Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Harley Zhao, Founder & CEO, Original Force, and Marco Pacifico, Studio Director Germany and Business Development Director (Pictures by Original Force) People Original Force Expands to Europe and Opens Studio in Mainz The Chinese external development specialist Original Force is entering the European market and establishing its ninth global office in Mainz. It will be led by Business Development Director Marco Pacifico, who also serves as Studio Director for Germany. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (Stephan Jacob / h_da) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Stephan Jacob One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Stephan Jacob is Professor of Creative Technologies at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Chairman of the German Society for Game Studies. We portray him in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read Warren Spector was one of the headliners at the Nordic Game Conference in 2019 and has not ruled out continuing to contribute to the industry as a lecturer and consultant in the future (archive photo) People Warren Spector Announces His Retirement as Game Developer In a post on LinkedIn, legendary game developer Warren Spector has announced his retirement from game development, even though there are still projects he would have liked to work on. He says it is time to write and read books, give talks and perhaps do some consultancy work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Harley Zhao, Founder & CEO, Original Force, and Marco Pacifico, Studio Director Germany and Business Development Director (Pictures by Original Force) People Original Force Expands to Europe and Opens Studio in Mainz The Chinese external development specialist Original Force is entering the European market and establishing its ninth global office in Mainz. It will be led by Business Development Director Marco Pacifico, who also serves as Studio Director for Germany. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Sidekick Publishing at gamescom 2026 © Sidekick Publishing gamescom Giants Software and Sidekick Publishing Reveal Their Gamescom 2026 Line-Up Sidekick Publishing will be showcasing five games at Gamescom, including two new titles. Giants Software is bringing Farming Simulator 25: Beans & Alpacas, as well as Straw Hats. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Products Stray Fawn Announces Incremental Game Infinity Bounce Swiss studio and publisher Stray Fawn has announced their upcoming game Infinity Bounce, funded by the Zürcher Filmstiftung. It will be a pinball incremental game. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business German Gaming Market Down at Mid-Year A decline in hardware sales, in particular, has caused the German gaming market to fall short of last year’s figures at mid-year. However, it is still too early to speak of a trend for the full year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read game-CEO Felix Falk and Gerald Böse, President and CEO of Koelnmesse (Pictures by game and Koelnmesse) gamescom Gamescom 2026 Breaks First Records Even Before Opening More exhibitors, more country pavilions, and a larger indie area—gamescom has already broken its first records about a week before opening. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read (Stephan Jacob / h_da) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Stephan Jacob One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Stephan Jacob is Professor of Creative Technologies at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Chairman of the German Society for Game Studies. We portray him in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Harley Zhao, Founder & CEO, Original Force, and Marco Pacifico, Studio Director Germany and Business Development Director (Pictures by Original Force) People Original Force Expands to Europe and Opens Studio in Mainz The Chinese external development specialist Original Force is entering the European market and establishing its ninth global office in Mainz. It will be led by Business Development Director Marco Pacifico, who also serves as Studio Director for Germany. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Stephan Jacob / h_da) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Stephan Jacob One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Stephan Jacob is Professor of Creative Technologies at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Chairman of the German Society for Game Studies. We portray him in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
Warren Spector was one of the headliners at the Nordic Game Conference in 2019 and has not ruled out continuing to contribute to the industry as a lecturer and consultant in the future (archive photo) People Warren Spector Announces His Retirement as Game Developer In a post on LinkedIn, legendary game developer Warren Spector has announced his retirement from game development, even though there are still projects he would have liked to work on. He says it is time to write and read books, give talks and perhaps do some consultancy work. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Harley Zhao, Founder & CEO, Original Force, and Marco Pacifico, Studio Director Germany and Business Development Director (Pictures by Original Force) People Original Force Expands to Europe and Opens Studio in Mainz The Chinese external development specialist Original Force is entering the European market and establishing its ninth global office in Mainz. It will be led by Business Development Director Marco Pacifico, who also serves as Studio Director for Germany. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sidekick Publishing at gamescom 2026 © Sidekick Publishing gamescom Giants Software and Sidekick Publishing Reveal Their Gamescom 2026 Line-Up Sidekick Publishing will be showcasing five games at Gamescom, including two new titles. Giants Software is bringing Farming Simulator 25: Beans & Alpacas, as well as Straw Hats. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Products Stray Fawn Announces Incremental Game Infinity Bounce Swiss studio and publisher Stray Fawn has announced their upcoming game Infinity Bounce, funded by the Zürcher Filmstiftung. It will be a pinball incremental game. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business German Gaming Market Down at Mid-Year A decline in hardware sales, in particular, has caused the German gaming market to fall short of last year’s figures at mid-year. However, it is still too early to speak of a trend for the full year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
game-CEO Felix Falk and Gerald Böse, President and CEO of Koelnmesse (Pictures by game and Koelnmesse) gamescom Gamescom 2026 Breaks First Records Even Before Opening More exhibitors, more country pavilions, and a larger indie area—gamescom has already broken its first records about a week before opening. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
(Stephan Jacob / h_da) People G+ Researcher Spotlight: Stephan Jacob One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Stephan Jacob is Professor of Creative Technologies at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Chairman of the German Society for Game Studies. We portray him in our ongoing series about games researchers. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
