Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels

People

EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels

This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Politics

games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State

At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

People

Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow

A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations.

By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read

gamescom

gamescom Latam 2026 Hosts Brendan Greene and David Wise

With the first speaker announcements, gamescom Latam 2026 starts the countdown to 29 April. Brendan Greene (PlayerUnknown) and composer David Wise will be on site. This year, gamescom Latam wants to focus becoming the gateway for Western companies to Latin America.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

indie.io Announces Indie Pass Subscription Model for Games

Starting 13 April, indie publisher and game platform indie.io launches subscription model Indie Pass. For 5,99€, over 70 indie games are available at the start. Indie devs can add their game non-exclusive, with revenue distributed based on player time spent.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Business

"Mythos Hyrule": Zelda Academic Anthology Calls for Submissions

A new call from Germany asks for academic submissions on the Zelda series. Mythos Hyrule is edited by Jörg Burbach, Rudolf Thomas Inderst, Stefan Heinrich Simond and Nadine Trautzsch and accepts English language abstracts as well.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Media Foundation NRW Funds 16 Games with €1.2 Mil in First Round of 2026

Brainlag Games, Studio Inkyfox, Slow Bros, VoodooDuck, Fantastic Foe and many more: 16 games, XR apps and serious games received funding from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW just now.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Structura Joins EFGAMP; Federation Grows Ever Faster

The European Federation of Game Archives Museums and Preservation Projects grows faster and faster since 2025. Now, Italian Structura has joined. Last month, the Wroclaw Museum of Games and Computers of the Past Era came into the fold.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels

This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read