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People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Amina Appiah Lewis

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 7 min read

People

G+ Game Music Makers: Petri Alanko

BAFTA-nominated Composer Petri Alanko from Helsinki in Finland has made music for Wooga and Supercell, but most importantly you know his work from Remedy's Alan Wake and Control series. We spoke to him about creative pipelines, prototyping music and much more.

By Pascal Wagner • 11 min read

People

Marquard Group Forms Strategic Advisory Board

Aleksandar Marjanovic, Dr. Jacob Mendel, and Daniel Rapp are the new Strategic Advisory Board of Marquard Group from Switzerland, the company behind 4Players and Computec. Their fields: gaming, automotive, and defense.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

People

Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Amina Appiah Lewis

In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 7 min read

Events

Gamecity Hamburg Brings Six Studios to Polaris 2026

Duck 'n' Run, Chasmic Drop, Tiny Roar, Heartdriven, EdelErde and thatFain: Gamecity Hamburg exhibits with six indie studios at Polaris Convention in Hamburg from 9-11 October. Playa Games will also be there.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Funding

Federal Funding Goes to Neoludic Games and Wild River Games

Two more game studios have received funding from the German Federal Government's Video Game Funding Programme. Grants were awarded to Wild River Games in Ismaning and neoludic games in Cologne.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

People

G+ Game Music Makers: Petri Alanko

BAFTA-nominated Composer Petri Alanko from Helsinki in Finland has made music for Wooga and Supercell, but most importantly you know his work from Remedy's Alan Wake and Control series. We spoke to him about creative pipelines, prototyping music and much more.

By Pascal Wagner • 11 min read

Products

Graveyard Keeper 2

The dead have risen – now send them back to their graves! In Graveyard Keeper 2, billed as the 'most accurately inaccurate medieval cemetery simulator', players must return to the graveyard. This time, there's automation, a zombie-led city recapture and much more beyond that.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

Events

Zurich Pop Con & Game Show Beats Last Year’s Record Figures

With 48,500 visitors, the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has set a new record. In 2027, the community event will celebrate its tenth anniversary.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read