Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read People Studio Fizbin Co-Founder Alexander Pieper Joins Aesir Interactive as CPO A good 18 months after announcing the planned closure of Studio Fizbin due to Thunderful’s cost-cutting measures, co-founder Alexander Pieper has found a new home as Chief Production Officer at Aesir in Munich. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Kate Killick In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers 120 studios, 30 of which from outside France, delegations from Greece, Poland and UAE, 40 investors: Paris Game Biz starts on 20 October and has released its talk program now. One of the highlights: A studio tour of the Sloclap offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Funding Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Events Invest in Games 2026 Takes Place 11 November in Stockholm Dataspelsbranschen's Invest in Games conference for the Swedish games industry takes place on 11 November Biblioteket Live in Stockholm. New this year are exhibitor stands and bookable meeting tables. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Events Games Ground Berlin Finalises Business Programme for 2026 Four stages, over 55 talks and panels, and a range of networking opportunities – the organisers have finalised and published the programme for the Business Days at this year’s Games Ground Berlin. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read The Stortingssalen of the Norwegian parliament, who requested the report (Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0) Politics Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority Proposes Ways To Classify Lootboxes as Gambling At the request of the Norwegian Parliament and Ministry of Culture and Equality, the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority has proposed three ways on how to amend Gambling definitions to protect consumer from loot boxes and skin gambling. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
People Studio Fizbin Co-Founder Alexander Pieper Joins Aesir Interactive as CPO A good 18 months after announcing the planned closure of Studio Fizbin due to Thunderful’s cost-cutting measures, co-founder Alexander Pieper has found a new home as Chief Production Officer at Aesir in Munich. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Kate Killick In their weekly interview series Womenize! features inspirational, diverse people who work in the games and tech industry, to share their experiences, give valuable advice and talk about their projects. In cooperation with Womenize! and Madeleine Egger, GamesMarkt is republishing these inspirations. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Events Paris Game Biz 2026 Shares Program and Participant Numbers 120 studios, 30 of which from outside France, delegations from Greece, Poland and UAE, 40 investors: Paris Game Biz starts on 20 October and has released its talk program now. One of the highlights: A studio tour of the Sloclap offices. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Funding Funding in Bavaria: The Right Support For Startups and Professional Studios A new funding guideline for video games has been in effect in Bavaria since July 1. It offers more support to young studios and enables more experienced teams to take on larger projects, but it also requires a higher level of professionalism. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Events Invest in Games 2026 Takes Place 11 November in Stockholm Dataspelsbranschen's Invest in Games conference for the Swedish games industry takes place on 11 November Biblioteket Live in Stockholm. New this year are exhibitor stands and bookable meeting tables. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Events Games Ground Berlin Finalises Business Programme for 2026 Four stages, over 55 talks and panels, and a range of networking opportunities – the organisers have finalised and published the programme for the Business Days at this year’s Games Ground Berlin. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Game composer Takeshi Furukawa (All photos: Takeshi Furukawa) People G+ Game Music Makers: Takeshi Furukawa Game composer Takeshi Furukawa from Los Angeles has scored Planet of Lana I & II, The Last Guardian and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. We spoke to him about how game music has reached film music in professionality, refraining from middleware and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
The Stortingssalen of the Norwegian parliament, who requested the report (Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0) Politics Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority Proposes Ways To Classify Lootboxes as Gambling At the request of the Norwegian Parliament and Ministry of Culture and Equality, the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority has proposed three ways on how to amend Gambling definitions to protect consumer from loot boxes and skin gambling. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
