Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Picture by Medienförderung RLP People Medienförderung RLP Appoints Anika Thun to Its Board and Funds Five Games with €200k With the appointment of Dr Anika Thun from Kalypso Media, the board of the Medienförderung RLP has also gained an experienced games manager, who will now help shape the strategic development of the media funding programme. Meanwhile, the results of the 10th funding round have been announced. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read EGDF MD Jari-Pekka Kaleva finds agreeable, but also disappointing points in the Commissions statement around Stop Killing Games (EGDF, Stop Killing Games) People EGDF: "Commission Should Treat Games Preservation as a Priority" EGDF is taking a dual-stance after the European Commissions statement on Stop Killing Games: While the association agrees that blanket legal obligations are no option, it asks for much more in terms of digital preservation of games nevertheless. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Zoher Toutanji, Chief Publishing Officer, Crytek © Crytek People Crytek Strengthens Global Publishing With Zoher Toutanji Crytek has appointed Zoher Toutanji as its new Chief Publishing Officer (CPO). In this role, he will lead Crytek's global publishing organisation and further develop the company's self-publishing capabilities. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Picture: adidas Business Adidas and Supercell Launch a Multi-Phase Collaboration in Brawl Stars The collaboration between adidas and SuperCell spans everything from the digital world of the game to high-street retail. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Picture by Medienförderung RLP People Medienförderung RLP Appoints Anika Thun to Its Board and Funds Five Games with €200k With the appointment of Dr Anika Thun from Kalypso Media, the board of the Medienförderung RLP has also gained an experienced games manager, who will now help shape the strategic development of the media funding programme. Meanwhile, the results of the 10th funding round have been announced. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Amir Satvat and Seth Rosen are two of the speakers now announced for gamescom dev 2026 | Pictures: gamescom dev gamescom Amir Satvat to Open Gamescom Dev With Keynote Speech; Further Speakers Confirmed A good two months before the start of gamescom dev, the organisers have announced Amir Satvat as the opening keynote speaker. Seth Rosen, Fleur Marty, Kim Belair, Fiona Cherbak, Nikky Armstrong, Mia Ginaé Watkins, Noor Amin and Emi Nguyen have also been confirmed as speakers. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Games in Italy © IIDEA, the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association Business Games in Italy: The Gateway to Italy's Video Game Industry Advertorial | As part of First Playable and the Italian Video Game Awards 2026, IIDEA has launched an updated version of Games in Italy, the digital platform designed to bring the Italian video game industry together in one place. By IIDEA • 2 min read (Pexels / ds_30, edited by GamesMarket) Campus G+ Further Education in Games Skills: An Overview Just because you already work in the games industry, the joy of learning new things and the urge to educate yourself further doesn’t stop. Here, we collect opportunities of further education around game skills in all of Europe. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Emese-Anna Hoppa (Ubisoft), Jamie Elms (Bytro), Rüdiger Brandis (Playing History), Devan Soyka (Crytek) and Jelmer Lukkien (Limbic Entertainment; from Left to Right)´ gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Reclaiming the Workplace Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025. The panellists at today’s session will be discussing the experiences and challenges faced when workers in the games industry organise themselves. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture by Medienförderung RLP People Medienförderung RLP Appoints Anika Thun to Its Board and Funds Five Games with €200k With the appointment of Dr Anika Thun from Kalypso Media, the board of the Medienförderung RLP has also gained an experienced games manager, who will now help shape the strategic development of the media funding programme. Meanwhile, the results of the 10th funding round have been announced. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
EGDF MD Jari-Pekka Kaleva finds agreeable, but also disappointing points in the Commissions statement around Stop Killing Games (EGDF, Stop Killing Games) People EGDF: "Commission Should Treat Games Preservation as a Priority" EGDF is taking a dual-stance after the European Commissions statement on Stop Killing Games: While the association agrees that blanket legal obligations are no option, it asks for much more in terms of digital preservation of games nevertheless. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Zoher Toutanji, Chief Publishing Officer, Crytek © Crytek People Crytek Strengthens Global Publishing With Zoher Toutanji Crytek has appointed Zoher Toutanji as its new Chief Publishing Officer (CPO). In this role, he will lead Crytek's global publishing organisation and further develop the company's self-publishing capabilities. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Picture: adidas Business Adidas and Supercell Launch a Multi-Phase Collaboration in Brawl Stars The collaboration between adidas and SuperCell spans everything from the digital world of the game to high-street retail. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture by Medienförderung RLP People Medienförderung RLP Appoints Anika Thun to Its Board and Funds Five Games with €200k With the appointment of Dr Anika Thun from Kalypso Media, the board of the Medienförderung RLP has also gained an experienced games manager, who will now help shape the strategic development of the media funding programme. Meanwhile, the results of the 10th funding round have been announced. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Amir Satvat and Seth Rosen are two of the speakers now announced for gamescom dev 2026 | Pictures: gamescom dev gamescom Amir Satvat to Open Gamescom Dev With Keynote Speech; Further Speakers Confirmed A good two months before the start of gamescom dev, the organisers have announced Amir Satvat as the opening keynote speaker. Seth Rosen, Fleur Marty, Kim Belair, Fiona Cherbak, Nikky Armstrong, Mia Ginaé Watkins, Noor Amin and Emi Nguyen have also been confirmed as speakers. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Games in Italy © IIDEA, the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association Business Games in Italy: The Gateway to Italy's Video Game Industry Advertorial | As part of First Playable and the Italian Video Game Awards 2026, IIDEA has launched an updated version of Games in Italy, the digital platform designed to bring the Italian video game industry together in one place. By IIDEA • 2 min read
(Pexels / ds_30, edited by GamesMarket) Campus G+ Further Education in Games Skills: An Overview Just because you already work in the games industry, the joy of learning new things and the urge to educate yourself further doesn’t stop. Here, we collect opportunities of further education around game skills in all of Europe. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Emese-Anna Hoppa (Ubisoft), Jamie Elms (Bytro), Rüdiger Brandis (Playing History), Devan Soyka (Crytek) and Jelmer Lukkien (Limbic Entertainment; from Left to Right)´ gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Reclaiming the Workplace Not sure what sort of talks to expect at gamescom dev? Together with gamescom dev, we’re taking a look back at selected talks from 2025. The panellists at today’s session will be discussing the experiences and challenges faced when workers in the games industry organise themselves. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
