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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

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

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EGDF Strengthens Its Developer Relations With Marc Bosch

Marc Bosch, a German games industry veteran, joined EGDF as a developer relations and business development lead at the beginning of September 2026.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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G+ Game Music Makers: Jon Everist

Composer Jon Everist from Seattle has scored almost everything that Harebrained Schemes (Shadowrun, Lamplighters League, Graft) ever developed, along with Star Wars Outlaws and many other games. We spoke to him about making music, his favourite tunes and more.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read

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Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Dimitri Josephine Sahertian

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

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David Scarborough Joins Blizzard as EMEA Comms Senior Manager

The former Senior Account Director at Brands 2 Life is now Blizzard's new Senior Manager for EMEA Comms: David Scarborough joins the Microsoft subsidiary in London.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Miriam Kaisers

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, GamesMarket is publishing these inspirations.

By Madeleine Egger • 5 min read

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Giles Derrington Switches from TikTok to Take-Two

Just before GTA VI drops, Take-Two gets a new Director for Global Affairs with focus on EU and UK: Giles Derrington, former Head of Public Affairs at TikTok, will be the public head for the GTA publisher in Brussels.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Constantin Winkler Leads New Project About Anti-Semitism in Gaming

One of the researchers of the now ended RadiGaMe project, Constantin Winkler, now leads the project Anti-Semitism in Gaming at the Center for Critical Social Sciences in Berlin.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Game Music Makers: Louise McMahon

Composer and vocalist Louise McMahon can be heard on the Pacific Drive soundtrack and made the orchestral video game concept Butterfly Wars. We spoke to her about her technical process, inspirations and way into game music.

By Pascal Wagner • 12 min read

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Jeannine Koch to Take Over as Managing Director of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft

From Berlin to Hamburg: Jeannine Koch is set to become the new Managing Director of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft. She will succeed Egbert Rühl, who is retiring. Koch is currently the Managing Director of medianet berlinbrandenburg.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Gavin Verhey on Building Star Trek Atop Edge of Eternities and The Hobbit after Lord of the Rings

Principal Game Designer Gavin Verhey sat down with us at gamescom 2026, and we spoke about Edge of Eternities as a base for the upcoming Star Trek set, how an IP changes the way cards are made, and when the decision fell to make another Middle-earth set.

By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read