Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Ross Scott is Founder of Stop Killig Games (SIE/European Parliament) People Stop Killing Games on Sony Killing Discs "There are a few ways to look at it, but none of them are particularly friendly for consumers"; we talked to Stop Killing Games Founder Ross Scott about Sony's decision to axe PlayStation disc production and what that means for the initiative. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Lea Hoppe 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 Madeleine Egger • 4 min read Mick Prinz is Project Lead of Good Gaming Support at the Amadeu Antonio Foundation (AAS) People Good Gaming Support: Mick Prinz on Bleak Funding Situation "The outlook for funding civil society projects is currently just as bleak as it is in the gaming industry"; Mick Prinz of Good Gaming Support talks us through the imminent closure of the project after Demokratie Leben! announced to cut its funding. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read Insights German Mobile Games Market Grew by 25% Over Last Four Years With detailed data on the mobile gaming market, game has further refined its market data for 2025, this time focusing on mobile games. The segment is a booming sector, as a long-term analysis also shows, and is dominated by in-game purchases. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Background: gamescom dev gamescom gamescom Week 2026: All Evening Events Never have a dull evening at gamescom 2026 with our party guide: Every sundown event, from Sunday to Sunday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (Pexels/Cottonbro) Business When a Game Dies: What Do Video Game Providers Owe Their Players? The fact that the EU Commission is not currently considering legal changes to the Stop Killing Games initiative does not mean game publishers can do anything they want. IT Law specialist Sandra Spensberger explains the practical implications in her monthly GamesMarket column. By Sandra Spensberger • 4 min read Business It's our Indieversary! Get GamesMarket+ for Just 1€ a Week To mark one year of independent publishing, we are offering the deepest discount yet: A full year of GamesMarket+ access for one euro a week. That's just 52€, more than half off! By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read Development Google Launches Games Fund for African Indie Studios For the first time, Google is launching the Google Play Indie Games Fund in Africa, a support programme for indie studios from Africa. In total, Google plans to invest $1 million in ten studios. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Ross Scott is Founder of Stop Killig Games (SIE/European Parliament) People Stop Killing Games on Sony Killing Discs "There are a few ways to look at it, but none of them are particularly friendly for consumers"; we talked to Stop Killing Games Founder Ross Scott about Sony's decision to axe PlayStation disc production and what that means for the initiative. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Ross Scott is Founder of Stop Killig Games (SIE/European Parliament) People Stop Killing Games on Sony Killing Discs "There are a few ways to look at it, but none of them are particularly friendly for consumers"; we talked to Stop Killing Games Founder Ross Scott about Sony's decision to axe PlayStation disc production and what that means for the initiative. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Lea Hoppe 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 Madeleine Egger • 4 min read
Mick Prinz is Project Lead of Good Gaming Support at the Amadeu Antonio Foundation (AAS) People Good Gaming Support: Mick Prinz on Bleak Funding Situation "The outlook for funding civil society projects is currently just as bleak as it is in the gaming industry"; Mick Prinz of Good Gaming Support talks us through the imminent closure of the project after Demokratie Leben! announced to cut its funding. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Insights German Mobile Games Market Grew by 25% Over Last Four Years With detailed data on the mobile gaming market, game has further refined its market data for 2025, this time focusing on mobile games. The segment is a booming sector, as a long-term analysis also shows, and is dominated by in-game purchases. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Background: gamescom dev gamescom gamescom Week 2026: All Evening Events Never have a dull evening at gamescom 2026 with our party guide: Every sundown event, from Sunday to Sunday. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Pexels/Cottonbro) Business When a Game Dies: What Do Video Game Providers Owe Their Players? The fact that the EU Commission is not currently considering legal changes to the Stop Killing Games initiative does not mean game publishers can do anything they want. IT Law specialist Sandra Spensberger explains the practical implications in her monthly GamesMarket column. By Sandra Spensberger • 4 min read
Business It's our Indieversary! Get GamesMarket+ for Just 1€ a Week To mark one year of independent publishing, we are offering the deepest discount yet: A full year of GamesMarket+ access for one euro a week. That's just 52€, more than half off! By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
Development Google Launches Games Fund for African Indie Studios For the first time, Google is launching the Google Play Indie Games Fund in Africa, a support programme for indie studios from Africa. In total, Google plans to invest $1 million in ten studios. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Ross Scott is Founder of Stop Killig Games (SIE/European Parliament) People Stop Killing Games on Sony Killing Discs "There are a few ways to look at it, but none of them are particularly friendly for consumers"; we talked to Stop Killing Games Founder Ross Scott about Sony's decision to axe PlayStation disc production and what that means for the initiative. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read