People Gamer in the City Hall: How Marc Bosch Plans to Play the Administration in Neufahrn On 8 March, games manager Marc Bosch will run for mayor in Neufahrn near Munich for the second time. In an interview, he reveals what motivates him, how gamification and AI can change local politics, and why he is even taking a break from his dream job in gaming to do so. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Alpha Chrome Yayo in his studio (Alpha Chrome Yayo, 2026) People Game Music Makers: Alpha Chrome Yayo He made the soundtrack to one of 2025's most special games: Alpha Chrome Yayo from Belfast worked on Kaizen Game Work's Promise Mascot Agency. We interviewed the artist about making game music, the best game soundtracks and his favourite ways to work. By Pascal Wagner • 10 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Jessy Yu 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 • 3 min read
Jogi Neufeld from Subotron and Natalie Denk, former Head of the Center for Applied Game Studies for 14 years, will make FROG 2026 a reality (Neufeld / Denk) People Future and Reality of Gaming Will Continue Under Subotron and Natalie Denk Austria's game studies conference FROG - Future and Reality of Gaming will continue independently of the closure of Krems' Center for Applied Game Studies. Natalie Denk will take it with her to Vienna and make it happen in Autumn 2026 with Subotron's Jogi Neufeld. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Adam Snook | Ben Tucker © Snook, Tucker, Green Man Gaming People Green Man Gaming Expands Its Business Development Team Green Man Gaming is expanding its business development arm with two new appointments: Adam Snook has been appointed SVP of Content Acquisition, Publishing and DMS, while Ben Tucker is joining as a Game Scout. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
People Former Nintendo President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board of Directors Nintendo of America's former President and COO Doug Bowser joins toymaker Hasbro on the Board of Directors, along with Carla Vernón, CEO of online distributor The Honest Company. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Johanna Nylander and Per Strömbäck | Pictures from Dataspelsbranschen People Johanna Nylander Leads Sweden's Dataspelsbranschen Temporarily Until the summer, Johanna Nylander will take over the day-to-day management of the Swedish industry association Dataspelsbranschen as Acting Managing Director. Nylander will represent Per Strömbäck while he takes part-time parental leave. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Jonathan Hales, CEO Megabit Publishing © Megabit People Megabit Publishing Appoints Jonathan Hales as CEO Megabit, the publishing arm of Aonic, has appointed Jonathan Hales as its new CEO to lead a strengthened team. The former Kalypso and Codemasters senior leader will oversee publishing efforts on Hello Sunshine, Thick as Thieves, Lou's Lagoon and more. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Jeonghee "JJ" Jin, CEO of NC America & COO of NC West © Jeonghee "JJ" Jin, CEO, NC America People Jeonghee Jin of Ncsoft Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 What are game industry executives' reflections on 2025, and what are their thoughts on 2026? We spoke to Jeonghee Jin, CEO of NC America and COO of NC West, to find out. This interview concludes our series. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Julian Gerighty © Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio People Julian Gerighty Leaves Ubisoft Massive and Joins Battlefield Studios Julian Gerighty, Creative Director and Executive Producer on Tom Clancy's The Division, is leaving Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio to join Battlefield Studios at Electronic Arts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Marco Alessandro Minoli, Publishing Director of Slitherine © Slitherine People Marco Alessandro Minoli of Slitherine Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Marco Alessandro Minoli, Publishing Director of Slitherine, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Mika Tammenkoski, CEO and co-founder at Metacore © Jussi Ratilainen People Mika Tammenkoski of Metacore Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026 How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Mika Tammenkoski, CEO and co-founder at Metacore, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
