Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold From left: Moderator David Deleu, Matteo Lana from Italian Tiny Bull Studios, Benjamin Lochmann from Pixel Maniacs, Thierry Baujard of SpielFabrique and Valentina Birke of Super Crowd ((EU Commission) People EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read At the general meeting, the current board of game.nrw was re-elected | Picture games.nrw Politics games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read Business The "Imposter" Asset: Stop Apologizing for Being a Generalist In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso explores why a generalist who can neither code nor design might just be the missing piece of the puzzle that helps a dev team of highly specialised professionals succeed. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #13 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an Elden Ring anthology, a new Zelda call, HeroQuest and jobs. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read gamescom Latam 2025 (game/Koelnmesse Brasil/Omelete) gamescom gamescom Latam 2026 Hosts Brendan Greene and David Wise With the first speaker announcements, gamescom Latam 2026 starts the countdown to 29 April. Brendan Greene (PlayerUnknown) and composer David Wise will be on site. This year, gamescom Latam wants to focus becoming the gateway for Western companies to Latin America. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business indie.io Announces Indie Pass Subscription Model for Games Starting 13 April, indie publisher and game platform indie.io launches subscription model Indie Pass. For 5,99€, over 70 indie games are available at the start. Indie devs can add their game non-exclusive, with revenue distributed based on player time spent. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (Mythos Hyrule) Business "Mythos Hyrule": Zelda Academic Anthology Calls for Submissions A new call from Germany asks for academic submissions on the Zelda series. Mythos Hyrule is edited by Jörg Burbach, Rudolf Thomas Inderst, Stefan Heinrich Simond and Nadine Trautzsch and accepts English language abstracts as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Rootbound by Brainlag Games got the biggest bunch (Brainlag Games) Products Media Foundation NRW Funds 16 Games with €1.2 Mil in First Round of 2026 Brainlag Games, Studio Inkyfox, Slow Bros, VoodooDuck, Fantastic Foe and many more: 16 games, XR apps and serious games received funding from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW just now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Moderator David Deleu, Matteo Lana from Italian Tiny Bull Studios, Benjamin Lochmann from Pixel Maniacs, Thierry Baujard of SpielFabrique and Valentina Birke of Super Crowd ((EU Commission) People EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
At the general meeting, the current board of game.nrw was re-elected | Picture games.nrw Politics games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
Business The "Imposter" Asset: Stop Apologizing for Being a Generalist In this week’s “Update”, Zoran Roso explores why a generalist who can neither code nor design might just be the missing piece of the puzzle that helps a dev team of highly specialised professionals succeed. By Zoran Roso • 4 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #13 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include an Elden Ring anthology, a new Zelda call, HeroQuest and jobs. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
gamescom Latam 2025 (game/Koelnmesse Brasil/Omelete) gamescom gamescom Latam 2026 Hosts Brendan Greene and David Wise With the first speaker announcements, gamescom Latam 2026 starts the countdown to 29 April. Brendan Greene (PlayerUnknown) and composer David Wise will be on site. This year, gamescom Latam wants to focus becoming the gateway for Western companies to Latin America. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business indie.io Announces Indie Pass Subscription Model for Games Starting 13 April, indie publisher and game platform indie.io launches subscription model Indie Pass. For 5,99€, over 70 indie games are available at the start. Indie devs can add their game non-exclusive, with revenue distributed based on player time spent. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Mythos Hyrule) Business "Mythos Hyrule": Zelda Academic Anthology Calls for Submissions A new call from Germany asks for academic submissions on the Zelda series. Mythos Hyrule is edited by Jörg Burbach, Rudolf Thomas Inderst, Stefan Heinrich Simond and Nadine Trautzsch and accepts English language abstracts as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Rootbound by Brainlag Games got the biggest bunch (Brainlag Games) Products Media Foundation NRW Funds 16 Games with €1.2 Mil in First Round of 2026 Brainlag Games, Studio Inkyfox, Slow Bros, VoodooDuck, Fantastic Foe and many more: 16 games, XR apps and serious games received funding from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW just now. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
