Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Liana Murphy is the new Account Director, US Operations at Second Stage GmbH (Second Stage) People Second Stage Hires Liana Murphy as Account Director, US Operations Berlin marketing intelligence agency Second Stage has hired Liana Murphy, formerly of Vicariously and V Publishing, as Account Director, US Operations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Etienne Sur, Administrateur de l’État and French Consul General in Düsseldorf will attend gamescom (French Embassy) People French Consul General Etienne Sur to Attend gamescom 2026 French Consul General Etienne Sur will attend a reception breakfast at the Business France Pavilion in the gamescom 2026 business area, GamesMarket has learned from the embassy. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read From left: Aleksandra Franz, Hanna Metelmann and Jennifer F. Donovan a.k.a. The Umbra Collective about prototyping with unusual materials. (The Umbra Collective) Development G+ Under the Hood: Unusual Prototyping for Tufuur In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, The Umbra Collective leads us through prototyping the world for their upcoming game Tufuur with Play-Doh. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 20 August 2026: Mattel, ProbablyMonsters, Womenize! Federal Funding, Black Pony Immersive & More Federal funding received by Womenize! is the news of the day, making a good thing better. Two Mattel news congregate, although they are not necessarily related. And we collected new service offers for you. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Harvey Smith, CEO and Creative Director at Black Pony Immersive | Ben Horne, COO and Executive Producer at Black Pony Immersive © Black Pony Immersive Business Harvey Smith and Ben Horne Set Up Black Pony Immersive Veteran game developers Harvey Smith and Ben Horne have founded Black Pony Immersive, a new game studio specialising in the design and development of first-person action RPGs - specifically, immersive sims - in which players create their own experiences through emergent game systems. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Mattel © Mattel gamescom Mattel to Debut at gamescom 2026 Mattel is set to make its debut as an exhibitor at gamescom 2026, bringing together playable digital games, giveaways, live entertainment, and fan experiences. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Background: gamescom dev gamescom gamescom Week 2026: All Evening Events Never have a dull evening at gamescom 2026 with our party guide: Every sundown event, from Sunday to Sunday – now including the gamescom city festival. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Archive Picture by Womenize! Business Womenize! Rolls Out Its Masterclass Series Across Germany Thanks to Federal Funding With its project Womenize! Games and Tech Masterclasses 2026–2028, the initiative is doubling down on its commitment to enhancing visibility and equal opportunity for women in the German gaming industry. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read E-Paper G+ GamesMarkt+ Special: Fall 2026 Release Guide Boxed & Ready: The Ultimate Fall 2026 Release Guide as a compact GamesMarkt Plus issue, now as epaper for you to read online. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Liana Murphy is the new Account Director, US Operations at Second Stage GmbH (Second Stage) People Second Stage Hires Liana Murphy as Account Director, US Operations Berlin marketing intelligence agency Second Stage has hired Liana Murphy, formerly of Vicariously and V Publishing, as Account Director, US Operations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Etienne Sur, Administrateur de l’État and French Consul General in Düsseldorf will attend gamescom (French Embassy) People French Consul General Etienne Sur to Attend gamescom 2026 French Consul General Etienne Sur will attend a reception breakfast at the Business France Pavilion in the gamescom 2026 business area, GamesMarket has learned from the embassy. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Aleksandra Franz, Hanna Metelmann and Jennifer F. Donovan a.k.a. The Umbra Collective about prototyping with unusual materials. (The Umbra Collective) Development G+ Under the Hood: Unusual Prototyping for Tufuur In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, The Umbra Collective leads us through prototyping the world for their upcoming game Tufuur with Play-Doh. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 20 August 2026: Mattel, ProbablyMonsters, Womenize! Federal Funding, Black Pony Immersive & More Federal funding received by Womenize! is the news of the day, making a good thing better. Two Mattel news congregate, although they are not necessarily related. And we collected new service offers for you. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Harvey Smith, CEO and Creative Director at Black Pony Immersive | Ben Horne, COO and Executive Producer at Black Pony Immersive © Black Pony Immersive Business Harvey Smith and Ben Horne Set Up Black Pony Immersive Veteran game developers Harvey Smith and Ben Horne have founded Black Pony Immersive, a new game studio specialising in the design and development of first-person action RPGs - specifically, immersive sims - in which players create their own experiences through emergent game systems. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Mattel © Mattel gamescom Mattel to Debut at gamescom 2026 Mattel is set to make its debut as an exhibitor at gamescom 2026, bringing together playable digital games, giveaways, live entertainment, and fan experiences. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Background: gamescom dev gamescom gamescom Week 2026: All Evening Events Never have a dull evening at gamescom 2026 with our party guide: Every sundown event, from Sunday to Sunday – now including the gamescom city festival. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Archive Picture by Womenize! Business Womenize! Rolls Out Its Masterclass Series Across Germany Thanks to Federal Funding With its project Womenize! Games and Tech Masterclasses 2026–2028, the initiative is doubling down on its commitment to enhancing visibility and equal opportunity for women in the German gaming industry. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
E-Paper G+ GamesMarkt+ Special: Fall 2026 Release Guide Boxed & Ready: The Ultimate Fall 2026 Release Guide as a compact GamesMarkt Plus issue, now as epaper for you to read online. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
