Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Mick Prinz is Project Lead of Good Gaming Support at the Amadeu Antonio Foundation (AAS) People Good Gaming Support: Mick Prinz on Bleak Funding Situation "The outlook for funding civil society projects is currently just as bleak as it is in the gaming industry"; Mick Prinz of Good Gaming Support talks us through the imminent closure of the project after Demokratie Leben! announced to cut its funding. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Natalie Denk was the head of the centre. Now she is chairwoman of the association (Denk) Campus Association for Applied Game Studies Constituted The former members of the closed Centre for Applied Game Studies from Krems have reconstituted themselves into the Association for Applied Game Studies under chairwoman Natalie Denk. It's the third dedicated game studies association in GSA. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read GamesMarket Plus G+ Game Music Makers: Chris Kohler He made the soundtracks for DEP winner Mindlock - The Apartment and the upcoming Atomic Age: We interviewed German composer Chris Kohler about making game music, his audio pipeline when making games, the best game soundtracks and his favourite ways to work. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read daily GamesMarket Daily – 03. July 26: Aesir Interactive, Mick Prinz, Cyberpunk, GDD, Tommi, ERA, Sony Interactive Entertainment By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read Business UK Retailer Association ERA Criticises Sony Interactive Entertainment The UK retailers’ association ERA has spoken out strongly against the planned phase-out of PlayStation discs from 2028. Sony has prioritised “corporate convenience over consumer choice”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Opinion: Sony’s Ruthless But Bold Move Into a New Era of Gaming Sony has taken everyone by surprise – including its own partners – with its decision to phase out new PlayStation games on discs from 2028. It is hard to say whether this move was right or wrong. Sooner or later, however, it was inevitable. A commentary by Editor-in-Chief Stephan Steininger. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Products Cyberpunk 2077 Breaches 40 Million Sales As of today, Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 40 million copies over all platforms. By Pascal Wagner • Constance and The Berlin Apartment by Blue Backpack Games are competing against each other in two categories Awards GermanDevDays announces nominations for the Indie Award On 22 July, the GDD Indie Awards 2026 ceremony will take place as part of GermanDevDays. The shortlist is dominated by Blue Backpack, which has received a total of 7 nominations for two games By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Managing Director Dietmar Tanzer and Division Manager Markus Streibl at Sony DADC presenting their micro optics project (Sony DADC/Kolarik) Business PlayStation Disc Stop: Reorders for Earlier Games Not Affected Sony's disc manufacturer Sony DADC in Thalgau, Austria has said that games released before 2028 will be able to be reordered as game discs after the production stops as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mick Prinz is Project Lead of Good Gaming Support at the Amadeu Antonio Foundation (AAS) People Good Gaming Support: Mick Prinz on Bleak Funding Situation "The outlook for funding civil society projects is currently just as bleak as it is in the gaming industry"; Mick Prinz of Good Gaming Support talks us through the imminent closure of the project after Demokratie Leben! announced to cut its funding. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Natalie Denk was the head of the centre. Now she is chairwoman of the association (Denk) Campus Association for Applied Game Studies Constituted The former members of the closed Centre for Applied Game Studies from Krems have reconstituted themselves into the Association for Applied Game Studies under chairwoman Natalie Denk. It's the third dedicated game studies association in GSA. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
GamesMarket Plus G+ Game Music Makers: Chris Kohler He made the soundtracks for DEP winner Mindlock - The Apartment and the upcoming Atomic Age: We interviewed German composer Chris Kohler about making game music, his audio pipeline when making games, the best game soundtracks and his favourite ways to work. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read
daily GamesMarket Daily – 03. July 26: Aesir Interactive, Mick Prinz, Cyberpunk, GDD, Tommi, ERA, Sony Interactive Entertainment By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Business UK Retailer Association ERA Criticises Sony Interactive Entertainment The UK retailers’ association ERA has spoken out strongly against the planned phase-out of PlayStation discs from 2028. Sony has prioritised “corporate convenience over consumer choice”. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Opinion: Sony’s Ruthless But Bold Move Into a New Era of Gaming Sony has taken everyone by surprise – including its own partners – with its decision to phase out new PlayStation games on discs from 2028. It is hard to say whether this move was right or wrong. Sooner or later, however, it was inevitable. A commentary by Editor-in-Chief Stephan Steininger. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Products Cyberpunk 2077 Breaches 40 Million Sales As of today, Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 40 million copies over all platforms. By Pascal Wagner •
Constance and The Berlin Apartment by Blue Backpack Games are competing against each other in two categories Awards GermanDevDays announces nominations for the Indie Award On 22 July, the GDD Indie Awards 2026 ceremony will take place as part of GermanDevDays. The shortlist is dominated by Blue Backpack, which has received a total of 7 nominations for two games By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Managing Director Dietmar Tanzer and Division Manager Markus Streibl at Sony DADC presenting their micro optics project (Sony DADC/Kolarik) Business PlayStation Disc Stop: Reorders for Earlier Games Not Affected Sony's disc manufacturer Sony DADC in Thalgau, Austria has said that games released before 2028 will be able to be reordered as game discs after the production stops as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
