Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold People EGDF Elects New Board and Sets Agenda For Next 2 Years At the traditional general assembly held during gamescom, members of the European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) elected a new board and set the agenda for the next two years. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony (c) Gecko One GmbH Politics Michael Kretschmer Takes on the Role of Patron for Saxony's Games Industry Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony, has become the patron of the state's games industry. This acknowledges the sector's growth and will help to further develop Saxony as a games hub. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Markus Wilding, Frederik Hammes, Lars Janssen, Stephan Reichart (c) Pascal Wagner People Special Tribute to Stephan Reichart at gamescom dev 2026 The gamescom dev awards ceremony concluded with a personal moment as Stephan Reichart, the founder of the event and former Managing Director of game events, was invited on stage and honored for his outstanding contributions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Gerald Böse, Hendrik Wüst, Henna Virkkunen, Lars Klingbeil, Dorothee Bär, Felix Falk and Lars Janssen (from Left to Right) gamescom Political Guests of Honour Officially Open Gamescom 2026 Even though the first day of the trade show is almost over, for the gamescom organizers, the so-called “political opening” is the highlight of the first day. And this year, the guest list was particularly impressive. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read The Remaster for The Witcher 3 comes out in September 2026. It was one of the highlights of the show. gamescom FYNG gamescom 2026 Reveals Prospera, Rise of the Spellbaker and Many More Seven world premieres, several release titles, more on the official Witcher 3 Remaster reveal and new games by Kalypso, astragon, Toplitz as well as the reanimation of Coins, Crown & Cabal: Webedia's FYNG at gamescom was filled with wow factor reveals. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read gamescom Klingbeil has Support But no Tax Breaks to Offers Expectations were high, but in the end, politics sometimes takes time. Although Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil emphasizes how important the gaming industry is to the federal government, he is unable to announce the hoped-for breakthrough regarding the tax-based support model. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read People EGDF Elects New Board and Sets Agenda For Next 2 Years At the traditional general assembly held during gamescom, members of the European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) elected a new board and set the agenda for the next two years. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read MediaMarktSaturn Celebrates Pre-Opening of New Tech Village in Cologne In line with the start of gamescom, MediaMarktSaturn is opening its new Tech Village Outlet in Cologne. Invited guests attended the pre-opening event, and tomorrow the newly renovated store in a central location will open its doors. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Group booths such as the Indie Arena Booth are partly responsible for the extraordinary increase in the number of exhibitors (Picture: GamesMarket) gamescom Record Number of Gamescom Exhibitors Rises to Over 1,700 Companies The record number of exhibitors at gamescom 2026 turned out to be even higher than expected: Thanks to numerous registrations from group participants, the number of participating companies ultimately rose to 1,700. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People EGDF Elects New Board and Sets Agenda For Next 2 Years At the traditional general assembly held during gamescom, members of the European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) elected a new board and set the agenda for the next two years. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony (c) Gecko One GmbH Politics Michael Kretschmer Takes on the Role of Patron for Saxony's Games Industry Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony, has become the patron of the state's games industry. This acknowledges the sector's growth and will help to further develop Saxony as a games hub. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Markus Wilding, Frederik Hammes, Lars Janssen, Stephan Reichart (c) Pascal Wagner People Special Tribute to Stephan Reichart at gamescom dev 2026 The gamescom dev awards ceremony concluded with a personal moment as Stephan Reichart, the founder of the event and former Managing Director of game events, was invited on stage and honored for his outstanding contributions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Gerald Böse, Hendrik Wüst, Henna Virkkunen, Lars Klingbeil, Dorothee Bär, Felix Falk and Lars Janssen (from Left to Right) gamescom Political Guests of Honour Officially Open Gamescom 2026 Even though the first day of the trade show is almost over, for the gamescom organizers, the so-called “political opening” is the highlight of the first day. And this year, the guest list was particularly impressive. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
The Remaster for The Witcher 3 comes out in September 2026. It was one of the highlights of the show. gamescom FYNG gamescom 2026 Reveals Prospera, Rise of the Spellbaker and Many More Seven world premieres, several release titles, more on the official Witcher 3 Remaster reveal and new games by Kalypso, astragon, Toplitz as well as the reanimation of Coins, Crown & Cabal: Webedia's FYNG at gamescom was filled with wow factor reveals. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
gamescom Klingbeil has Support But no Tax Breaks to Offers Expectations were high, but in the end, politics sometimes takes time. Although Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil emphasizes how important the gaming industry is to the federal government, he is unable to announce the hoped-for breakthrough regarding the tax-based support model. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People EGDF Elects New Board and Sets Agenda For Next 2 Years At the traditional general assembly held during gamescom, members of the European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) elected a new board and set the agenda for the next two years. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
MediaMarktSaturn Celebrates Pre-Opening of New Tech Village in Cologne In line with the start of gamescom, MediaMarktSaturn is opening its new Tech Village Outlet in Cologne. Invited guests attended the pre-opening event, and tomorrow the newly renovated store in a central location will open its doors. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Group booths such as the Indie Arena Booth are partly responsible for the extraordinary increase in the number of exhibitors (Picture: GamesMarket) gamescom Record Number of Gamescom Exhibitors Rises to Over 1,700 Companies The record number of exhibitors at gamescom 2026 turned out to be even higher than expected: Thanks to numerous registrations from group participants, the number of participating companies ultimately rose to 1,700. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
