

In terms of turnover, the Austrian games market has always been somewhat overshadowed by Germany. However, the picture is quite different when it comes to games production and marketing. This article highlights five examples from Austria and is reminiscent of the greats of the past.

By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Sells 2 Million Copies at Launch

Publishing

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Sells 2 Million Copies at Launch

Ubisoft has drawn an initial positive conclusion following the launch of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. There were almost 100,000 concurrent players on Steam and two million units sold on the very first day.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

GamesMarket Daily – 10. July 26: Raw Fury, gamescom asia, Aesir Interactive, Moothkeep, Austria, Marketing

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GamesMarket Daily – 10. July 26: Raw Fury, gamescom asia, Aesir Interactive, Moothkeep, Austria, Marketing

Gamescom is taking centre stage, and not just in Cologne. Its Asian branch is also making a name for itself – with an expansion of its exhibition space.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read