Madeleine Egger, Jaqueline Martin, Michael Liebe and Ruth Lemmen (from Left to Right; Pictures by Womenize!) People Jaqueline Martin Joins Womenize! as Project Manager Booster Space has brought on board a new member of staff for the Womenize! platform. With immediate effect, Jaqueline “Jacky” Martin will take on the role of Project Manager and will focus in particular the new Masterclasses project. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People G+ Jasmin Oestreicher on Freedom, Curiosity and What She Expects From Leadership A change of perspective paved the way for Jasmin Oestreicher to become co-founder and co-CEO of her own publishing house, Sidekick Publishing. When it comes to equality in the industry, she is genuinely optimistic, but also holds the industry’s leaders to account. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
People IIDEA Strengthens Its Board With Pier Luigi Parnofiello and Manuel Del Rosso The Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association has further strengthened its board with two new appointments. The new members are Pier Luigi Parnofiello, CEO of PG Esports, and Manuel Del Rosso from Warner Bros. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Amina Appiah Lewis 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 • 7 min read
People G+ Game Music Makers: Petri Alanko BAFTA-nominated Composer Petri Alanko from Helsinki in Finland has made music for Wooga and Supercell, but most importantly you know his work from Remedy's Alan Wake and Control series. We spoke to him about creative pipelines, prototyping music and much more. By Pascal Wagner • 11 min read
From left: Aleksandar Marjanovic, Dr. Jacob Mendel, and Daniel Rapp, the new Strategic Advisory Board. People Marquard Group Forms Strategic Advisory Board Aleksandar Marjanovic, Dr. Jacob Mendel, and Daniel Rapp are the new Strategic Advisory Board of Marquard Group from Switzerland, the company behind 4Players and Computec. Their fields: gaming, automotive, and defense. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Arhi Makkonen, Senior Level Designer at Remedy Entertainment, at gamescom 2026 (GM PW) People G+ Arhi Makkonen on Control Resonant: "Level Design was at the Center" Control Resonant is not just a sequel to Remedy's Control, but an entirely new experiment. We spoke to Senior Level Designer Arhi Makkonen about making Manhattan weird(er), excluding parry systems from the game and taking inspiration from great games. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Jannik Kasper and Wolf Lang Featuring two of the company’s most important events: Polaris and the Indie Area Booth at gamescom (Pictures: Super Crowd Entertainment) People Jannik Kasper Becomes Co-CEO Alongside Wolf Lang at Super Crowd The Hamburg-based events company Super Crowd Entertainment (Polaris, Indie Arena Booth) intends to usher in the next phase of the company’s development with a dual leadership structure. With immediate effect, Jannik Kasper will join founder Wolf Lang as co-CEO. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Ahmed Ouahab is the new Director of Sales and International Growth at 4Players (Ouahab/4P) People 4Players Hires Ahmed Ouahab as Director of Sales and International Growth With Ahmed Ouahab as their new Director of Sales and International Growth, 4Players GmbH wants to tap new regions in gaming and increasingly non-gaming contexts. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Laura Gonzalez Fernandez 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 • 7 min read
Delegates at the General Assembly of the European Esports Federation (Photo: EEF) People European Esports Federation Elects Goran Kuzmić as President and Adopts ESBD Motion Delegates from 27 Member Federations elected Goran Kuzmić during the General Assembly of the European Esports Federation (EEF), hosted by the Macedonian Esports Federation in Skopje. A motion submitted by E-Sport-Bund Deutschland was also adopted by the delegates. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Berkley Egenes, Chief Marketing and Growth Officer at Xsolla © Xsolla Xsolla's Berkley Egenes on D2C, Emerging Markets and Monetising Games Globally When it comes to monetising games, direct-to-consumer channels are becoming an increasingly important way of strengthening the connection between game developers and their customers. We spoke to Berkley Egenes, Xsolla’s Chief Marketing & Growth Officer, about this and other related issues. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
