Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold French composer Olivier Deriviere is a mainstay in European game music (all pictures in this article: Olivier Deriviere) People G+ Game Music Makers: Olivier Derivière He made the soundtrack to Remember Me, Vampyr and A Plague Tale: Legendary composer Olivier Derivière from Paris is leading us through his work process, his favourite soundtracks and the best ways to involve composers in your game dev workflow. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Jessica Bitter 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 (Sigurbjörnsdóttir/Fenris Creations) People Former Iceland Minister Now Leads AI Partnerships for Fenrix Creations Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, formerly Minister of Justice and Minister of Education and Research in Iceland, has now taken a job in the private sector: as Senior Director of AI Partnerships at Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily - 11 August 2026: MTG Renaming, gamescom dev survey, Olivier Derivière, Nacon Safeguard Proceedings & more GamesMarket's daily editorial editorial comment and an overview of all news of the day, not just to your inbox, but freely available online as well. The topics of the day: the safeguard proceedings regarding Nacon's insolvency, Stop Killing Games suing PlayStation, MTG renaming its gaming division. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read Products Crystals of Irm Releases Sometime After gamescom Deck 13 Spotlight and developer David Schütze have said retro RPG Crystals of Irm will release in "***ber 2026" - so September at the earliest. By Pascal Wagner • Products Big Walk Reaches a Million Sales in One Week Panic has shared that House House's game Big Walk has reached one million sales in one week. Combined with the PlayStation Plus redeems, the player numbers seems to be even higher. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Autobahn Police Simulator 4 © Aerosoft Products Aerosoft and Z-Software Announced Autobahn Police Simulator 4 The German Autobahn is calling: One of the most successful franchises from Aerosoft and Z-Software is the Autobahn Police Simulator series, which began with the release of the first instalment in 2015. Now, Autobahn Police Simulator 4 has been announced for PC and consoles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read gamescom gamescom dev Speaker Survey 2026: Economic Challenges Dominate Opinions The results of the gamescom dev 2026 speaker survey, held with 100 speakers, shows that economic uncertainty, a destroyed junior-to-senior pipeline due to AI and bad discoverability are on the industry's mind. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Bigben Interactive & Nacon © Bigben Interactive & Nacon Business Safeguard Proceedings Initiated: How Nacon's Future Will Be Secured Bigben Interactive, Nacon's parent company, announced an agreement in principle with the main financial creditors, as well as the filing of a petition for the commencement of accelerated safeguard proceedings. This is what it means for Nacon. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
French composer Olivier Deriviere is a mainstay in European game music (all pictures in this article: Olivier Deriviere) People G+ Game Music Makers: Olivier Derivière He made the soundtrack to Remember Me, Vampyr and A Plague Tale: Legendary composer Olivier Derivière from Paris is leading us through his work process, his favourite soundtracks and the best ways to involve composers in your game dev workflow. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Jessica Bitter 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
(Sigurbjörnsdóttir/Fenris Creations) People Former Iceland Minister Now Leads AI Partnerships for Fenrix Creations Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, formerly Minister of Justice and Minister of Education and Research in Iceland, has now taken a job in the private sector: as Senior Director of AI Partnerships at Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily - 11 August 2026: MTG Renaming, gamescom dev survey, Olivier Derivière, Nacon Safeguard Proceedings & more GamesMarket's daily editorial editorial comment and an overview of all news of the day, not just to your inbox, but freely available online as well. The topics of the day: the safeguard proceedings regarding Nacon's insolvency, Stop Killing Games suing PlayStation, MTG renaming its gaming division. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Products Crystals of Irm Releases Sometime After gamescom Deck 13 Spotlight and developer David Schütze have said retro RPG Crystals of Irm will release in "***ber 2026" - so September at the earliest. By Pascal Wagner •
Products Big Walk Reaches a Million Sales in One Week Panic has shared that House House's game Big Walk has reached one million sales in one week. Combined with the PlayStation Plus redeems, the player numbers seems to be even higher. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Autobahn Police Simulator 4 © Aerosoft Products Aerosoft and Z-Software Announced Autobahn Police Simulator 4 The German Autobahn is calling: One of the most successful franchises from Aerosoft and Z-Software is the Autobahn Police Simulator series, which began with the release of the first instalment in 2015. Now, Autobahn Police Simulator 4 has been announced for PC and consoles. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
gamescom gamescom dev Speaker Survey 2026: Economic Challenges Dominate Opinions The results of the gamescom dev 2026 speaker survey, held with 100 speakers, shows that economic uncertainty, a destroyed junior-to-senior pipeline due to AI and bad discoverability are on the industry's mind. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Bigben Interactive & Nacon © Bigben Interactive & Nacon Business Safeguard Proceedings Initiated: How Nacon's Future Will Be Secured Bigben Interactive, Nacon's parent company, announced an agreement in principle with the main financial creditors, as well as the filing of a petition for the commencement of accelerated safeguard proceedings. This is what it means for Nacon. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
