Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games © Owlcat Games People Andrey Tsvetkov on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games (Cyprus), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Arhi Makkonen, Senior Level Designer at Remedy Entertainment, at gamescom 2026 (GM PW) People G+ Arhi Makkonen on Control Resonant: "Level Design was at the Center" Control Resonant is not just a sequel to Remedy's Control, but an entirely new experiment. We spoke to Senior Level Designer Arhi Makkonen about making Manhattan weird(er), excluding parry systems from the game and taking inspiration from great games. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Jannik Kasper and Wolf Lang Featuring two of the company’s most important events: Polaris and the Indie Area Booth at gamescom (Pictures: Super Crowd Entertainment) People Jannik Kasper Becomes Co-CEO Alongside Wolf Lang at Super Crowd The Hamburg-based events company Super Crowd Entertainment (Polaris, Indie Arena Booth) intends to usher in the next phase of the company’s development with a dual leadership structure. With immediate effect, Jannik Kasper will join founder Wolf Lang as co-CEO. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily 22 Sep 26: Xbox Reset, Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen, Solarpunk, Swiss Games Awards The painful restructuring at Microsoft continues, whilst Embracer is reaping the rewards of its cost-cutting measures and using a new loan on more favourable terms to pay off old loans. We also speak to Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen and the creators of Solarpunk. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read Xbox © Microsoft Business Xbox Is Reorganising Its Studios and Making Further Layoffs The 'Xbox Reset' continues. In addition to 268 job cuts, it has been announced that Activision will take charge of Halo and Age of Empires in future. Obsidian Entertainment is moving to Bethesda. There is also an update on the studio divestitures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read The front side of the Next Level: Saxony! area (Elisabeth Conrad) Events How Saxony Presented Itself at Nexus Festival 2026 As a Leipzig event, Nexus was naturally filled with games from the region. Most developer booths were organised by Games & XR Mitteldeutschland under their Next Level: Saxony! label. Here are all the games that were there. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Phil Rogers, CEO of Embracer Business Embracer Group Secures Better Terms Through New Revolving Credit Facility The Embracer Group has secured a new revolving credit facility of SEK 2 billion, which replaces various existing loans with different institutions. This will enable Embracer to secure more favourable terms for the transitional period leading up to the spin-off of Fellowship Entertainment. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Swiss Game Awards ceremony 2023 at the Gamesweek Zurich (SGDA) Awards Swiss Game Awards 2026 Accept Submissions for Games and Content Creators Until 30 September and 18 October respectively, the SGDA accepts submissions for games and content creators for the Swiss Game Awards 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games © Owlcat Games People Andrey Tsvetkov on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games (Cyprus), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games © Owlcat Games People Andrey Tsvetkov on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games (Cyprus), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Arhi Makkonen, Senior Level Designer at Remedy Entertainment, at gamescom 2026 (GM PW) People G+ Arhi Makkonen on Control Resonant: "Level Design was at the Center" Control Resonant is not just a sequel to Remedy's Control, but an entirely new experiment. We spoke to Senior Level Designer Arhi Makkonen about making Manhattan weird(er), excluding parry systems from the game and taking inspiration from great games. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Jannik Kasper and Wolf Lang Featuring two of the company’s most important events: Polaris and the Indie Area Booth at gamescom (Pictures: Super Crowd Entertainment) People Jannik Kasper Becomes Co-CEO Alongside Wolf Lang at Super Crowd The Hamburg-based events company Super Crowd Entertainment (Polaris, Indie Arena Booth) intends to usher in the next phase of the company’s development with a dual leadership structure. With immediate effect, Jannik Kasper will join founder Wolf Lang as co-CEO. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily 22 Sep 26: Xbox Reset, Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen, Solarpunk, Swiss Games Awards The painful restructuring at Microsoft continues, whilst Embracer is reaping the rewards of its cost-cutting measures and using a new loan on more favourable terms to pay off old loans. We also speak to Andrey Tsvetkov, Arhi Makkonen and the creators of Solarpunk. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
Xbox © Microsoft Business Xbox Is Reorganising Its Studios and Making Further Layoffs The 'Xbox Reset' continues. In addition to 268 job cuts, it has been announced that Activision will take charge of Halo and Age of Empires in future. Obsidian Entertainment is moving to Bethesda. There is also an update on the studio divestitures. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The front side of the Next Level: Saxony! area (Elisabeth Conrad) Events How Saxony Presented Itself at Nexus Festival 2026 As a Leipzig event, Nexus was naturally filled with games from the region. Most developer booths were organised by Games & XR Mitteldeutschland under their Next Level: Saxony! label. Here are all the games that were there. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Phil Rogers, CEO of Embracer Business Embracer Group Secures Better Terms Through New Revolving Credit Facility The Embracer Group has secured a new revolving credit facility of SEK 2 billion, which replaces various existing loans with different institutions. This will enable Embracer to secure more favourable terms for the transitional period leading up to the spin-off of Fellowship Entertainment. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Swiss Game Awards ceremony 2023 at the Gamesweek Zurich (SGDA) Awards Swiss Game Awards 2026 Accept Submissions for Games and Content Creators Until 30 September and 18 October respectively, the SGDA accepts submissions for games and content creators for the Swiss Game Awards 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games © Owlcat Games People Andrey Tsvetkov on the European Games Industry - GamesMarket Industry Leaders Survey 2026 How do gaming executives rate Europe's position in the global market? And what key challenges and trends are currently affecting the industry? We spoke to Andrey Tsvetkov, Head of Publishing Owlcat Games (Cyprus), to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
