Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Lenja Kaufmann 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 • 7 min read Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies © Mikko Mäntyniemi gamescom EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening. By Marcel Kleffmann • Marion Plank is professor for Game Art at IU (Plank/IU) Campus G+ Researcher Spotlight: Marion Plank In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people wo bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Marion Plank of IU International University, professor for Game Art. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 22. July 26: Spain, UK, G4C Awards, Paintbucket,EA, Powell Group Following a mega gamescom Tuesday, new market data from Spain is due out today. Meanwhile, the Games For Change Awards were presented in New York, where a German studio also had cause to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read Background: gamescom dev gamescom Update: 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 • 2 min read Business UK Industry Wants to Create Collaborative Framework for Collecting Video Game Culture Whilst the International Computer Games Collection project in Germany is on the verge of being scrapped, the UK industry association UKIE is organising a meeting for several museums in mid-August to establish a framework for the preservation of British gaming heritage. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Campus Powell Group Launches Learning Platform For Game Developers The Powell Group Business School is designed to serve as a professional development platform to help game developers build stronger businesses. To begin with, 14 online courses will be offered, with plans for ongoing expansion. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Paintbucket Wins Best in Learning at G4C Awards, Compulsion the GotY Category In New York, the highly acclaimed awards were also presented as part of the Games for Change (G4C) festival, with one award going to the German studio Paintbucket Games. Most of the awards went to Hexecutable, but the main category was won by Compulsion Games. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read José María Moreno, Chief Executive of AEVI (Picture by AEVI; Archive Picture) Business Spain’s Games Revenue Fell by 3.2% in 2025 The Spanish Video Game Association (AEVI) has published its annual report for 2025, which includes market data for the past year. Total revenue fell slightly to 2.293 billion euros. The decline was particularly pronounced in the PC and console games sector. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Lenja Kaufmann 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 • 7 min read
Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies © Mikko Mäntyniemi gamescom EC Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen to Visit Gamescom Henna Virkkunen will be visiting gamescom for the first time this year. As the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, as well as the Commissioner responsible for digital and frontier technologies, she will be taking part in the political opening. By Marcel Kleffmann •
Marion Plank is professor for Game Art at IU (Plank/IU) Campus G+ Researcher Spotlight: Marion Plank In our ongoing series about games researchers, we portrait the people wo bring game studies forward and define how game making is taught and learned at universities. Today in the spotlight is Marion Plank of IU International University, professor for Game Art. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 22. July 26: Spain, UK, G4C Awards, Paintbucket,EA, Powell Group Following a mega gamescom Tuesday, new market data from Spain is due out today. Meanwhile, the Games For Change Awards were presented in New York, where a German studio also had cause to celebrate. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
Background: gamescom dev gamescom Update: 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 • 2 min read
Business UK Industry Wants to Create Collaborative Framework for Collecting Video Game Culture Whilst the International Computer Games Collection project in Germany is on the verge of being scrapped, the UK industry association UKIE is organising a meeting for several museums in mid-August to establish a framework for the preservation of British gaming heritage. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Campus Powell Group Launches Learning Platform For Game Developers The Powell Group Business School is designed to serve as a professional development platform to help game developers build stronger businesses. To begin with, 14 online courses will be offered, with plans for ongoing expansion. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Paintbucket Wins Best in Learning at G4C Awards, Compulsion the GotY Category In New York, the highly acclaimed awards were also presented as part of the Games for Change (G4C) festival, with one award going to the German studio Paintbucket Games. Most of the awards went to Hexecutable, but the main category was won by Compulsion Games. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
José María Moreno, Chief Executive of AEVI (Picture by AEVI; Archive Picture) Business Spain’s Games Revenue Fell by 3.2% in 2025 The Spanish Video Game Association (AEVI) has published its annual report for 2025, which includes market data for the past year. Total revenue fell slightly to 2.293 billion euros. The decline was particularly pronounced in the PC and console games sector. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
