Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Lenja Kaufmann 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, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 7 min read Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies © Mikko Mäntyniemi gamescom EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • Marion Plank is professor for Game Art at IU (Plank/IU) Campus G+ Researcher Spotlight: Marion Plank In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people wo bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Marion Plank of IU International University, professor for Game Art. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read gamescom ESDigital, Toplitz, Konami – Exhibitor Update, 23 July With five weeks to go before the trade fair and following the release of the exhibitor directory, reports about games and exhibitors at gamescom are increasing. Without claiming to be exhaustive, we’ve summarised the key line-ups. Today’s round-up features ESDigital, Konami and Toplitz Productions. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Ian Murray, UK’s Creative Industries Minister (Picture: UKIE) Funding UKIE Calls For Continuity as Impact of Games Growth Package Becomes Apparent One year on from its launch, the UK games industry and policymakers have given an initial positive assessment of the Games Growth Package. UKIE chief Nick Poole has called for continuity. The successes achieved are a cause for optimism, but are still fragile. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Abdulelah Alsharif, VP of Investments Merak Capital, Meaad Aflah, Co-Founder & CEO Starvania, Hani Hashem, CEO Fahy, Nika Nour, SVP International Business Development Savvy Games Group (From Left to Right) gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Pioneers of Play 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 are studio leads from the first wave of Saudi game developers and will provide an insight into the emerging MENA region. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Funding Gamecity Hamburg Introduces Participants of Its Level Up Incubator 2026 The selection panel has chosen five projects from the submissions for this year’s Level Up Incubator programme run by Gamecity Hamburg. As well as a small grant of 15,000 euros, the teams and developers involved will, above all, receive coaching, expert support and access to a experienced network. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read gamescom The Evolution of Video Game Monetization: Balancing Profit and Player Trust Advertorial | Video game monetization has changed significantly over the past two decades, moving beyond one-time purchases to include downloadable content (DLC), battle passes, subscriptions, and microtransactions. Visit Xsolla at Gamescom to learn more. By Xsolla • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 22. July 26: Spain, UK, G4C Awards, Paintbucket,EA, Powell Group Following a mega gamescom Tuesday, new market data from Spain is due out today. Meanwhile, the Games For Change Awards were presented in New York, where a German studio also had cause to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Lenja Kaufmann 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, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Madeleine Egger • 7 min read
Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies © Mikko Mäntyniemi gamescom EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening. By Marcel Kleffmann •
Marion Plank is professor for Game Art at IU (Plank/IU) Campus G+ Researcher Spotlight: Marion Plank In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people wo bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Marion Plank of IU International University, professor for Game Art. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
gamescom ESDigital, Toplitz, Konami – Exhibitor Update, 23 July With five weeks to go before the trade fair and following the release of the exhibitor directory, reports about games and exhibitors at gamescom are increasing. Without claiming to be exhaustive, we’ve summarised the key line-ups. Today’s round-up features ESDigital, Konami and Toplitz Productions. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Ian Murray, UK’s Creative Industries Minister (Picture: UKIE) Funding UKIE Calls For Continuity as Impact of Games Growth Package Becomes Apparent One year on from its launch, the UK games industry and policymakers have given an initial positive assessment of the Games Growth Package. UKIE chief Nick Poole has called for continuity. The successes achieved are a cause for optimism, but are still fragile. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Abdulelah Alsharif, VP of Investments Merak Capital, Meaad Aflah, Co-Founder & CEO Starvania, Hani Hashem, CEO Fahy, Nika Nour, SVP International Business Development Savvy Games Group (From Left to Right) gamescom Gamescom Dev Talk Review: Pioneers of Play 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 are studio leads from the first wave of Saudi game developers and will provide an insight into the emerging MENA region. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Funding Gamecity Hamburg Introduces Participants of Its Level Up Incubator 2026 The selection panel has chosen five projects from the submissions for this year’s Level Up Incubator programme run by Gamecity Hamburg. As well as a small grant of 15,000 euros, the teams and developers involved will, above all, receive coaching, expert support and access to a experienced network. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
gamescom The Evolution of Video Game Monetization: Balancing Profit and Player Trust Advertorial | Video game monetization has changed significantly over the past two decades, moving beyond one-time purchases to include downloadable content (DLC), battle passes, subscriptions, and microtransactions. Visit Xsolla at Gamescom to learn more. By Xsolla • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 22. July 26: Spain, UK, G4C Awards, Paintbucket,EA, Powell Group Following a mega gamescom Tuesday, new market data from Spain is due out today. Meanwhile, the Games For Change Awards were presented in New York, where a German studio also had cause to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
