Stephan Steininger

Stephan Steininger has been editor-in-chief of the industry magazine GamesMarkt, which belongs to Busch Glatz Germany, since March 2017. The father of two is one of the founding editors of GamesMarkt and, after the temporary takeover by Gruner+Jahr, first became senior editor and later head of the editorial team of the title. As Head of GamesMarkt, he is also responsible for sales and marketing.

Business

Spain's Games Market Grows to 2.41 Billion Euros in 2024

The Spanish gaming market continues to grow. According to new data from the Spanish video game association AEVI, the overall market grew despite a decline in hardware sales, as seen in other key markets. For the first time, there were more female gamers than games in Spain.

09. May 2025 09:27

Business

Gamescom Latam Concludes With Broken Records and Above Expectations

Following the visitor numbers, the organisers of gamescom latam have now presented the final report with further data. Koelnmesse and the City of Cologne are also satisfied with the partnership, as was reported on site by the Mayor of Cologne Henriette Reker and Oliver Frese, COO of Koelnmesse, who had travelled to the event.

08. May 2025 14:58

Business

Tripledot Studios Acquires AppLovin's Mobile Games Business

As part of its Q1 financial results, AppLovin confirmed its plans to sell its games business, which had already been announced in February, and named British company Tripledot Studios as the buyer.

08. May 2025 11:58

Business

A Maze Finalises Programme and Presents Highlights

The 14th A Maze Festival for Games and Playful Media will start next week alongside the German Computer Game Award. The organisers have now finalised the programme and presented some highlights.

08. May 2025 11:17

Business

FTC Likely to Drop Its Opposition to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Takeover

According to US media reports, a US appeals court has upheld the rejection of an appeal by the US competition regulator, the FTC, against Microsoft's takeover of Activision Blizzard. Although the FTC has other legal options, observers say this is unlikely given the change in leadership at the FTC brought about by the Trump administration.

08. May 2025 05:35

Business

UKIE Urges for Political Support and Publishes More Market Data

UK consumers spent £7.6bn on video games in 2024 according to new data published by UKIE today. The British association presented this and other data at the launch of the new Press Start on Growth campaign. The British government must act quickly to capitalise on growth opportunities and create up to 6,000 new jobs in the UK games industry.

07. May 2025 15:35

Games and Products

Microsoft is PlayStation's Top Third-Party Publisher

April brings PlayStation charts that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago: with original and acquired Microsoft brands at the top, and a surprise game from France charting on both sides of the Atlantic.

07. May 2025 13:49

Business

Change of Responsibilities Including Games Formally Resolved

As was to be expected, the new Federal Chancellor reorganised the responsibilities of the ministries in an organisational decree at the same time as convening the first cabinet meeting. As a result, the Bundesministerium für Forschung Technilogie und Raumfahrt Ministry of Research, Technology and Space is now responsible for games, headed by Dorothee Bär as Minister.

07. May 2025 08:53

Business

Indigo 2025 Programme Finalised, Over 30 Sessions Announced

Camille Marjoux, Brendan Greene, and Fawzi Mesmar are among the speakers at the upcoming Indigo. Despite its familiar concept, this year marks a series of firsts for the Dutch B2B event: it will be held over two days, in a new city, and under a new organising body.

06. May 2025 09:59

Business

Portside Game Assembly is About Exchanging Ideas With Like-Minded People

On 27 June, Gamecity Hamburg is hosting Portside Game Assembly, a new event centered around a curated conference for studio directors of established indie developers. We spoke to Margarete Schneider, Project Manager at Gamecity Hamburg, about the preparations, goals and expectations, but also about Hamburg as a Gaming hot spot in Germany.

06. May 2025 07:02