Mervin Lee Kwai, Vice President of Operations in North America, NC America © NC America People NC America Appoints Mervin Lee Kwai to Lead Western Publishing Operations In preparation for the global launch of Aion 2, NC America is expanding its publishing team with the hire of Mervin Lee Kwai. The former senior leader of Amazon's third-party MMO publishing division will play a key role in shaping NC America's 2026 line-up. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jerk Gustafsson (Co-Founder and Studio Director at MachineGames; Game Director on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle) at the Indiana Jones launch party on 9 December 2024 © MachineGames / Nikolaj Fehrm Business MachineGames' Jerk Gustafsson: "There's Still a Strong Appetite for Focused, Narrative-Driven Experiences" Swedish studio MachineGames has made a big impression with Wolfenstein and, most recently, Indiana Jones. We spoke to Studio Director Jerk Gustafsson about the studio's history, the strength of the Swedish industry, its second office and why single-player games remain relevant in the age of GaaS. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
The scholarship recipients of MGZstart 2026 (MGZ) People MGZStart Scholarship Includes Content Affairs and Playing Mantis Studio Playing Mantis Studio, Denise Bieber's Content Affairs and eduTech startup easy pisy are among the Mediengründerzentrum NRW'S MGZStart 2026 stipendiates. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mattias Wiking, CEO Winterkeep Interactive © Fotograf Lena Lee People Five Questions for Mattias Wiking, CEO of Winterkeep Interactive Mattias Wiking has recently become the new leader of the Swedish strategy game studio Winterkeep Interactive. We spoke to him about his new role, the challenging funding landscape for studios, the strategy games market and Sweden's leading position in the industry. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Dr Sabiha Ghellal is chairwoman of the German Computer Game Awards jury for the second year (HdM) People Sabiha Ghellal: "What I Enjoy Most About Jury Work is Also its Biggest Challenge" Dr Sabiha Ghellal is Professor of Experience & Game Design at HdM Stuttgart and chairwoman of the German Computer Game Awards jury for the second year. We talked to her about the responsibilities of a jury head, the importance of game awards and her teaching style. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
People Beyerdynamic Aims to Focus Gaming sector with Mathias Heilig Audio specialist Beyerdynamic has brought Matthias Heilig, an experienced gaming specialist, on board as Product Marketing Manager Gaming. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Carolin Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019 (Wendt/CDPR) People CDPR's New Content Creator Strategist Wendt: "Building Connections and Forging Relationships" Carolin Wendt is now Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CD Projekt Red, moving laterally from her former role of Lead International Community. Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Mairi Nolan 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
The organising team of 27th DemoDay TUM, the keynote speaker and a prominent streamer: Among them Johanna Pirker (center front), David Plecher (second from left), Josh Sawyer (center back) and Maurice Weber (third from left) (GamesMarket) People Josh Sawyer Opens 27th DemoDay at TU Munich New 'games professor' Johanna Pirker at TUM opens her first DemoDay with a bang: Josh Sawyer from Obsidian held the keynote about working in small teams in front of a full hall of students. The DemoDay, organised by David Plecher, pitches students' theses, projects and game jam games every semester. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Theodor Tang-Peronard, Partner at Delphi Interactive and Executive Producer of the FIFA game © Tang-Peronard / Delphi Interactive People Julien Merceron Appointed CTO at Delphi Interactive (Netflix's FIFA Game) Julien Merceron is heading up internal development as Chief Technology Officer at Delphi Interactive, where the 'Reimagined FIFA Football Simulation Game' is being developed. It is set to be offered exclusively on Netflix this summer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now part of Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator brand (Beans Entertainment) People Astronauts Agency Hooks AlexiBexi AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now managed by Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Johannes Roth is back as Core Production with a N64 brew called Phazer 64 (Roth/Core Production) People Mimimi's Johannes Roth is Back With Phazer 64 As Founder and MD of Mimimi, Johannes Roth hadn't directly programmed games since 2015. Now, three years after Mimimi's closure, he's back with his own game: Phazer 64, published under the new company name Core Production. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
