Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold The winner Lennard K. (left) receiving the trophy from the tournament casters (Konami) Tabletop Lennard K. is German Yu-Gi-Oh! Master 2026 At German Nationals 2026 in Münster this weekend, the winner Lennard K. qualified himself for the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in Japan end of August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read People Riatti, Jahn, Hartung and Lueneborg Staff Esports Player Foundation Advisory Board The esports player foundation has revealed its new advisory board members: Hans Christian Lueneborg of Riot is chair, foundation co-founder Evangelos Papathanassiou vice-chair. Max Hartung, Karsten Jahn and Matteo Riatti join. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read From left to right: Olivier Deslandes (Chief Operating Officer) and Martin McBride (Chief Commercial Officer) © Side People Side Names New COO and CCO to Accelerate Scale and Growth Games services provider Side has reorganised its executive team to improve operational delivery and go-to-market capabilities. Olivier Deslandes has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, while Martin McBride has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Xbox Games Showcase 2026 © Xbox / Microsoft Products Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Recap At the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Microsoft presented Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution, as well as Senua, State of Decay 3 and the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition. There were also numerous third-party announcements, including titles from Atlus, Focus Entertainment, and Sega. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Stephan Payer, Stephan Vogler, Ulrich Schlott, and Guido Lübke (from left to right) founded CipSoft 25 years ago and celebrate the anniversary | Picture: CipSoft Business 25 Years of CipSoft: Getting a Bit Better Every Year CipSoft, one of Germany’s longest-standing and most successful studios, which has won numerous awards, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Co-founder and Managing Director Stephan Vogler explains how the company continues to improve and why it is, and can be, optimistic about the future. By Stephan Steininger • 8 min read The team of GodotFest 2025 returns (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) Events GodotFest 2026 Takes Place 3-4 November in Munich The second GodotFest will take place from 3 to 4 November 2026 at smartvillage in Munich Bogenhausen. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read First Playable 2026 © IIDEA Events First Playable 2026: The Schedule The eighth edition of Italy's leading games business event, First Playable 2026, will take place in Florence from 10 to 12 June. Speakers and the programme have now been finalised. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Events All Games from German Indie Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2026 For the first time, the Deutsche Indie Showcase was officially part of Summer Game Fest in 2026. Here you can find all the games and studios from Germany, Austria and Switzerland that participated! By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read (Photos: Manouchehr Shamsrizi) Campus gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele Cooperate for PnP-Based Math Learning Game LIRA The DATI Innovation Sprint by gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele have formed a consortium for a project by Manouchehr Shamsrizi: LIRA, a role-playing system that helps teach math and treat dyscalculia. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The winner Lennard K. (left) receiving the trophy from the tournament casters (Konami) Tabletop Lennard K. is German Yu-Gi-Oh! Master 2026 At German Nationals 2026 in Münster this weekend, the winner Lennard K. qualified himself for the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in Japan end of August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Riatti, Jahn, Hartung and Lueneborg Staff Esports Player Foundation Advisory Board The esports player foundation has revealed its new advisory board members: Hans Christian Lueneborg of Riot is chair, foundation co-founder Evangelos Papathanassiou vice-chair. Max Hartung, Karsten Jahn and Matteo Riatti join. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left to right: Olivier Deslandes (Chief Operating Officer) and Martin McBride (Chief Commercial Officer) © Side People Side Names New COO and CCO to Accelerate Scale and Growth Games services provider Side has reorganised its executive team to improve operational delivery and go-to-market capabilities. Olivier Deslandes has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, while Martin McBride has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 © Xbox / Microsoft Products Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Recap At the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Microsoft presented Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution, as well as Senua, State of Decay 3 and the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition. There were also numerous third-party announcements, including titles from Atlus, Focus Entertainment, and Sega. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Stephan Payer, Stephan Vogler, Ulrich Schlott, and Guido Lübke (from left to right) founded CipSoft 25 years ago and celebrate the anniversary | Picture: CipSoft Business 25 Years of CipSoft: Getting a Bit Better Every Year CipSoft, one of Germany’s longest-standing and most successful studios, which has won numerous awards, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Co-founder and Managing Director Stephan Vogler explains how the company continues to improve and why it is, and can be, optimistic about the future. By Stephan Steininger • 8 min read
The team of GodotFest 2025 returns (GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) Events GodotFest 2026 Takes Place 3-4 November in Munich The second GodotFest will take place from 3 to 4 November 2026 at smartvillage in Munich Bogenhausen. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
First Playable 2026 © IIDEA Events First Playable 2026: The Schedule The eighth edition of Italy's leading games business event, First Playable 2026, will take place in Florence from 10 to 12 June. Speakers and the programme have now been finalised. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Events All Games from German Indie Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2026 For the first time, the Deutsche Indie Showcase was officially part of Summer Game Fest in 2026. Here you can find all the games and studios from Germany, Austria and Switzerland that participated! By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
(Photos: Manouchehr Shamsrizi) Campus gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele Cooperate for PnP-Based Math Learning Game LIRA The DATI Innovation Sprint by gamelab.berlin and Ulisses Spiele have formed a consortium for a project by Manouchehr Shamsrizi: LIRA, a role-playing system that helps teach math and treat dyscalculia. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
