Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council. (Pro Helvetia / Gina Folly) G+ Pro Helvetia on Switzerland’s Revised Art Funding Guidelines The art funding in Switzerland goes back almost a century. In the form of Pro Helvetia, many art forms, including games, are held up as national treasures. We talked to Cécile Vulliemin, Head of Design at the Swiss Arts Council, about Swiss’s cultural message and its art funding. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Jeanne Jaeger 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 • 4 min read
Elz the Witch will host this years BAFTA Game Award and Ilkka Paananen | Pictures by BAFTA/Alex Ingram and Supercell / Joonas Brandt Awards BAFTA Will Honour Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen With a BAFTA Fellowship At the upcoming BAFTA Game Awards, Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen will receive a special honour. The Academy is awarding the Supercell co-founder a BAFTA Fellowship in recognition of his contributions to the games industry. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Felix Schade, Founder, CEO & Game Director of Screen Juice Interactive GmbH © Screen Juice and Ubisoft People G+ How Morbid Metal Was Prepared for Early Access Morbid Metal from Screen Juice and Ubisoft will launch on 8 April in Early Access. What started in 2017 as an university project has evolved into a stylish hack-and-slash roguelite. We spoke to Felix Schade, the game's creator, game director and CEO, about the final stages of this journey. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Julia Sprenz | Landon Falls | Randy Mosiondz © Arc Games and Cryptic Studios People Three Industry Veterans Return to Strengthen Cryptic Studios Industry veterans Randy Mosiondz, Julia Sprenz and Landon Falls are returning to Cryptic Studios. They will oversee the studio's existing portfolio in their new roles, while collaborating with the executive team on future projects. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Game composer and game music consultant Yannick Süß (Thomas Geiger) People G+ Game Music Makers: Yannick Süß He made music for The Guild 2, then Paradox games such as Victoria 3 and Crusader Kings. Now he is Music Business Consultant for the Swedish strategy giant. And strategy games still define Yannick Süß's professional live and nostalgia for game music. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse with Felix Falk, MD game, at the DCP 2025 | Picture by Franziska Krug/ DCP via Getty Images Awards Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse Confirmed as Hosts for the DCP 2026 The organisers of the DCP are leaving the moderation in capable hands: Katrin Bauerfeind and Uke Bosse will once again host the awards show in 2026. RayaOnAir, Starlet Nova and Maxi Gstettenbauer have been booked for the pre-show and the live stream from the Blue Carpet. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
From left: Moderator David Deleu, Matteo Lana from Italian Tiny Bull Studios, Benjamin Lochmann from Pixel Maniacs, Thierry Baujard of SpielFabrique and Valentina Birke of Super Crowd ((EU Commission) People EU Funded Game Companies Gather in Brussels This week, grant recipients of the Creative Europe Media funding met in Brussels to discuss funding and gather input for the upcoming European funding round from 2028 to 2034. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
At the general meeting, the current board of game.nrw was re-elected | Picture games.nrw Politics games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People G+ Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Dieu Linh Vu 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 • 6 min read
Marilyn Salamov is Senior PR Consultant at fischerAppelt (Arndt Oehmichen) People fischerAppelt Promotes Marilyn Salamov to Senior PR Account Executive Marilyn Salamov has been promoted to Senior PR Account Executive Technology at fischerAppelt. She is one of the contacts for the PR of gamescom congress and DCP at the agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
