At the general meeting, the current board of game.nrw was re-elected | Picture games.nrw Politics games.nrw: Board Confirmed, Course Set For Games Industry in Germany’s Most Populous State At the general meeting in March, the games.nrw regional association confirmed the composition and roles of the executive board. Important decisions were taken regarding both the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis and the games industry in North Rhine-Westfalia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Oliver Deslandes is Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side People G+ Side – The Hidden Champion of a Dozen BAFTA Nominations With Ambitions to Grow A year after rebranding as Side Oliver Deslandes, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth at Side, talks about studio openings, why Side is like an invisible engine, and why the external development company keeps its fingers crossed for nearly a third of all BAFTA Game Awards nominations. By Stephan Steininger • 6 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Dieu Linh Vu 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
Marilyn Salamov is Senior PR Consultant at fischerAppelt (Arndt Oehmichen) People fischerAppelt Promotes Marilyn Salamov to Senior PR Account Executive Marilyn Salamov has been promoted to Senior PR Account Executive Technology at fischerAppelt. She is one of the contacts for the PR of gamescom congress and DCP at the agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
From left: Department Head Dr. Patrick Lay, Project Manager Dr. Stefanie Wefers and Deputy Project Manager Paul Mathia (DLR Projektträger) People Lay, Wefers and Mathia are the Game Industry’s New Liaisons at DLR Projektträger The new liaisons for the games industry at DLR Projektträger have been introduced: Department Head Dr. Patrick Lay, Project Manager Dr. Stefanie Wefers and Deputy Project Manager Paul Mathia will be the contacts for games and funding. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Jürgen "Jot" Brunner alias Ilikescifi has made Uebernatural and its DLC The Heaven We Deserve over the last 12 years. (Ilikescifi) People G+ This Austrian Made A Supernatural Fan Game And DLC Over 12 Years, All For Free Jot Brunner alias Ilikescifi made Uebernatural, a Supernatural series fan game, released it in 2021 and delivered a story DLC today. All of it is free. We interviewed him on love for the series, his time in the GSA games industry and more. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Clemens Mayer-Wegelin, European General Counsel and Senior Director at Nintendo of Europe, is Chairman of the Board of Video Games Europe | Picture: Franziska Krug for game People Clemens Mayer-Wegelin Follows Hester Woodliffe as Video Games Europe Chairman The European games publishers’ association, Video Games Europe, has a new chair of the board. Nintendo executive Clemens Mayer-Wegelin has taken over the role from Warner Bros. executive Hester Woodliffe, who has driven the association forward over the past two years. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Jon Bellamy, CEO, Jagex © Jagex Business G+ Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy on Operating a Forever Game and "Not Chasing Trends" Jagex is celebrating the 25th anniversary of RuneScape this year. We spoke to Jon Bellamy about the franchise's enduring popularity, the current MMO market, how the company has ditched problematic monetisation strategies and the privilege and responsibility that comes with owning a 'forever game'. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
The full main jury of the DCP 2026 (BMFTR) People This is the Main Jury Who Decided the Best German Games of 2026 The winners of the DCP are decided; we just don't know who they are yet. Yesterday and today, the Main Jury of the German Computer Game Award has gathered and ruled over the fate of this year's best German games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
People Womenize! Inspiring Stories: Sima Iurova 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
Arturo Martín (Co-founder & Creative/Art Director) | Pablo Castellanos (Co-founder & Music/Sound Producer) @ Quickfire Games © Quickfire Games Products "Kickstarter is Not Just About Money - it's About Proving That the Game Resonates With People." Spanish indie studio Quickfire Games is working on Prelude: Dark Pain and has chosen to use Kickstarter as a platform. In this interview, co-founders Arturo Martín and Pablo Castellanos discuss this strategy, the market for turn-based games, and what it's like to develop games in Seville. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
From Left: Colin Anderson, Ross Laurie, and Peter van der Watt of Reforged (Reforged). People Reforged Studios Acquires Headup Games from Düren After divesting from Thunderful in 2024, the until-now independent indie publisher Headup has been fully acquired by Reforged Studios from Malta. Dieter Schoeller will remain in charge while also becoming Chief Publishing Officer at group level. No jobs are supposed to be lost. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
