Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Frederik Hammes and Sasha Volkohon (Pictures game events) People Game Events Strengthens Its Team with Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial With effect from 1 November, game events GmbH has appointed the experienced business development manager Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial. She succeeds Roufina Guenkova, who has left the company; Managing Director Frederik Hammes would like to express his sincere thanks to her. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Dieter Schoeller and Ronald Kaulbach People Ronald Kaulbach Joins Headup as Head of MarComs Dieter Schoeller is further expanding Headup’s marketing and communications team and has appointed Ronald Kaulbach as Head of MarComs. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Chairs of the GAMEinander e.V.: Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert (GAMEinander) People Interview: How A Student Association Wants to Make Entering the Industry Easier The new game student association GAMEinander brings together the next generations of game devs from all around Germany. We spoke to chairs Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert about the need for students to associate, cooperating with the DGSW and providing support in a changing games landscape. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 06 Nov 26: Games Ground Berlin, Unity as a Takeover Target, Deca Acquires Island Hoppers, GOG.com, Game Studies, Digital Fairness Act, and more In today's newsletter, we begin by assessing the potential takeover of Unity by Silver Lake Partners and the PIF. It also covers the reaction to the excessive regulation proposed by the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, the Games Ground Berlin event and Deca Group's takeover of Island Hoppers. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read (Picture by Pexels/Tim Diercks) Politics Digital Fairness Act: Video Games Europe Signs Open Letter From 22 Organisations A group of associations and organisations has issued a joint appeal to the European Commission to avoid excessive regulation under the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act. The industry associations are clearly not alone in their concerns. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Anno 117: Pax Romana - Dawn of the Delta © Ubisoft Products Dawn of the Delta for Anno 117: Pax Romana Released Ubisoft has released the third and largest expansion of the year for Anno 117: Pax Romana. Developed by Ubisoft Mainz, Dawn of the Delta introduces a new twist to the classic Anno gameplay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read EA Released 25 PC Classics © Electronic Arts Products EA Released 25 PC Classics, Including Anniversary Editions of Wing Commander EA has announced and released anniversary editions of Road Rash and six titles from the Wing Commander series, all of which have been restored. These anniversary editions are accompanied by the first-ever re-release of a further 18 classics on Steam and GOG.com. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Retrovibe by GOG © GOG.com Publishing Publishing Partnership Retrovibe by GOG, GOG Galaxy Heading to Linux, and more To celebrate its 18th anniversary, GOG held its first GOG Showcase. As well as unveiling a selection of new/old games, the event provided further details on the "Retrovibe by GOG" publishing partnership and the GOG Preservation Programme, as well as updates to the GOG Galaxy client. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Prof. Dr. mult. Rudolf Thomas Inderst © Inderst Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #41 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include Sega's most unusual console, as well as the potential cognitive benefits of gaming and competitive gaming. By Rudolf Inderst • 5 min read
Frederik Hammes and Sasha Volkohon (Pictures game events) People Game Events Strengthens Its Team with Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial With effect from 1 November, game events GmbH has appointed the experienced business development manager Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial. She succeeds Roufina Guenkova, who has left the company; Managing Director Frederik Hammes would like to express his sincere thanks to her. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dieter Schoeller and Ronald Kaulbach People Ronald Kaulbach Joins Headup as Head of MarComs Dieter Schoeller is further expanding Headup’s marketing and communications team and has appointed Ronald Kaulbach as Head of MarComs. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Chairs of the GAMEinander e.V.: Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert (GAMEinander) People Interview: How A Student Association Wants to Make Entering the Industry Easier The new game student association GAMEinander brings together the next generations of game devs from all around Germany. We spoke to chairs Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert about the need for students to associate, cooperating with the DGSW and providing support in a changing games landscape. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 06 Nov 26: Games Ground Berlin, Unity as a Takeover Target, Deca Acquires Island Hoppers, GOG.com, Game Studies, Digital Fairness Act, and more In today's newsletter, we begin by assessing the potential takeover of Unity by Silver Lake Partners and the PIF. It also covers the reaction to the excessive regulation proposed by the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, the Games Ground Berlin event and Deca Group's takeover of Island Hoppers. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
(Picture by Pexels/Tim Diercks) Politics Digital Fairness Act: Video Games Europe Signs Open Letter From 22 Organisations A group of associations and organisations has issued a joint appeal to the European Commission to avoid excessive regulation under the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act. The industry associations are clearly not alone in their concerns. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana - Dawn of the Delta © Ubisoft Products Dawn of the Delta for Anno 117: Pax Romana Released Ubisoft has released the third and largest expansion of the year for Anno 117: Pax Romana. Developed by Ubisoft Mainz, Dawn of the Delta introduces a new twist to the classic Anno gameplay. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
EA Released 25 PC Classics © Electronic Arts Products EA Released 25 PC Classics, Including Anniversary Editions of Wing Commander EA has announced and released anniversary editions of Road Rash and six titles from the Wing Commander series, all of which have been restored. These anniversary editions are accompanied by the first-ever re-release of a further 18 classics on Steam and GOG.com. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Retrovibe by GOG © GOG.com Publishing Publishing Partnership Retrovibe by GOG, GOG Galaxy Heading to Linux, and more To celebrate its 18th anniversary, GOG held its first GOG Showcase. As well as unveiling a selection of new/old games, the event provided further details on the "Retrovibe by GOG" publishing partnership and the GOG Preservation Programme, as well as updates to the GOG Galaxy client. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Prof. Dr. mult. Rudolf Thomas Inderst © Inderst Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #41 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's topics include Sega's most unusual console, as well as the potential cognitive benefits of gaming and competitive gaming. By Rudolf Inderst • 5 min read
