Minister Kaweh Mansoori at the Hesse booth at gamescom 2026 (photo: GamesMarket, Pascal Wagner) People Minister Kaweh Mansoori: "Hesse Supports the Industry in the Tax Incentive Discussion" We spoke to Hesse Economic Minister Kaweh Mansoori after his gamescom reception about what Hesse, home of Nintendo of Europe, Crytek, Keen Games, Deck13 and many more, can and wants to do better for the games industry. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
People EGDF Elects New Board and Sets Agenda For Next 2 Years At the traditional general assembly held during gamescom, members of the European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) elected a new board and set the agenda for the next two years. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony (c) Gecko One GmbH Politics Michael Kretschmer Takes on the Role of Patron for Saxony's Games Industry Michael Kretschmer, the Minister-President of Saxony, has become the patron of the state's games industry. This acknowledges the sector's growth and will help to further develop Saxony as a games hub. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Markus Wilding, Frederik Hammes, Lars Janssen, Stephan Reichart (c) Pascal Wagner People Special Tribute to Stephan Reichart at gamescom dev 2026 The gamescom dev awards ceremony concluded with a personal moment as Stephan Reichart, the founder of the event and former Managing Director of game events, was invited on stage and honored for his outstanding contributions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Dorothee Bär and Lars Klingbeil (from Left; Pictures: Steffen Prößdorf; Sandra Krafft; Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler) gamescom Bär, Klingbeil, Steinmeier: Live Stream of Openings of Gamescom and Gamescom Congress Even if you can’t be there in person, you can watch the political opening ceremony featuring Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and Federal Minister Dorothee Bär, as well as the opening of the gamescom congress with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, live via the Twitch stream. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel are part of a big Green party presence at gamescom 2026 (Elias Keilhauer/Marija Heinecke) People Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel to Visit gamescom 2026 With a press tour through the entertainment area on Wednesday, the Greens enforce their gamescom presence: Ricarda Lang and Thomas Hentschel from Baden-Württemberg will check out the fair this year. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Isabel Grünberg 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 • 2 min read
Liana Murphy is the new Account Director, US Operations at Second Stage GmbH (Second Stage) People Second Stage Hires Liana Murphy as Account Director, US Operations Berlin marketing intelligence agency Second Stage has hired Liana Murphy, formerly of Vicariously and V Publishing, as Account Director, US Operations. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Etienne Sur, Administrateur de l’État and French Consul General in Düsseldorf will attend gamescom (French Embassy) People French Consul General Etienne Sur to Attend gamescom 2026 French Consul General Etienne Sur will attend a reception breakfast at the Business France Pavilion in the gamescom 2026 business area, GamesMarket has learned from the embassy. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Aleksandra Franz, Hanna Metelmann and Jennifer F. Donovan a.k.a. The Umbra Collective about prototyping with unusual materials. (The Umbra Collective) Development G+ Under the Hood: Unusual Prototyping for Tufuur In our regular GamesMarket developer series, game studios present pictures of what's going on under the hood of in their game making process. This time, The Umbra Collective leads us through prototyping the world for their upcoming game Tufuur with Play-Doh. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
People Kai Wienke Joins the Xbox DACH & CEE Team The German Xbox team has brought on Kai Wienke, an experienced communications specialist, as Senior Communications Manager for Xbox DACH (GSA) & CEE. Wienke most recently worked at Freenet. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Harley Zhao, Founder & CEO, Original Force, and Marco Pacifico, Studio Director Germany and Business Development Director (Pictures by Original Force) People Original Force Expands to Europe and Opens Studio in Mainz The Chinese external development specialist Original Force is entering the European market and establishing its ninth global office in Mainz. It will be led by Business Development Director Marco Pacifico, who also serves as Studio Director for Germany. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
