" Def Jam Fight For NY": Schlagkräftige Argumente Tim Pototzki September 17, 2004 – 1 min read Share this post © None Manuela Wieczorek / Stephan Reichart | respawn mgmt Wieczorek / Reichart People Manuela Wieczorek to Become Managing Director of Respawn Mgmt Starting in early June, Respawn mgmt Künstler- und Eventmanagement GmbH will have a new Managing Director: Manuela Wieczorek. She will take over the position from Stephan Reichart, who will remain the company's CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business The Art of the Acquisition: Why Scaling Successfully Requires a Translator, Not an Enforcer In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso dives deep into the "culture overwrite" trap, the damaging corporate reflex to aggressively assimilate new acquisitions rather than protect the unique spark that made them valuable in the first place. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read One-third of German gamers create content for games. The translation can be found further down the page. © game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Business One-Third of German Gamers Create Content for Games One-third of gamers in Germany have created game content themselves at least once, according to a survey by game. The motivations behind creating user-generated content include expressing creativity, enhancing the gaming experience and developing programming skills. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Prophet Margin (Stellar Cartography) / Fables of Dwale (Pixel Maniacs) Products German Management Titles Prophet Margin and Fables of Dwale Newly Announced With two new management-adjacent titles, Stellar Cartography and Pixel Maniacs have revealed their new games at the end of the week. The Berlin and Nuremberg studios both take to whimsical artstyles this time. Fables of Dwale meanwhile has reached its first wishlist milestone already. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read DoKomi 2026 Hall 3 © GamesMarkt KL Events Creative Games Area at DoKomi 2026 At DoKomi 2026, the Anime and Japan Expo in Düsseldorf, which attracted over 215,000 visitors last year, an increasing number of games are being showcased. Not only is Nintendo on site, but so is the Creative Games Area, which features numerous indie studios from Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The German trade delegation, organised by the Tysk-Svenska Handelskammaren (GamesMarket). Events German Delegations Gather at Nordic Game 2026 With separate booths for Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and the German Delegation to Sweden, Nordic Game was well-served with great games and businesspeople from the Federal Republic. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Pipapo Games' Map Map - A Game About Maps Released Map Map - A Game About Maps, the debut game from Hamburg-based Pipapo Games, was released yesterday, with publishing support from Rekoup. GameCity Hamburg backed the game's development. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Paris Expo Porte de Versailles is the Venue for the Esports World Cup 2026 © Esports Foundation Paris Expo Porte de Versailles Is the Venue for the Esports World Cup 2026 The Esports Foundation has confirmed that the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles will be the official venue for the esports and gaming event set to take place in Paris from 6 July to 23 August. The full schedule is also set. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #21 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include the contested position of Dark Souls II within the Souls series, the dynamic intersection between history and games, and Kaludoscope. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
Manuela Wieczorek / Stephan Reichart | respawn mgmt Wieczorek / Reichart People Manuela Wieczorek to Become Managing Director of Respawn Mgmt Starting in early June, Respawn mgmt Künstler- und Eventmanagement GmbH will have a new Managing Director: Manuela Wieczorek. She will take over the position from Stephan Reichart, who will remain the company's CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business The Art of the Acquisition: Why Scaling Successfully Requires a Translator, Not an Enforcer In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso dives deep into the "culture overwrite" trap, the damaging corporate reflex to aggressively assimilate new acquisitions rather than protect the unique spark that made them valuable in the first place. By Zoran Roso • 3 min read
One-third of German gamers create content for games. The translation can be found further down the page. © game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Business One-Third of German Gamers Create Content for Games One-third of gamers in Germany have created game content themselves at least once, according to a survey by game. The motivations behind creating user-generated content include expressing creativity, enhancing the gaming experience and developing programming skills. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Prophet Margin (Stellar Cartography) / Fables of Dwale (Pixel Maniacs) Products German Management Titles Prophet Margin and Fables of Dwale Newly Announced With two new management-adjacent titles, Stellar Cartography and Pixel Maniacs have revealed their new games at the end of the week. The Berlin and Nuremberg studios both take to whimsical artstyles this time. Fables of Dwale meanwhile has reached its first wishlist milestone already. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
DoKomi 2026 Hall 3 © GamesMarkt KL Events Creative Games Area at DoKomi 2026 At DoKomi 2026, the Anime and Japan Expo in Düsseldorf, which attracted over 215,000 visitors last year, an increasing number of games are being showcased. Not only is Nintendo on site, but so is the Creative Games Area, which features numerous indie studios from Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The German trade delegation, organised by the Tysk-Svenska Handelskammaren (GamesMarket). Events German Delegations Gather at Nordic Game 2026 With separate booths for Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and the German Delegation to Sweden, Nordic Game was well-served with great games and businesspeople from the Federal Republic. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Pipapo Games' Map Map - A Game About Maps Released Map Map - A Game About Maps, the debut game from Hamburg-based Pipapo Games, was released yesterday, with publishing support from Rekoup. GameCity Hamburg backed the game's development. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles is the Venue for the Esports World Cup 2026 © Esports Foundation Paris Expo Porte de Versailles Is the Venue for the Esports World Cup 2026 The Esports Foundation has confirmed that the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles will be the official venue for the esports and gaming event set to take place in Paris from 6 July to 23 August. The full schedule is also set. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #21 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include the contested position of Dark Souls II within the Souls series, the dynamic intersection between history and games, and Kaludoscope. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
