Esports in HR and a new in-person event designed to get the media and content creators up to speed on the upcoming games over the next few months are just two of today’s news stories that demonstrate once again that gaming is a people business.
Games are a people business, dear readers,
as we know only too well. It comes as no surprise to me that there are days when the actions of individual people take centre stage. Whether it’s researcher Nadine Trautzsch or Timo Schöber, who, more than almost anyone else, bridges the worlds of HR and esports in Germany. Another example is Lena Laaser, who, as CEO of good shift and co-founder of GAME: IN, is a role model not only for many women in the industry. Perhaps stories like these have prompted the organisers at PressEngine to organise ‘The Pre-Show’, a classic new product launch event held in person. After all, when it comes to press coverage or coverage by content creators, gaming is also a people’s business.
Here are the news of the day!
Your Stephan Steininger
In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people who bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Nadine Trautzsch of IU International University, professor for Game Design and Game Art.
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by Pascal Wagner
With the founding of GameRecruit, Timo Schöber and his team want to combine gaming, esports and employee recruiting. Schöber had done similar projects before for certain employers, such as Stadtwerke Flensburg.
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by Pascal Wagner
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.
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by Madeleine Egger
Following its launch in the US and the UK in June 2026, Amazon Luna on Prime Video will be rolled out to a dozen further countries. The first wave will include Canada, France, Italy and Spain. Germany and Austria will follow in a second wave in November.
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On 28 October, the exhibition “Zwischen Umbruch und Aufbruch” (Between Change and a New Beginning) will open at the SDG+ Lab at the University of Kassel and will run until 22 January. It has been organised in collaboration with the Games class at the Kassel Art Academy.
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Marcel Kleffmann
Game developers in Spain can apply for various forms of support over the coming weeks. For instance, the Innovaidion Aid programme run by the industry association AEVI is launching a new round. There are also new loans for audiovisual media producers, as well as support for internationalisation.
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A face-to-face event designed to bring together the press and creators with developers of upcoming games – that is the concept behind ‘The Pre-Show’, a new event that PressEngine has planned for late November in London.
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Warding Witches by Headup and Sonorode, both from Germany, have released their musically electrifying, defense-focused shoot 'em up Warding Witches on 19 October.
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Pascal Wagner
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