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 – 05 Nov 26: US Industry Dashboard, SAE Awards 2026, PS Store Charts, Nintendo, Sony, Ocarina of Time, Slow Game Club and more Today's newsletter focuses on the decline in hardware sales and the increase in software sales across all three console providers. Also covered are the winners of the SAE Awards 2026 and a new dashboard from the US trade association ESA, which illustrates the industry's state-level impact. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read The Winners of the SAE Awards 2026 © Sven Kubeile on behalf of SAE Institute Awards SAE Institute Presents the SAE Awards 2026 and Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary The SAE Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and has presented the SAE Awards 2026 for media productions created by students and alumni from around the world. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Business G+ Nintendo (H1 FY27): Console Sales Decline, Software Sales Rise In the first half of the current financial year, Nintendo sold fewer consoles than in the previous year. However, operating profit has increased thanks to consistent software sales. The company is maintaining its prior outlook. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read GTA VI advertisement on the famous Shibuya Crossing billboards (GM, Pascal Wagner) Business Rockstar Promotes GTA VI at Shibuya Crossing With huge billboard ads at Tokyo's Shibuya Scramble, Rockstar is aiming to insure the success of Grand Theft Auto VI in Japan. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Slow Game Club 2027 © Slow Game Club / Into Games Publishing Slow Game Club Returns for 2027 With Twelve Hand-Picked Indie Games Following a sold-out first year, the Slow Game Club is back in 2027 with twelve hand-picked indie games, one a month, and a new theme celebrating "stories that only games could tell". 100% of the proceeds will go to charity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Marvel's Wolverine © Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel Business G+ Sony: Weaker Console Sales in a Booming Games Market Despite declining PS5 console sales and mediocre performance of Marvel's Wolverine, Sony's Game & Network Services segment (PlayStation) continues to perform so well that the company has revised its business forecast upwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 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 – 05 Nov 26: US Industry Dashboard, SAE Awards 2026, PS Store Charts, Nintendo, Sony, Ocarina of Time, Slow Game Club and more Today's newsletter focuses on the decline in hardware sales and the increase in software sales across all three console providers. Also covered are the winners of the SAE Awards 2026 and a new dashboard from the US trade association ESA, which illustrates the industry's state-level impact. By Team GamesMarket • 5 min read
The Winners of the SAE Awards 2026 © Sven Kubeile on behalf of SAE Institute Awards SAE Institute Presents the SAE Awards 2026 and Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary The SAE Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and has presented the SAE Awards 2026 for media productions created by students and alumni from around the world. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business G+ Nintendo (H1 FY27): Console Sales Decline, Software Sales Rise In the first half of the current financial year, Nintendo sold fewer consoles than in the previous year. However, operating profit has increased thanks to consistent software sales. The company is maintaining its prior outlook. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
GTA VI advertisement on the famous Shibuya Crossing billboards (GM, Pascal Wagner) Business Rockstar Promotes GTA VI at Shibuya Crossing With huge billboard ads at Tokyo's Shibuya Scramble, Rockstar is aiming to insure the success of Grand Theft Auto VI in Japan. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Slow Game Club 2027 © Slow Game Club / Into Games Publishing Slow Game Club Returns for 2027 With Twelve Hand-Picked Indie Games Following a sold-out first year, the Slow Game Club is back in 2027 with twelve hand-picked indie games, one a month, and a new theme celebrating "stories that only games could tell". 100% of the proceeds will go to charity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Marvel's Wolverine © Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel Business G+ Sony: Weaker Console Sales in a Booming Games Market Despite declining PS5 console sales and mediocre performance of Marvel's Wolverine, Sony's Game & Network Services segment (PlayStation) continues to perform so well that the company has revised its business forecast upwards. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
