Game Dev Roundtable @ ver.di: A Growing Push for Unionisation Pascal Wagner August 11, 2025 – 13 min read Share this post Game devs are increasingly looking to organise and unionise. We talked to Service Union ver.di IT Secretary Matthias Grzegorczyk and two game devs about German unionisation efforts. © ver.di; Matthias Grzegorczyk Business Global Esports Industry Week Moves to IEM Cologne and Turns Cologne Into Esports Hotspot Two months before gamescom, Cologne will become a hotspot for esports. For the first time, the Global Esports Industry Week will take place in Cologne alongside IEM Cologne, a series of events for esports creators and partners. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read gamescom dev MD Stephan Reichart and Lars Janssen, Chairman of the Board game – The German Games Industry Association Business Gamescom Dev Opens Submissions For First Conference After Rebranding gamescom dev has published its call for speakers. Interested parties have until 5 April to submit proposals for talks, panels and workshops for the conference at the start of gamescom week in Cologne. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business ChinaJoy × Game Connection Opens Award Submission and Steam Showcase Application The 2026 ChinaJoy × Game Connection Indie Game Expo from 31 July to 3 August in Shanghai has opened submissions for the Development Awards as well as its upcoming Steam showcase. Its organised in cooperation between ChinaJoy and French expo Game Connection. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Business Global Esports Industry Week Moves to IEM Cologne and Turns Cologne Into Esports Hotspot Two months before gamescom, Cologne will become a hotspot for esports. For the first time, the Global Esports Industry Week will take place in Cologne alongside IEM Cologne, a series of events for esports creators and partners. By Stephan Steininger • 2 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 gamescom dev MD Stephan Reichart and Lars Janssen, Chairman of the Board game – The German Games Industry Association Business Gamescom Dev Opens Submissions For First Conference After Rebranding gamescom dev has published its call for speakers. Interested parties have until 5 April to submit proposals for talks, panels and workshops for the conference at the start of gamescom week in Cologne. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business ChinaJoy × Game Connection Opens Award Submission and Steam Showcase Application The 2026 ChinaJoy × Game Connection Indie Game Expo from 31 July to 3 August in Shanghai has opened submissions for the Development Awards as well as its upcoming Steam showcase. Its organised in cooperation between ChinaJoy and French expo Game Connection. 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 Susanna Pollack, President Games 4 Change © Games For Change Business Games for Change Plans London Summit During London Games Festival The London Games Festival, which brings together various gaming events, has a prominent new addition: Games for Change is planning its first UK event there on 15 April. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Global Esports Industry Week Moves to IEM Cologne and Turns Cologne Into Esports Hotspot Two months before gamescom, Cologne will become a hotspot for esports. For the first time, the Global Esports Industry Week will take place in Cologne alongside IEM Cologne, a series of events for esports creators and partners. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
gamescom dev MD Stephan Reichart and Lars Janssen, Chairman of the Board game – The German Games Industry Association Business Gamescom Dev Opens Submissions For First Conference After Rebranding gamescom dev has published its call for speakers. Interested parties have until 5 April to submit proposals for talks, panels and workshops for the conference at the start of gamescom week in Cologne. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business ChinaJoy × Game Connection Opens Award Submission and Steam Showcase Application The 2026 ChinaJoy × Game Connection Indie Game Expo from 31 July to 3 August in Shanghai has opened submissions for the Development Awards as well as its upcoming Steam showcase. Its organised in cooperation between ChinaJoy and French expo Game Connection. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Business Global Esports Industry Week Moves to IEM Cologne and Turns Cologne Into Esports Hotspot Two months before gamescom, Cologne will become a hotspot for esports. For the first time, the Global Esports Industry Week will take place in Cologne alongside IEM Cologne, a series of events for esports creators and partners. By Stephan Steininger • 2 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
gamescom dev MD Stephan Reichart and Lars Janssen, Chairman of the Board game – The German Games Industry Association Business Gamescom Dev Opens Submissions For First Conference After Rebranding gamescom dev has published its call for speakers. Interested parties have until 5 April to submit proposals for talks, panels and workshops for the conference at the start of gamescom week in Cologne. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business ChinaJoy × Game Connection Opens Award Submission and Steam Showcase Application The 2026 ChinaJoy × Game Connection Indie Game Expo from 31 July to 3 August in Shanghai has opened submissions for the Development Awards as well as its upcoming Steam showcase. Its organised in cooperation between ChinaJoy and French expo Game Connection. 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
Susanna Pollack, President Games 4 Change © Games For Change Business Games for Change Plans London Summit During London Games Festival The London Games Festival, which brings together various gaming events, has a prominent new addition: Games for Change is planning its first UK event there on 15 April. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
