Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold People Riatti, Jahn, Hartung and Lueneborg Staff Esports Player Foundation Advisory Board The esports player foundation has revealed its new advisory board members: Hans Christian Lueneborg of Riot is chair, foundation co-founder Evangelos Papathanassiou vice-chair. Max Hartung, Karsten Jahn and Matteo Riatti join. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read From left to right: Olivier Deslandes (Chief Operating Officer) and Martin McBride (Chief Commercial Officer) © Side People Side Names New COO and CCO to Accelerate Scale and Growth Games services provider Side has reorganised its executive team to improve operational delivery and go-to-market capabilities. Olivier Deslandes has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, while Martin McBride has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Maria Amirkhanyan 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 Fatekeeper © Paraglacial & THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic Launches Fatekeeper in Early Access THQ Nordic has two highly anticipated role-playing games coming out this week. First is the long-awaited Gothic 1 Remake, due to be released on Friday. Then there's the impressive-looking Fatekeeper from German studio Paraglacial, launching in Early Access today. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read (Nintendo of Europe) Events Nintendo Summer Tour 2026 Announced for Germany The Nintendo Summer Tour is Back: Visiting ten German cities in five months, Nintendo will be part of several city festivals and conventions. Starting in June in Stuttgart, the tour will close out in October on Polaris in Hamburg. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Raphael Stange, CEO of Nitrado Business G+ Nitrado CEO Raphael Stange: Everything is Designed For Multiplayer Games No server, no multiplayer. What sounds so simple is a massive challenge for game studios, and Nitrado has been supporting developers in this area for over 20 years. In the latest issue, Nitrado CEO Raphael Stange spoke about a service that players only notice when it isn’t working as it should. By Stephan Steininger • 10 min read Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read Age ratings are an important issue for anyone wanting to sell a game (Photo: Pexels / thepaintedsquare) Business Age Ratings for Video Games – More Than a Gentlemen’s Agreement In her monthly column for GamesMarket, IT and IP law expert Sandra Spensberger brings legal knowledge to the games industry. This time she's dissecting the new PEGI age ratings that take effect in June. From a legal perspective, the changes are significant. By Sandra Spensberger • 4 min read Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
People Riatti, Jahn, Hartung and Lueneborg Staff Esports Player Foundation Advisory Board The esports player foundation has revealed its new advisory board members: Hans Christian Lueneborg of Riot is chair, foundation co-founder Evangelos Papathanassiou vice-chair. Max Hartung, Karsten Jahn and Matteo Riatti join. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left to right: Olivier Deslandes (Chief Operating Officer) and Martin McBride (Chief Commercial Officer) © Side People Side Names New COO and CCO to Accelerate Scale and Growth Games services provider Side has reorganised its executive team to improve operational delivery and go-to-market capabilities. Olivier Deslandes has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, while Martin McBride has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Maria Amirkhanyan 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
Fatekeeper © Paraglacial & THQ Nordic Products THQ Nordic Launches Fatekeeper in Early Access THQ Nordic has two highly anticipated role-playing games coming out this week. First is the long-awaited Gothic 1 Remake, due to be released on Friday. Then there's the impressive-looking Fatekeeper from German studio Paraglacial, launching in Early Access today. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
(Nintendo of Europe) Events Nintendo Summer Tour 2026 Announced for Germany The Nintendo Summer Tour is Back: Visiting ten German cities in five months, Nintendo will be part of several city festivals and conventions. Starting in June in Stuttgart, the tour will close out in October on Polaris in Hamburg. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Raphael Stange, CEO of Nitrado Business G+ Nitrado CEO Raphael Stange: Everything is Designed For Multiplayer Games No server, no multiplayer. What sounds so simple is a massive challenge for game studios, and Nitrado has been supporting developers in this area for over 20 years. In the latest issue, Nitrado CEO Raphael Stange spoke about a service that players only notice when it isn’t working as it should. By Stephan Steininger • 10 min read
Wreckfest 2 - This is how THQ Nordic is making its mark © THQ Nordic Business G+ THQ Nordic: The Austrian Heavyweight in the AA Market 2026 is a crucial year for THQ Nordic. With Reanimal, they released a strong title in February, and the major remake of Gothic 1 is set to launch in June — a game that, like Titan Quest II, is pushing towards AAA status. But how else is the publisher positioned? By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Age ratings are an important issue for anyone wanting to sell a game (Photo: Pexels / thepaintedsquare) Business Age Ratings for Video Games – More Than a Gentlemen’s Agreement In her monthly column for GamesMarket, IT and IP law expert Sandra Spensberger brings legal knowledge to the games industry. This time she's dissecting the new PEGI age ratings that take effect in June. From a legal perspective, the changes are significant. By Sandra Spensberger • 4 min read
Chop Chop Inc. © NullRef Entertainment & rokaplay Business Rokaplay Signed Chop Chop Inc. From NullRef Entertainment The German studio NullRef Entertainment has partnered with rokaplay ahead of the upcoming release of Chop Chop Inc. NullRef is made up of former Gentlymad developers — the studio behind Endzone, which closed down in 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
