Stephan Steininger
Stephan Steininger has been editor-in-chief of the industry magazine GamesMarkt, which belongs to Busch Glatz Germany, since March 2017. The father of two is one of the founding editors of GamesMarkt and, after the temporary takeover by Gruner+Jahr, first became senior editor and later head of the editorial team of the title. As Head of GamesMarkt, he is also responsible for sales and marketing.
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Devcom Unveils Programme With More Than 210 Speakers Already Confirmed

Even before ONL and gamescom, this year's devcom developer conference will kick off on 17 August with an extensive programme. Over 210 renowned speakers have already been confirmed, and the side event programme is also filling up fast.

03. July 2025 13:43

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Side Events and 40 Games On-site at 6th Indie Game Fest

For the sixth time, the indie scene will gather in Cologne in mid-July for the Indie Game Fest. The organisers from Indie Hub are once again putting together a business area and various side events.

03. July 2025 12:24

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Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär will Give Opening Adress at Gamescom

In addition to Federal Minister Dorothee Bär, Hendrik Wüst, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, has also confirmed his participation in the political opening of gamescom. Both will also take part in the tour of the exhibition.

03. July 2025 08:19

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Knights Peak Relies on Numerous Sales Partners in Both the East and West

The publishing label Knights Peak has announced numerous distribution partnerships for many regions around the world. German company Flashpoint will handle physical distribution in Europe and the USA. Other partners include Green Man Gaming, Nuuvem, Metaboli/Gamesplanet, Epicsoft, Rokky, 4Divinity and Beep Japan.

02. July 2025 14:34

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Krafton Appoints Steve Papoutsis as CEO of Unknown Worlds

Krafton has announced a change at the top of Unknown Worlds, which is working on Subnautica 2. Steve Papoutsis, previously CEO of Striking Distance Studios, is replacing the previous leadership trio of Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, with immediate effect.

02. July 2025 13:29

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Brandmate Increases Visitor Numbers After Relocation and Plans Rebranding

BrandMate attracted around 900 participants at the end of June for its first event since moving to Essen, 100 more than last year. A date has already been set for 2026, again in Essen, but under a new name: Brandmania.

02. July 2025 11:51

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Faktor 3 Takes Over Press Relations for Activision Blizzard in GSA

The Hamburg-based agency Faktor 3 is taking over communications for the entire Activision Blizzard portfolio in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria (GSA) with immediate effect. The move was not entirely unexpected, as Faktor 3 also manages PR for Microsoft Xbox in the region.

02. July 2025 09:54

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Gameforge Congratulates Karlsruhe University Esports Team

As a main sponsor from the very beginning, Gameforge congratulated the successful university esports team KIT SC eSports on its tenth anniversary. Both sides benefit from the partnership, not least because many former esports players now work at Gameforge.

02. July 2025 08:34

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IFA with Creator and Beauty Hub and Webedia and Games Ground as Partners

The consumer electronics trade fair IFA unveiled initial details about the further development of the trade fair at a kick-off event. Content creators play a major role. This is one of the reasons why IFA is cooperating with Webedia. And when it comes to games, Games Ground comes into play.

01. July 2025 15:24

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Ubisoft Hands Over Publishing to Hooded Horse

Ubisoft and the studio Unfrozen have entered into a partnership agreement with Hooded Horse. Although Ubisoft is one of the largest publishers worldwide, Hooded Horse will take over publishing for the French Major, but only for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era.

01. July 2025 13:28