Lars Janssen, CEO Deck13 Interactive © Janssen People Lars Janssen of Deck13 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 Lars Janssen, CEO Deck13 Interactive, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Screenshot "Gaming Interviews" on YouTube with Vince Zampella and Battlefield-General Manager Byron Beede People FPS Star Developer Vince Zampella Dies in Car Accident Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn and responsible for the Battlefield franchise at Electronic Arts, among other IPs, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles. The accident has caused sadness throughout the industry. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Jan Theysen, Owner, Co-founder and Co-CEO of King Art Games © King Art Games People Jan Theysen of King Art Games 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 Jan Theysen, Owner, Co-founder and Co-CEO of King Art Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lybee Park is the CEO of Pearl Abyss Europe © Pearl Abyss People Lybee Park of Pearl Abyss Europe 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 Lybee Park, CEO of Pearl Abyss Europe, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dino Patti, CEO and co-founder of coherence © Jesper Berg People Dino Patti of coherence 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 Dino Patti, CEO and co-founder of coherence, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Photo: Simon Jolbej/Xperion/Bisalina // Livestream Bisalina Speedruns People G+ Lucina Hum: Bringing Speedruns from the Niche to the Stage Event organiser Lucina Hum has proven that Speedrunning is more than a peculiar niche with her prestige event Bisalina Speedruns. And while charity work might not make rich, the streamer and moderator has proven her staying power in the German event space. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Markus Oeller, Co-CEO, 1SP Agency | Monique Bernds, Chief Growth Officer, 1SP Agency © Sven Jakobsen, 1SP Agency People 1SP Agency Appoints Monique Bernds as Chief Growth Officer The Hamburg-based 1SP Agency has appointed Monique Bernds as Chief Growth Officer. Taking on a strategic leadership role, she will be responsible for shaping and driving commercial growth, strengthening cross-agency collaboration and accelerating 1SP's expansion into global markets from early 2026. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dennis Korf, Managing Director, Wooga © Kay Herschelmann People Dennis Korf of Wooga 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 Dennis Korf, Managing Director Wooga, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Karoliina Korppoo 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
From left: Theresa Thoma, The Mane Quest's Alice Ruppert and Anna Glinsmann. (Thogli/The Mane Quest) People G+ These German-Swiss Cooperators Want to Bring Good Old Horse-Gaming Back Thogli Studios and The Mane Quest's Alice Ruppert have teamed up for Horses of Hoofprint Bay to bring back good, retro-inspired horse games. We interviewed the team behind the FFF Bayern funded project about their ambitions and how they met. By Pascal Wagner • 9 min read
Photo: Manuel Buß People Manuel Buß is new Lead of GameUp! RLP Following on Senad Palic, the new Project Lead for GameUp! RLP at the Innovation Agency Rhineland-Palatinate is recent gamesAHEAD Chairman and MD of KnotHorn Studios Manuel Buß. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The advisory board of USK (USK) People Heico Michael Engelhardt Remains Chairman of USK Advisory Board In its reconstitution, the advisory board of USK re-elected Heico Michael Engelhardt of SOS Children's Villages SH as chairman. Katja Engelbert of the Youth Ministry of NRW is now deputy chair. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
