Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Madeleine Egger, Jaqueline Martin, Michael Liebe and Ruth Lemmen (from Left to Right; Pictures by Womenize!) People Jaqueline Martin Joins Womenize! as Project Manager Booster Space has brought on board a new member of staff for the Womenize! platform. With immediate effect, Jaqueline “Jacky” Martin will take on the role of Project Manager and will focus in particular the new Masterclasses project. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read People G+ Jasmin Oestreicher on Freedom, Curiosity and What She Expects From Leadership A change of perspective paved the way for Jasmin Oestreicher to become co-founder and co-CEO of her own publishing house, Sidekick Publishing. When it comes to equality in the industry, she is genuinely optimistic, but also holds the industry’s leaders to account. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read People IIDEA Strengthens Its Board With Pier Luigi Parnofiello and Manuel Del Rosso The Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association has further strengthened its board with two new appointments. The new members are Pier Luigi Parnofiello, CEO of PG Esports, and Manuel Del Rosso from Warner Bros. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read (Picture/Logos: Pexels, EGDF, VGE) Politics VGE and EGDF Speak of Substantial Disagreement With CPC Regarding Classification of In-Game Currencies In a joint statement, Video Games Europe (VGE) and European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) have rejected the allegations made by the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network. Despite being asked, the CPC has yet not comment the legal basis for its classification of in-game currencies. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily - 30 September 2026: CPC Network, Steam Charts & Changes, Coffee Stain Showcase, Womenize! & more With an attempt to break away from self-regulation in the industry, the EU has made waves today. Also in the news: New personel at Booster Space, weekly Steam charts and a new showcase. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read (Unsplash, Paws and Prints) Opinion G+ Comment: The EC is the Carrot, the CPC Network is the Stick How does the EU intend to regulate games? Whilst the Commission praised games industry’s self-regulation when it unveiled the EU Kids Act, consumer protection groups in Brussels have launched a new action against the industry. A well-thought-out plan looks rather different, says Stephan Steininger. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Products Rokaplay and Mipumi Announce A Game About Digging A Hole Together As a multiplayer follow-up of the surprise hit, A Game About Digging A Hole Together will release this year from rokaplay and Mipumi Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The EU Commission building in Brussels (By EmDee - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia) Politics European Consumer Protection Agencies Take Action Game Companies With Ingame Purchases The EU Consumer Protection Cooperation Network is targeting nine game companies with an EU-wide enforcement to bring their ingame currency practices in line with EU regulations. The companies are Activision Blizzard King, Crytek, InnoGames, Mojang, Plarium, PLR, Riot, Supercell and Ubisoft. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read EA Sports FC 27 / Transport Fever 3 / Control Resonant © EA Sports / Urban Games & Paradox / Remedy Entertainment Business G+ Weekly Steam Charts: How Well Do EA Sports FC 27, Control and Transport Fever 3 Resonate? EA Sports FC 27 tops the weekly Steam charts, but it is considerably less popular than its predecessor. Interestingly, however, the popularity of Control Resonant, Ace Combat 8 and Transport Fever 3 differs in Germany compared to the global market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Madeleine Egger, Jaqueline Martin, Michael Liebe and Ruth Lemmen (from Left to Right; Pictures by Womenize!) People Jaqueline Martin Joins Womenize! as Project Manager Booster Space has brought on board a new member of staff for the Womenize! platform. With immediate effect, Jaqueline “Jacky” Martin will take on the role of Project Manager and will focus in particular the new Masterclasses project. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People G+ Jasmin Oestreicher on Freedom, Curiosity and What She Expects From Leadership A change of perspective paved the way for Jasmin Oestreicher to become co-founder and co-CEO of her own publishing house, Sidekick Publishing. When it comes to equality in the industry, she is genuinely optimistic, but also holds the industry’s leaders to account. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
People IIDEA Strengthens Its Board With Pier Luigi Parnofiello and Manuel Del Rosso The Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association has further strengthened its board with two new appointments. The new members are Pier Luigi Parnofiello, CEO of PG Esports, and Manuel Del Rosso from Warner Bros. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
(Picture/Logos: Pexels, EGDF, VGE) Politics VGE and EGDF Speak of Substantial Disagreement With CPC Regarding Classification of In-Game Currencies In a joint statement, Video Games Europe (VGE) and European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) have rejected the allegations made by the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network. Despite being asked, the CPC has yet not comment the legal basis for its classification of in-game currencies. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 30 September 2026: CPC Network, Steam Charts & Changes, Coffee Stain Showcase, Womenize! & more With an attempt to break away from self-regulation in the industry, the EU has made waves today. Also in the news: New personel at Booster Space, weekly Steam charts and a new showcase. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
(Unsplash, Paws and Prints) Opinion G+ Comment: The EC is the Carrot, the CPC Network is the Stick How does the EU intend to regulate games? Whilst the Commission praised games industry’s self-regulation when it unveiled the EU Kids Act, consumer protection groups in Brussels have launched a new action against the industry. A well-thought-out plan looks rather different, says Stephan Steininger. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Products Rokaplay and Mipumi Announce A Game About Digging A Hole Together As a multiplayer follow-up of the surprise hit, A Game About Digging A Hole Together will release this year from rokaplay and Mipumi Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The EU Commission building in Brussels (By EmDee - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia) Politics European Consumer Protection Agencies Take Action Game Companies With Ingame Purchases The EU Consumer Protection Cooperation Network is targeting nine game companies with an EU-wide enforcement to bring their ingame currency practices in line with EU regulations. The companies are Activision Blizzard King, Crytek, InnoGames, Mojang, Plarium, PLR, Riot, Supercell and Ubisoft. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
EA Sports FC 27 / Transport Fever 3 / Control Resonant © EA Sports / Urban Games & Paradox / Remedy Entertainment Business G+ Weekly Steam Charts: How Well Do EA Sports FC 27, Control and Transport Fever 3 Resonate? EA Sports FC 27 tops the weekly Steam charts, but it is considerably less popular than its predecessor. Interestingly, however, the popularity of Control Resonant, Ace Combat 8 and Transport Fever 3 differs in Germany compared to the global market. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
