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: Kate Killick 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 Stephan Steininger • 4 min read Rebeca Polo (The Game Kitchen), Lauranne Cauduro (The Game Bakers), Rafal Jaki (The Astronauts), and Kathrin Radtke (Spellgarden Games) © Polo, The Game Kitchen / Cauduro, The Game Bakers / Jaki, The Astronauts / Radtke, Spellgarden GamesMarket Plus G+ Insights: Four Interviews with Indie Studios on Themed Steam Sales How do indie studios decide which Steam sales events to participate in, and is it worth doing so? We asked these and more questions to Rebeca Polo (The Game Kitchen), Kathrin Radtke (Spellgarden Games), Rafal Jaki (The Astronauts), and Lauranne Cauduro (The Game Bakers). By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read Maria Angelidou-Smith, CEO of Mojang and Minecraft, and Kayleen Walters, President of Xbox XP (from Left) People Xbox: Kayleen Walters Become President of XP, Maria Angelidou-Smith CEO of Mojang and Minecraft Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is making further changes to the leadership team of Microsoft’s gaming division: Kayleen Walters heads the new XP business unit, which includes the licensing business. Maria Angelidou-Smith, a former manager at Meta and Personio, is taking charge of Mojang and Minecraft. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Products Burn With Me by Nozomu Games Out Now Burn With Me by Munich studio Nozomu Games has released on 12 October 2026. The game combines hand-drawn graphics with live-action hand movements, creating an eerie atmosphere. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 12 Oct 26: Polaris, App Store x Indie, Artex, Chop Chop, Federal Funding, Womenize!, Toplitz, Assemble Apple has discovered a love for indie games, whilst in Hamburg a new record has been set with Polaris. Games and events are the talk of the town today, as far as industry news is concerned. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment / rokaplay select Products Chop Chop Inc. Hits 100,000 Sales In less than a year since its foundation, NullRef Entertainment has sold 100,000 copies of its debut game, Chop Chop Inc. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Events Womenize! Launches Its NRW Chapter Ahead of DEP in Cologne On the day before the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (German Developer Award) ceremony in Cologne, Womenize! is launching a new series of events in North Rhine-Westphalia. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company / © Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe / EA & Bit Reactor Products New Million-Sellers: Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has become the fastest title in the franchise to reach one million sales. Star Wars Zero Company has also surpassed this milestone, meaning that members of the Bit Reactor team can now be brought back. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Kate Killick 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 Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Rebeca Polo (The Game Kitchen), Lauranne Cauduro (The Game Bakers), Rafal Jaki (The Astronauts), and Kathrin Radtke (Spellgarden Games) © Polo, The Game Kitchen / Cauduro, The Game Bakers / Jaki, The Astronauts / Radtke, Spellgarden GamesMarket Plus G+ Insights: Four Interviews with Indie Studios on Themed Steam Sales How do indie studios decide which Steam sales events to participate in, and is it worth doing so? We asked these and more questions to Rebeca Polo (The Game Kitchen), Kathrin Radtke (Spellgarden Games), Rafal Jaki (The Astronauts), and Lauranne Cauduro (The Game Bakers). By Marcel Kleffmann • 12 min read
Maria Angelidou-Smith, CEO of Mojang and Minecraft, and Kayleen Walters, President of Xbox XP (from Left) People Xbox: Kayleen Walters Become President of XP, Maria Angelidou-Smith CEO of Mojang and Minecraft Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is making further changes to the leadership team of Microsoft’s gaming division: Kayleen Walters heads the new XP business unit, which includes the licensing business. Maria Angelidou-Smith, a former manager at Meta and Personio, is taking charge of Mojang and Minecraft. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Burn With Me by Nozomu Games Out Now Burn With Me by Munich studio Nozomu Games has released on 12 October 2026. The game combines hand-drawn graphics with live-action hand movements, creating an eerie atmosphere. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 12 Oct 26: Polaris, App Store x Indie, Artex, Chop Chop, Federal Funding, Womenize!, Toplitz, Assemble Apple has discovered a love for indie games, whilst in Hamburg a new record has been set with Polaris. Games and events are the talk of the town today, as far as industry news is concerned. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
Publishing No Man’s Sky, Dome Keeper and Sifu Release on iOS During Apple’s App Store Indie Games Week With seven new, high-profile indie games, Apple is not only celebrating App Store Indie Games Week from today, but is also supporting business models other than the traditional free-to-play model. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment / rokaplay select Products Chop Chop Inc. Hits 100,000 Sales In less than a year since its foundation, NullRef Entertainment has sold 100,000 copies of its debut game, Chop Chop Inc. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Events Womenize! Launches Its NRW Chapter Ahead of DEP in Cologne On the day before the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (German Developer Award) ceremony in Cologne, Womenize! is launching a new series of events in North Rhine-Westphalia. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company / © Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe / EA & Bit Reactor Products New Million-Sellers: Ace Combat 8 & Star Wars Zero Company Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has become the fastest title in the franchise to reach one million sales. Star Wars Zero Company has also surpassed this milestone, meaning that members of the Bit Reactor team can now be brought back. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
