Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Shams Jorjani, CEO Arrowhead Game Studios © Jorjani, Arrowhead Game Studios People Shams Jorjani 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 Shams Jorjani, CEO Arrowhead Game Studios, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Miriam Kaisers In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarket is publishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 5 min read People Giles Derrington Switches from TikTok to Take-Two Just before GTA VI drops, Take-Two gets a new Director for Global Affairs with focus on EU and UK: Giles Derrington, former Head of Public Affairs at TikTok, will be the public head for the GTA publisher in Brussels. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Events Play26 Festival Focuses Music from 18-21 November Hey, Listen! From 18-21 November, the topic for this years Play26 festival in Hamburg will be music. An extended schedule is offered for school classes and a youth team is co-curating the festival. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Jari-Pekka Kaleva, Managing Director of EGDF; Genoveva Christova, President of CreaTech Bulgaria; Tsvetan Rusimov (Imperia Online), Board Member of CreaTech Bulgaria and Hendrik Lesser, President of EGDF, at gamescom (CreaTech) Politics CreaTech Bulgaria Joins EGDF The Bulgarian creative cluster CreaTech joins EGDF as the 27th member of the association. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Bus Simulator 27 © astragon Entertainment & Simteract Products Astragon Launched Bus Simulator 27: More Buses, Longer Journeys Bus Simulator 27 has been released by astragon Entertainment and developer Simteract for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The latest instalment in this popular series features new brands, coach buses and long-distance journeys. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Wanderburg © Randwerk and Sidekick Publishing Products Wanderburg The Berlin-based duo Randwerk and Sidekick Publishing have launched Wanderburg in Early Access. In this survival-like/rogue-like game, players control a mobile fortress that devours and destroys everything in its path, growing in size as it goes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Planet Zoo 2 © Frontier Developments Business Jo Cooke: "FY26 Was a Landmark Year for Frontier Developments" Frontier Developments has reported a record year. Chief Executive Officer Jo Cooke said, "FY26 was a landmark year for Frontier." The UK-based company plans to release one creative simulation game per year; the next is Planet Zoo 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read GamesMarket Daily - 8 September 2026: Shams Jorjani, Daedalic Entertainment, Grace Cloud, The Legend of Zelda, and more Today, GamesMarket is launching a three-week interview series with games industry executives, with a new interview published daily. Meanwhile, we take a look at how Daedalic Entertainment is setting itself up for the future and what plans Nintendo has for the 40th anniversary of Legend of Zelda. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Shams Jorjani, CEO Arrowhead Game Studios © Jorjani, Arrowhead Game Studios People Shams Jorjani 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 Shams Jorjani, CEO Arrowhead Game Studios, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Miriam Kaisers In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarket is publishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 5 min read
People Giles Derrington Switches from TikTok to Take-Two Just before GTA VI drops, Take-Two gets a new Director for Global Affairs with focus on EU and UK: Giles Derrington, former Head of Public Affairs at TikTok, will be the public head for the GTA publisher in Brussels. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events Play26 Festival Focuses Music from 18-21 November Hey, Listen! From 18-21 November, the topic for this years Play26 festival in Hamburg will be music. An extended schedule is offered for school classes and a youth team is co-curating the festival. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Jari-Pekka Kaleva, Managing Director of EGDF; Genoveva Christova, President of CreaTech Bulgaria; Tsvetan Rusimov (Imperia Online), Board Member of CreaTech Bulgaria and Hendrik Lesser, President of EGDF, at gamescom (CreaTech) Politics CreaTech Bulgaria Joins EGDF The Bulgarian creative cluster CreaTech joins EGDF as the 27th member of the association. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Bus Simulator 27 © astragon Entertainment & Simteract Products Astragon Launched Bus Simulator 27: More Buses, Longer Journeys Bus Simulator 27 has been released by astragon Entertainment and developer Simteract for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The latest instalment in this popular series features new brands, coach buses and long-distance journeys. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Wanderburg © Randwerk and Sidekick Publishing Products Wanderburg The Berlin-based duo Randwerk and Sidekick Publishing have launched Wanderburg in Early Access. In this survival-like/rogue-like game, players control a mobile fortress that devours and destroys everything in its path, growing in size as it goes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Planet Zoo 2 © Frontier Developments Business Jo Cooke: "FY26 Was a Landmark Year for Frontier Developments" Frontier Developments has reported a record year. Chief Executive Officer Jo Cooke said, "FY26 was a landmark year for Frontier." The UK-based company plans to release one creative simulation game per year; the next is Planet Zoo 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
GamesMarket Daily - 8 September 2026: Shams Jorjani, Daedalic Entertainment, Grace Cloud, The Legend of Zelda, and more Today, GamesMarket is launching a three-week interview series with games industry executives, with a new interview published daily. Meanwhile, we take a look at how Daedalic Entertainment is setting itself up for the future and what plans Nintendo has for the 40th anniversary of Legend of Zelda. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
