How Challenging is Online Hate Crime Prevention? Pascal Wagner May 24, 2024 – 8 min read Share this post © IMAGO / Björn Trotzki 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 From left to right: Olivier Deslandes (Chief Operating Officer) and Martin McBride (Chief Commercial Officer) © Side People Side Names New COO and CCO to Accelerate Scale and Growth Games services provider Side has reorganised its executive team to improve operational delivery and go-to-market capabilities. Olivier Deslandes has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, while Martin McBride has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Luna Abyss © Kwalee Products Luna Abyss Luna Abyss, from Kwalee Labs and Kwalee, has flown somewhat under the radar. This single-player, story-driven shooter features fluid platforming and bullet-hell combat in a visually unique game world set in a derelict megastructure. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Jobs Förderreferent:in mit dem Schwerpunkt Games (m/w/d) Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; Potsdam By GamesMarket Job Agent • 2 min read Jobs Förderreferent:in mit dem Schwerpunkt XR und Zukunftstechnologien (m/w/d) Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; Berlin By GamesMarket Job Agent • 2 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Maria Amirkhanyan 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 • 4 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
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
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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
From left to right: Olivier Deslandes (Chief Operating Officer) and Martin McBride (Chief Commercial Officer) © Side People Side Names New COO and CCO to Accelerate Scale and Growth Games services provider Side has reorganised its executive team to improve operational delivery and go-to-market capabilities. Olivier Deslandes has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, while Martin McBride has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Luna Abyss © Kwalee Products Luna Abyss Luna Abyss, from Kwalee Labs and Kwalee, has flown somewhat under the radar. This single-player, story-driven shooter features fluid platforming and bullet-hell combat in a visually unique game world set in a derelict megastructure. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Jobs Förderreferent:in mit dem Schwerpunkt Games (m/w/d) Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; Potsdam By GamesMarket Job Agent • 2 min read
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People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Maria Amirkhanyan 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 • 4 min read
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