© game; company logos: respective company Business 24 New Members Join German game Association The game association grows: 24 new members have joined in recent weeks, from universities and civil society associations to young studios to industry stables like Acer. The game grows: The German games industry association has welcomed 24 new members in recent weeks. The following studios and institutions are joining as By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nadine Abramowski and Paul Stehr have joined Super Crowd as new shareholders. © Super Crowd Business Nadine Abramowski and Paul Stehr Have Joined Super Crowd as New Shareholders Super Crowd Entertainment GmbH welcomes PaNa UG, and therefore Nadine Abramowski and Paul Stehr, as new shareholders. In September 2025, Super Crowd Entertainment GmbH welcomed PaNa UG as new shareholder, and with it Nadine Abramowski and Paul Stehr – two of the minds behind projects such as DoktorFroid, Loot für die By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Jiri Kupiainen, Founder and Chair, Dr. Ben Abraham, Standards and Research Lead, and Maria Wagner, Co-Founder and Managing Director SGA © SGA Business SGA Launches Sustainable Games Standard One Year After Its Founding Just over a year after its founding, SGA has reached an important milestone and delivered on its promise: the Sustainable Games Standard, the first global emissions reporting framework created specifically for the games industry. Even though the “Omnibus” initiative eases the time pressure on many companies, including those in the By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
© Sega Business Sega and IOC Sign New Multi-Year Agreement The new agreement between Sega and the IOC is less about games and more about a collaboration between the Olympic brand and Sonic. There will be a wide range of licensed products available in 2026, and partners are now being sought. The agreement now concluded between Sega and the International By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© DFL Esports DFL and Electronic Arts Revise Competition Mode of Virtual Bundesliga At the start of the new season of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL), the DFL and Electronic Arts have made numerous adjustments to make the competition more open and exciting. But there are also some constants: 35 teams are competing in the VBL. The start of the new season is scheduled By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© ExP Campus ExP Returns with HFF München Expert Talks and Pretzels returns in a new venue, with the CreatiF Center of HFF München. On 8 October Musfira Naqvi of Siemens and Marcel-André Casasola-Greiner of Jumpy Bit will speak in front of and using the big cinema screen. Expert Talks and Pretzels (ExP), the Munich talk By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© PlayBern Business PlayBern Festival 2025 Brings Game Music Into the Spotlight The 7. PlayBern Festival from 31 October to 2 November features game music as a spotlight topic. Apart from game concerts and composers on stage, accessibility in music takes center stage. Research collective CH Ludens will also be part of the program. From 31 October to 2 November, the PlayBern By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Rudolf Inderst Campus DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist #39 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter of games research association DiGRA GSA is published weekly on GamesMarkt, curated by Prof Dr Rudolf Inderst. This time with Starfield, jobs as game researchers in Europe and the DiGRA Ireland conference. Ahoi there, game studies operators! Sometimes it happens faster than you think: you By Team GamesMarket • 2 min read
Ruth Lemmen and André Bernhardt © GM Business Play, Promote, Publish 2025 Workshop Goes to the Next Round The five-day workshop on marketing strategies in the games industry will kick off with an in-person event during Games Ground in Berlin. Play, Promote, Publish 2025 is organized and curated by Ruth Lemmen and André Bernhardt. The target audience for Play, Promote, Publisher 2025 includes SMEs, large companies, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The House of Games Berlin will be located at Lux. © Daniel Hinz Business House of Games Berlin Hosts Indie Townhall Indies will play an important role alongside the major anchor tenants at House of Games Berlin, which is scheduled to open in 2026. The options that the gaming property offers small studios in particular will be explained at a town hall meeting specifically for indie developers in mid-October. This By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© DiGRA Campus DiGRA 2026 Conference Takes Place in Maynooth, Ireland The DiGRA 2026 Conference will take place in Ireland from 14-18 June 2026. Paper submission opens are open right now. The conference revolves around the ways in which games are pleasurable. The DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association) 2026 conference will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© AIAS Business Submissions for the 29th DICE Awards Open Until Early December Publishers and developers have until December 5 to submit their titles for the 2026 DICE Awards, provided they meet the eligibility requirements. It is one of the most important awards in the international gaming industry: the DICE Awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) will be held By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
