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Marcel Kleffmann

Marcel Kleffmann

Marcel Kleffmann is Chief of Content of GamesMarket and our B2B and B2C expert for hardware, market data, products and launch numbers with more than two decades of editorial experience. (marcelDOTkleffmannATgamesmarktDOTde)

Sidekick Publishing Signed Wanderburg from Randwerk
Jasmin Oestreicher, CEO Instinct3 & Co-CEO and Co-Founder Sidekick Publishing & Melvin Frank, Co-CEO & Co-Founder Sidekick Publishing | The Randwerk team: Friedrich Beyer, Till Freitag, and Johannes Knop © SAVO Media - Photography & Filming | Randwerk
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Sidekick Publishing Signed Wanderburg from Randwerk

Berlin alliance for the rolling fortress: Sidekick has joined forces with Randwerk to publish Wanderburg. The game, created by the team behind Abriss, is already on over 250,000 wishlists.
By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Phil Spencer Steps Down, Asha Sharma Named CEO of Microsoft Gaming
Asha Sharma, Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Matt Booty, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Microsoft Gaming. © Microsoft
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Phil Spencer Steps Down, Asha Sharma Named CEO of Microsoft Gaming

Microsoft Gaming is being reorganised under new leadership: Asha Sharma is taking over as CEO, while Phil Spencer is retiring. Matt Booty is becoming the new Chief Content Officer, while Sarah Bond is leaving the company. Nevertheless, Microsoft remains committed to its games division.
By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daedalic Achieves Historic Publishing Success in Its 20th Anniversary Year
Jonas Hüsges (COO), Carsten Fichtelmann (CEO) and Martin Ditter (CFO). © Daedalic Entertainment
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Daedalic Achieves Historic Publishing Success in Its 20th Anniversary Year

Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, which was released yesterday by Daedalic Entertainment and gameXcite, reached number one in the worldwide Steam charts on its launch day. It also became the most successful console launch in the Hamburg-based publisher's 20th anniversary year.
By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Applications for Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding 2026
The Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding 2026 Awarding Committee comprises the following individuals: Michael Schade (CEO and Co-Founder of Rockfish Games), Valentina Birke (Director of Indie Arena Booth), Karsten Schwaiger (Head of the Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media's Media and Digital Economy division), Nina Müller (Goodgame Studios' VP of Publishing & Development Services), Jonas Hüsges (COO of Daedalic Entertainment), and Dennis Schoubye (Head of Gamecity Hamburg).
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Applications for Gamecity Hamburg Prototype Funding 2026

This year, Gamecity Hamburg is offering €400,000 of prototype funding for games. Applications are open until 30 March. Eligible applicants include founders, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) registered in Hamburg.
By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Epic Games Acquires Meshcapade and Will Establish a Presence in Tübingen
The technology developed by Meshcapade is based on the SMPL (Skinned Multi-Person Linear) body model, which was developed by the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. This model provides a 3D representation of the human form and was trained using thousands of 3D body scans. © Meshcapade
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Epic Games Acquires Meshcapade and Will Establish a Presence in Tübingen

Meshcapade, a start-up based in the 'Cyber Valley' in Tübingen, has been acquired by Epic Games. As part of the acquisition, Epic Games will establish a presence in the area. The Meshcapade team will join the AI Research division at Epic and contribute to Unreal Engine and MetaHuman technologies.
By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read