Kevin Nielsen is taking over as head of the new Webedia Events unit (Webedia) People Kevin Nielsen Leads New Webedia Events Unit With a new Events unit in the Webedia Group, Webedia Germany is driving their FYNG and FYNT event business, such as this week's caggtus booth together with Bethesda. Nielsen reports to Dawid Hallmann, Director of Webedia Gaming & Tech and has cross-border collaboration with Poland in mind. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Future Palace playing at Nexus 2025 (Anne Göthe) Events Second Nexus Festival Introduces Band Lineup - and Coldmirror Dead by April, Within Destruction, As December Falls, Grailknights - and Coldmirror: The second Nexus Festival in September has introduced the first bands and stars for the Nerd meets Rock meets Medieval Market event in Leipzig. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Maurice Lange, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Matthias Konen and Johanna Schmid (from Left to Right) | Picture by ESBD People ESBD Expands and Reorganises Political Communication Department The german Esports association ESBD is expanding its capacity in political communication and has gained two experienced industry professionals, Johanna Schmid and Maurice Lange, as advisors. At the same time, political and federation communications are being consolidated under Aleksandar Kovacevic. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
People In Conversation With... Tymon Smektala In his new ‘Update,’ brand and marketing expert Zoran Roso talks to Techland's Tymon Smektala about the strategic necessity of the systemic sandbox, the real ROI behind seven years of free post-launch support versus aggressive monetization, and the role of a modern Franchise Director. By Zoran Roso • 8 min read
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
