Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Patrick Streppel, Harald Riegler, Florian Bohn, Julian Bock and Kristoffer Funseth (from Left to Right; Pictures by Jumpage) People Harald Riegler Becomes CBO, Florian Bohn CEO of Jumpgate In addition to the new roles for Harald Riegler and Florian Bohn at Jumpgate, Kristoffer Funseth and Julian Bock are further new additions to the C-suite, which also includes Patrick Streppel. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Madeleine Egger, Jaqueline Martin, Michael Liebe and Ruth Lemmen (from Left to Right; Pictures by Womenize!) People Jaqueline Martin Joins Womenize! as Project Manager Booster Space has brought on board a new member of staff for the Womenize! platform. With immediate effect, Jaqueline “Jacky” Martin will take on the role of Project Manager and will focus in particular the new Masterclasses project. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read People G+ Jasmin Oestreicher on Freedom, Curiosity and What She Expects From Leadership A change of perspective paved the way for Jasmin Oestreicher to become co-founder and co-CEO of her own publishing house, Sidekick Publishing. When it comes to equality in the industry, she is genuinely optimistic, but also holds the industry’s leaders to account. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 02 Oct 26: Otto, HNU Game Institute, EU Funding, Nerdic, QSSR, Galaxies, Rudolf Inderst A new games institute, digital games as a new product category for a retailer, or a new and bigger round of EU funding – at the start of the month, the focus is very much on what’s new in the games industry. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read Otto launches sales of digital products, starting with Nintendo games © Otto (AI generated) Business Otto Launches Sales of Digital Products, Starting With Nintendo Games Otto is entering a new digital business sector. Video games from Nintendo are now available without physical media. Further digital products are already in development. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read At the Frankfurt Book Fair – here’s a picture from 2025 – games are also a topic of discussion (Picture: Frankfurter Buchmesse/Anett Weirauch) Business Nerdic’s Programme for Book meets Game at Frankfurter Buchmesse is Set Once again, Nerdic is building a bridge between the games and book industries with the ‘Book meets Game’ programme at the Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair). By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (Picture: Pexels/Tim Diercks) Funding Games Industry Relevant EU Funding Launches With a Significantly Larger Budget The EU has launched the next funding rounds for both the Games and Immersive Content and the Innovative Tools and Business Models Programme. In both cases, considerably more funding is available than in previous years, likely because the EU’s current financial framework is coming to an end. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Marvel's Wolverine © Insomniac Games, SIE, Marvel Products QSSR: AI Upscaling on a Standard PlayStation 5 Sony has announced Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), an AI-powered upscaling technology which will be made available for standard PlayStation 5 consoles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #36 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. Tuning in from Limerick this week, he discusses Call of Duty, Deckbuilding, games as therapeuthic tools for teens and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Patrick Streppel, Harald Riegler, Florian Bohn, Julian Bock and Kristoffer Funseth (from Left to Right; Pictures by Jumpage) People Harald Riegler Becomes CBO, Florian Bohn CEO of Jumpgate In addition to the new roles for Harald Riegler and Florian Bohn at Jumpgate, Kristoffer Funseth and Julian Bock are further new additions to the C-suite, which also includes Patrick Streppel. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Madeleine Egger, Jaqueline Martin, Michael Liebe and Ruth Lemmen (from Left to Right; Pictures by Womenize!) People Jaqueline Martin Joins Womenize! as Project Manager Booster Space has brought on board a new member of staff for the Womenize! platform. With immediate effect, Jaqueline “Jacky” Martin will take on the role of Project Manager and will focus in particular the new Masterclasses project. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People G+ Jasmin Oestreicher on Freedom, Curiosity and What She Expects From Leadership A change of perspective paved the way for Jasmin Oestreicher to become co-founder and co-CEO of her own publishing house, Sidekick Publishing. When it comes to equality in the industry, she is genuinely optimistic, but also holds the industry’s leaders to account. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 02 Oct 26: Otto, HNU Game Institute, EU Funding, Nerdic, QSSR, Galaxies, Rudolf Inderst A new games institute, digital games as a new product category for a retailer, or a new and bigger round of EU funding – at the start of the month, the focus is very much on what’s new in the games industry. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
Otto launches sales of digital products, starting with Nintendo games © Otto (AI generated) Business Otto Launches Sales of Digital Products, Starting With Nintendo Games Otto is entering a new digital business sector. Video games from Nintendo are now available without physical media. Further digital products are already in development. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
At the Frankfurt Book Fair – here’s a picture from 2025 – games are also a topic of discussion (Picture: Frankfurter Buchmesse/Anett Weirauch) Business Nerdic’s Programme for Book meets Game at Frankfurter Buchmesse is Set Once again, Nerdic is building a bridge between the games and book industries with the ‘Book meets Game’ programme at the Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair). By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Picture: Pexels/Tim Diercks) Funding Games Industry Relevant EU Funding Launches With a Significantly Larger Budget The EU has launched the next funding rounds for both the Games and Immersive Content and the Innovative Tools and Business Models Programme. In both cases, considerably more funding is available than in previous years, likely because the EU’s current financial framework is coming to an end. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Marvel's Wolverine © Insomniac Games, SIE, Marvel Products QSSR: AI Upscaling on a Standard PlayStation 5 Sony has announced Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), an AI-powered upscaling technology which will be made available for standard PlayStation 5 consoles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #36 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. Tuning in from Limerick this week, he discusses Call of Duty, Deckbuilding, games as therapeuthic tools for teens and more. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
