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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.

GIC Reveals Almost 100 Sessions And Expects Largest Edition so Far

Events

GIC Reveals Almost 100 Sessions And Expects Largest Edition so Far

The organisers of the GIC have already announced nearly 100 sessions featuring speakers from Walt Disney Imagineering, Ubisoft, Activision, CD Projekt Red, Techland, 11 Bit Studios and Wargaming, amongst others. And they haven’t even revealed half of what’s to come.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Irish Games Fund Launches a New Round With New Funding Tiers

Funding

Irish Games Fund Launches a New Round With New Funding Tiers

Following its successful launch in 2026, the Irish Games Fund is entering a new phase. According to the industry association IMIRT, the concept has been further developed. Funding is now provided in three stages: the Development Fund, the Prototype Fund and the Release Fund.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Sad Cat’s Replaced Enters CEEGA Awards as Front-Runner With Six Nominations — Replaced by Sad Cat Studios is the favourite to win at the Central & Eastern European Game Awards, having received six nominations

Awards

Sad Cat’s Replaced Enters CEEGA Awards as Front-Runner With Six Nominations

A few weeks ahead of the Game Industry Conference, the organisers of the Central & Eastern European Game Awards have announced the nominations. Replaced leads the field with the most nominations, whilst Rue Valley is not nominated as Best Game, despite having three other nominations.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Meta Connect 2026: AI, New Glasses and Just Some Content

VR-XR-MR

Meta Connect 2026: AI, New Glasses and Just Some Content

At Meta Connect 2026, Meta outlined its roadmap for XR for the coming months. The company is focusing on AI and a diverse range of devices including its new vr flagship product Meta VR Glasses. There is also new VR content, but this is not the main focus.

By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read

Show Update and Gamescom Asia Early Bird Ticket Sales Ends

gamescom

Show Update and Gamescom Asia Early Bird Ticket Sales Ends

With just a few weeks to go before the event kicks off, the exhibition halls at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 are filling up with well-known brands, including Bandai Namco, Capcom, Razer, Sega and Nintendo. Meanwhile, the Early Bird ticket sale ends on 29 September.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

Embracer Group Secures Better Terms Through New Revolving Credit Facility — Phil Rogers, CEO of Embracer

Business

Embracer Group Secures Better Terms Through New Revolving Credit Facility

The Embracer Group has secured a new revolving credit facility of SEK 2 billion, which replaces various existing loans with different institutions. This will enable Embracer to secure more favourable terms for the transitional period leading up to the spin-off of Fellowship Entertainment.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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

Daily

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

Former GamesMarkt Publisher Ulrich Scheele Has Died — Founder and former CEO of Entertainment Media Verlag Ulrich Scheele, who was the founding publisher of GamesMarkt (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

Jannik Kasper Becomes Co-CEO Alongside Wolf Lang at Super Crowd — Jannik Kasper and Wolf Lang Featuring two of the company’s most important events: Polaris and the Indie Area Booth at gamescom (Pictures: Super Crowd Entertainment)

People

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

GamesMarket Daily – 18 Sep 26: Medienboard, Freyja Melhorn, EEF, EU Kids Act, BIG and BWI, Salt Games, Game Studies

Daily

GamesMarket Daily – 18 Sep 26: Medienboard, Freyja Melhorn, EEF, EU Kids Act, BIG and BWI, Salt Games, Game Studies

A new president of European esports is set to bring a breath of fresh air, whilst the debate over the EU Kids Act continues. The Medienboard is celebrating the anniversary of its games funding programme, and Freyja Melhorn is featured in an interview.

By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read

European Esports Federation Elects Goran Kuzmić as President and Adopts ESBD Motion — Delegates at the General Assembly of the European Esports Federation (Photo: EEF)

People

European Esports Federation Elects Goran Kuzmić as President and Adopts ESBD Motion

Delegates from 27 Member Federations elected Goran Kuzmić during the General Assembly of the European Esports Federation (EEF), hosted by the Macedonian Esports Federation in Skopje. A motion submitted by E-Sport-Bund Deutschland was also adopted by the delegates.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

EU Kids Act: Reactions and Analyses — (Picture: Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko)

Politics

EU Kids Act: Reactions and Analyses

Following the VGE and Bavaria’s Digital Minister Mehring, other stakeholders including the EGDF, Osborne Clarke and Digitaleurope have spoken out on the European Commission’s proposal for the EU Kids Act. One thing is clear: the details are crucial and they still need to be worked out.

By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read