Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #7 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the closure of Bluepoint Studios, an anthology on Games & Storage and reminiscence on the gaming year 1998. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
Business GameSkills Shows First Experts in Mentor Lineup The advanced training initiative for European studios GameSkills has shared the first names in the mentor lineup, including Kate Edwards, Tara Voelker, Celia Hodent and more. Applications for studios run until tomorrow. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark © Joel Marklund People Seven Questions for Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark Several updates and years were needed for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide to reach a genuinely good state. Fatshark is satisfied, too. We spoke to the company's CEO, Martin Wahlund, about class DLCs, the co-op-centred design, and the parallel development of Darktide and Vermintide 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Johanna Pirker © Matthias Rauch People UN Appoints TU Munich Professor Johanna Pirker to AI Expert Panel The UN has named the 40 members of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. Among them are TUM professor Johanna Pirker, Maximilian Nickel (Meta), as well as Bernhard Schölkopf and Mennatallah El-Assady from ETH Zurich. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #6 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include The Legend of Zelda, Japan’s Game Preservation Society and a reading tip. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
(ARD) Business ARD Game Jam – Classical Edition Starts 13 February 2026 With their second game jam, German broadcast union ARD brings classical music into focus. This weekend, six teams will jam on site while everyone can join in jamming from home with live music from the SWR Symphony Orchestra. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #5 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the X-Files, a podcast on Artgames after GamerGate and climate-related games. By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read
Jasmin Kreft, Innovation & AI Strategist at SAE Institute | Picture: SAE Institute Business SAE Institute Offers New AI Training Courses for Media Professionals The new AI training courses offered by the SAE Institute are primarily aimed at freelancers and solo self-employed individuals, who can receive reimbursement for up to 90 per cent of the fees thanks to the so-called Compass funding programme. Of the seven qualifications, one is relevant to games. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Subotron, Games for Change and Belvedere Collaborate on Subotron Game Jams The first collaboration between the NGO Games for Change, Subotron and the historic Belvedere Museum is taking place in connection with the G4C Student Challenge. The games developed will be playable in November as part of an exhibition. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #4 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include a Story Analysis of Still Wakes the Deep, an interview with Manuel Reinher and a proto-Game Pass by Sega. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
Archive picture of GermanDevDays 2023 | Ulrich Schepp/GermanDevDays/Assemble Entertainment Business Application Phase for GermanDevDays Foundation Extended German developers and teams now have until 6 February to apply for support from the GDD GermanDevDays Foundation. The selection will be made by the Foundation's advisory board. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #3 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include the return of FROG, the death of Anthem and the German DCP. By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read
