Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold People Giles Derrington Switches from TikTok to Take-Two Just before GTA VI drops, Take-Two gets a new Director for Global Affairs with focus on EU and UK: Giles Derrington, former Head of Public Affairs at TikTok, will be the public head for the GTA publisher in Brussels. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Constantin Winkler, new Project Lead at the Center for Critical Social Sciences (Winkler/ZKSW) People Constantin Winkler Leads New Project About Anti-Semitism in Gaming One of the researchers of the now ended RadiGaMe project, Constantin Winkler, now leads the project Anti-Semitism in Gaming at the Center for Critical Social Sciences in Berlin. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (all photos in this article: Louise McMahon) People Game Music Makers: Louise McMahon Composer and vocalist Louise McMahon can be heard on the Pacific Drive soundtrack and made the orchestral video game concept Butterfly Wars. We spoke to her about her technical process, inspirations and way into game music. By Pascal Wagner • 12 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily - 3 September 2026: GTA VI Controller, EU Children Survey, Speedrun Charity, Hamburg Funding The EU Childrens Survey is a part related to the Digital Fairness Act that's seldom discussed. We also take a look at the upcoming Disney game by Frontier, and have seen the GTA VI PlayStation controller. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Products PlayStation Announces GTA VI Controller Editions PlayStation is celebrating GTA VI with two special editions of their DualSense controller, sold through their own direct to consumer store. By Pascal Wagner • Events DevGamm Belgrade Reveals Full Schedule The full programme for the first DevGamm edition in Serbia is out now. DevGamm Belgrade x FTW! will take place 29-30 September at the Hilton. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Map Map – A Game About Maps is one of the games from the first prototype funding round (Pipapo) Funding Second 2026 Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding Round Starts Tomorrow From tomorrow onwards, studios in Hamburg can apply for the second round of prototype funding of Gamecity Hamburg. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (Bisalina) Business Bisalina Speedruns for RTL Foundation Collects 22,650€ The biggest edition of Bisalina Speedruns was held at the RTL headquarters ion Cologne last week: €22,650 have been collected for charity, which go to the RTL Foundation. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (Pexels, Shkrabaanthony) Politics A Closer Look at Game Monetization: What Studios Should Bear in Mind Before the Digital Fairness Act Comes into Force The Digital Fairness Act will likely not stop at ingame monetisation. With the Children Survey done, the European Commission will likely target dark patterns that keep users playing or scrolling longer as well, argues our law expert Sandra Spensberger. What game studios can do right now. By Sandra Spensberger • 3 min read
People Giles Derrington Switches from TikTok to Take-Two Just before GTA VI drops, Take-Two gets a new Director for Global Affairs with focus on EU and UK: Giles Derrington, former Head of Public Affairs at TikTok, will be the public head for the GTA publisher in Brussels. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Constantin Winkler, new Project Lead at the Center for Critical Social Sciences (Winkler/ZKSW) People Constantin Winkler Leads New Project About Anti-Semitism in Gaming One of the researchers of the now ended RadiGaMe project, Constantin Winkler, now leads the project Anti-Semitism in Gaming at the Center for Critical Social Sciences in Berlin. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(all photos in this article: Louise McMahon) People Game Music Makers: Louise McMahon Composer and vocalist Louise McMahon can be heard on the Pacific Drive soundtrack and made the orchestral video game concept Butterfly Wars. We spoke to her about her technical process, inspirations and way into game music. By Pascal Wagner • 12 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 3 September 2026: GTA VI Controller, EU Children Survey, Speedrun Charity, Hamburg Funding The EU Childrens Survey is a part related to the Digital Fairness Act that's seldom discussed. We also take a look at the upcoming Disney game by Frontier, and have seen the GTA VI PlayStation controller. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Products PlayStation Announces GTA VI Controller Editions PlayStation is celebrating GTA VI with two special editions of their DualSense controller, sold through their own direct to consumer store. By Pascal Wagner •
Events DevGamm Belgrade Reveals Full Schedule The full programme for the first DevGamm edition in Serbia is out now. DevGamm Belgrade x FTW! will take place 29-30 September at the Hilton. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Map Map – A Game About Maps is one of the games from the first prototype funding round (Pipapo) Funding Second 2026 Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding Round Starts Tomorrow From tomorrow onwards, studios in Hamburg can apply for the second round of prototype funding of Gamecity Hamburg. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Bisalina) Business Bisalina Speedruns for RTL Foundation Collects 22,650€ The biggest edition of Bisalina Speedruns was held at the RTL headquarters ion Cologne last week: €22,650 have been collected for charity, which go to the RTL Foundation. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Pexels, Shkrabaanthony) Politics A Closer Look at Game Monetization: What Studios Should Bear in Mind Before the Digital Fairness Act Comes into Force The Digital Fairness Act will likely not stop at ingame monetisation. With the Children Survey done, the European Commission will likely target dark patterns that keep users playing or scrolling longer as well, argues our law expert Sandra Spensberger. What game studios can do right now. By Sandra Spensberger • 3 min read