Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold The winner Lennard K. (left) receiving the trophy from the tournament casters (Konami) Tabletop Lennard K. is German Yu-Gi-Oh! Master 2026 At German Nationals 2026 in Münster this weekend, the winner Lennard K. qualified himself for the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in Japan end of August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 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 Products Playing Mantis Announces Idle Gatchapon Sim Tiny Capsule Collector Playing Mantis' second game will be Tiny Capsule Collector, an idle gatchapon collector sim set in Tokyo that lives on the bottom of the screen. It's set to release with Twitch integration in Q3. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Developer Center mockup (Apple) Business Europe's First Apple Developer Center to Open in Berlin The fifth Apple Developer Center worldwide and the first in Europe will open in Berlin in 2026. With it, Apple wants to support European app developers and further developer education. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read (Photo: DHWU) Business Dark Horse Voluntarily Recognises Union (Update) The workers at comic book, design works and merchandise company Dark Horse are pushing for unionisation in fear of layoffs, wage freezes, return-to-office policies and AI. Now, the publisher has recognised the union without conflict. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read The Guild – Europa 1410, or Die Gilde – Europa 1410 © THQ Nordic Products The Guild - Europa 1410 Enters Early Access in July The Guild – Europa 1410, or Die Gilde – Europa 1410 as it is known in German, will be released in Early Access in July. This economic simulation game returns to the series' roots, taking inspiration from the original Die Gilde game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read OnlineFussballManager © OFM Studios Business Stillfront Sold OFM Studios Back to Its Founder In a management buyout worth €2.1 million, Stillfront Group has sold OFM Studios to its founder, Maik Dokter. This means that Dokter now owns OFM Studios GmbH outright. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The FYNG City booth, conceptualised (GameStar/Webedia) gamescom Webedia Confirms gamescom Presence GameStar and its sister magazines have confirmed their gamescom presence for this year with a huge 'FYNG City' booth in Hall 7. The next FYNG Show will also take place there on 26 August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The winner Lennard K. (left) receiving the trophy from the tournament casters (Konami) Tabletop Lennard K. is German Yu-Gi-Oh! Master 2026 At German Nationals 2026 in Münster this weekend, the winner Lennard K. qualified himself for the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in Japan end of August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 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
Products Playing Mantis Announces Idle Gatchapon Sim Tiny Capsule Collector Playing Mantis' second game will be Tiny Capsule Collector, an idle gatchapon collector sim set in Tokyo that lives on the bottom of the screen. It's set to release with Twitch integration in Q3. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Developer Center mockup (Apple) Business Europe's First Apple Developer Center to Open in Berlin The fifth Apple Developer Center worldwide and the first in Europe will open in Berlin in 2026. With it, Apple wants to support European app developers and further developer education. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Photo: DHWU) Business Dark Horse Voluntarily Recognises Union (Update) The workers at comic book, design works and merchandise company Dark Horse are pushing for unionisation in fear of layoffs, wage freezes, return-to-office policies and AI. Now, the publisher has recognised the union without conflict. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The Guild – Europa 1410, or Die Gilde – Europa 1410 © THQ Nordic Products The Guild - Europa 1410 Enters Early Access in July The Guild – Europa 1410, or Die Gilde – Europa 1410 as it is known in German, will be released in Early Access in July. This economic simulation game returns to the series' roots, taking inspiration from the original Die Gilde game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
OnlineFussballManager © OFM Studios Business Stillfront Sold OFM Studios Back to Its Founder In a management buyout worth €2.1 million, Stillfront Group has sold OFM Studios to its founder, Maik Dokter. This means that Dokter now owns OFM Studios GmbH outright. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The FYNG City booth, conceptualised (GameStar/Webedia) gamescom Webedia Confirms gamescom Presence GameStar and its sister magazines have confirmed their gamescom presence for this year with a huge 'FYNG City' booth in Hall 7. The next FYNG Show will also take place there on 26 August. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
