Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold People In Conversations with... Jason Della Rocca In the new ‘Zoran's Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Jason Della Rocca about the brutal reality of today's development landscape, investors, and potentially misguided expectations of tax credits. By Zoran Roso • 8 min read Christoph Hartmann | Picture by Amazon Game Studios People Christoph Hartmann Reportedly Leaves Amazon Game Studios According to Jason Schreier, German-American games manager Christoph Hartmann and Amazon Game Studios are going their separate ways. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Jon Van Caneghem, the creator of the Might and Magic & Heroes of Might and Magic series and Denis Fedorov, CEO of Unfrozen © Unfrozen People Might and Magic Creator Jon Van Caneghem Teams Up with Unfrozen Unfrozen welcomes prominent support for the development of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. Jon Van Caneghem, creator of Heroes of Might and Magic, has joined the team as Creative Advisor on the upcoming title. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read At the SimRacing Expo in Germany, there are plenty of racing simulations and related accessories to try out Business SimRacing Expo Charlotte: First Exhibitors Revealed, Sale of ‘Golden Tickets’ Begins The US edition of SimRacing Expo will take place for the first time in May. Initial information about the exhibitors is now available, as well as details of a special ticket package, the ‘Golden Ticket’, which is now on sale. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Vampires: Bloodlord Rising © Mehuman Games & Toplitz Productions Products Toplitz Launches Vampires: Bloodlord Rising Into Early Access Today sees the release of one of the most important titles for German publisher Toplitz Productions, namely Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, an open-world action-adventure game with co-op and castle-building. The game boasts over 200,000 wishlist entries on Steam. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business GDC Report Confirms Industry's Unease With US Immigration Policy The 2026 State of the Industry Report from the GDC Festival of Games shows above all how severely the industry has been affected by job cuts. However, a few questions also make it clear that US immigration policy is not leaving the industry unscathed. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist #54 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a Story Analysis of Still Wakes the Deep, an interview with Manuel Reinher and a proto-Game Pass by Sega. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read Business EA, Rare and Klemens Strasser win GAConf Awards of IGDA IDGA-GASIG has announced the winners of the Game Accessibility Conference Awards 2025. Alongside major studios and publishers, Klemens Strasser, a solo developer from Austria, also has reason to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read People In Conversations with... Jason Della Rocca In the new ‘Zoran's Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Jason Della Rocca about the brutal reality of today's development landscape, investors, and potentially misguided expectations of tax credits. By Zoran Roso • 8 min read
People In Conversations with... Jason Della Rocca In the new ‘Zoran's Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Jason Della Rocca about the brutal reality of today's development landscape, investors, and potentially misguided expectations of tax credits. By Zoran Roso • 8 min read
Christoph Hartmann | Picture by Amazon Game Studios People Christoph Hartmann Reportedly Leaves Amazon Game Studios According to Jason Schreier, German-American games manager Christoph Hartmann and Amazon Game Studios are going their separate ways. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Jon Van Caneghem, the creator of the Might and Magic & Heroes of Might and Magic series and Denis Fedorov, CEO of Unfrozen © Unfrozen People Might and Magic Creator Jon Van Caneghem Teams Up with Unfrozen Unfrozen welcomes prominent support for the development of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. Jon Van Caneghem, creator of Heroes of Might and Magic, has joined the team as Creative Advisor on the upcoming title. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
At the SimRacing Expo in Germany, there are plenty of racing simulations and related accessories to try out Business SimRacing Expo Charlotte: First Exhibitors Revealed, Sale of ‘Golden Tickets’ Begins The US edition of SimRacing Expo will take place for the first time in May. Initial information about the exhibitors is now available, as well as details of a special ticket package, the ‘Golden Ticket’, which is now on sale. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Vampires: Bloodlord Rising © Mehuman Games & Toplitz Productions Products Toplitz Launches Vampires: Bloodlord Rising Into Early Access Today sees the release of one of the most important titles for German publisher Toplitz Productions, namely Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, an open-world action-adventure game with co-op and castle-building. The game boasts over 200,000 wishlist entries on Steam. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business GDC Report Confirms Industry's Unease With US Immigration Policy The 2026 State of the Industry Report from the GDC Festival of Games shows above all how severely the industry has been affected by job cuts. However, a few questions also make it clear that US immigration policy is not leaving the industry unscathed. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist #54 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a Story Analysis of Still Wakes the Deep, an interview with Manuel Reinher and a proto-Game Pass by Sega. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
Business EA, Rare and Klemens Strasser win GAConf Awards of IGDA IDGA-GASIG has announced the winners of the Game Accessibility Conference Awards 2025. Alongside major studios and publishers, Klemens Strasser, a solo developer from Austria, also has reason to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People In Conversations with... Jason Della Rocca In the new ‘Zoran's Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Jason Della Rocca about the brutal reality of today's development landscape, investors, and potentially misguided expectations of tax credits. By Zoran Roso • 8 min read
