Kalypso's Dr. Anika Thun on the Publisher's Strategic Position, Germany as a Games Location and More Marcel Kleffmann April 10, 2025 – 4 min read Share this post For the first time in the company's history, Kalypso Media Group is the recipient of the TOP 100 award for Innovation in 2024. Engaging and interacting with the community was key to winning the award. Dr Anika Thun, Managing Director and owner of Kalypso Media Group. © Kalypso The cofounder of Minit Games: Mark Buchholz and Ole Schaper Business Minit Games Exits Stealth Mode With $2m Pre-Seed Funding With the aim of building an instant play platform, Hamburg-based start-up Minit Games has emerged from stealth mode. Minit Games has raised $2 million from investors including LVP and Sony Innovation Fund, Stefan Klemm, Timo Soininen, and Klaas Kersting. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Christoph Hombergs, Operations Director, Sandbox Interactive © Archive Picture Business How Sandbox Interactive's Albion Online Is Thriving on PC and Mobile Sandbox Interactive's MMORPG, Albion Online, has been running for almost nine years and is growing in popularity. We talk to Operations Director Christoph Hombergs about combining mobile and PC, player engagement, rolling out different server locations, and the importance of the game for Stillfront. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read Business LFG Con 2026 Opens Ticket Sales Entering their third year, LFG Con in Hof has started ticket sales for 2026. The only games event in Franconia takes place in 24 May 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Former Piabo marketing expert Felix Mohring is now Senior Marketing Manager at Marquardt Group's 4players, makers of the Odin platform. (Mohring/4players) People Felix Mohring Joins 4Players as Senior Marketing Manager Former Piabo marketing expert Felix Mohring is now Senior Marketing Manager at Marquardt Group's 4players, makers of the Odin platform. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Products Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen The Pokémon LeafGreen and FireRed ports are good versions of the tremendous GBA games that come with some small, but sometimes understandable caveats. With Pokémon Home connection patched in the future, these ports will easily be some of the best Pokémon games on Switch. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read The cofounder of Minit Games: Mark Buchholz and Ole Schaper Business Minit Games Exits Stealth Mode With $2m Pre-Seed Funding With the aim of building an instant play platform, Hamburg-based start-up Minit Games has emerged from stealth mode. Minit Games has raised $2 million from investors including LVP and Sony Innovation Fund, Stefan Klemm, Timo Soininen, and Klaas Kersting. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read People Stefan Kreutzer Becomes EVP at PlaySide Studios Stefan Kreutzer is now responsible for business development at PlaySide Studios as Executive Vice President. The Australian studio is currently working on Game of Thrones: War for Westeros. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Sebastian Nußbaum and Sixteen Tons Entertainment CEO Jan Richter (from Left) People June's Journey Creator Sebastian Nussbaum Joins Sixteen Tons Entertainment as CCO Following an extremely successful phase, Emergency HQ developer Sixteen Tons Entertainment is bringing prominent support on board: Sebastian Nußbaum, who landed a billion-dollar hit with Wooga's June's Journey, is becoming the new Chief Creative Officer. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Christoph Hombergs, Operations Director, Sandbox Interactive © Archive Picture Business How Sandbox Interactive's Albion Online Is Thriving on PC and Mobile Sandbox Interactive's MMORPG, Albion Online, has been running for almost nine years and is growing in popularity. We talk to Operations Director Christoph Hombergs about combining mobile and PC, player engagement, rolling out different server locations, and the importance of the game for Stillfront. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
The cofounder of Minit Games: Mark Buchholz and Ole Schaper Business Minit Games Exits Stealth Mode With $2m Pre-Seed Funding With the aim of building an instant play platform, Hamburg-based start-up Minit Games has emerged from stealth mode. Minit Games has raised $2 million from investors including LVP and Sony Innovation Fund, Stefan Klemm, Timo Soininen, and Klaas Kersting. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Christoph Hombergs, Operations Director, Sandbox Interactive © Archive Picture Business How Sandbox Interactive's Albion Online Is Thriving on PC and Mobile Sandbox Interactive's MMORPG, Albion Online, has been running for almost nine years and is growing in popularity. We talk to Operations Director Christoph Hombergs about combining mobile and PC, player engagement, rolling out different server locations, and the importance of the game for Stillfront. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
Business LFG Con 2026 Opens Ticket Sales Entering their third year, LFG Con in Hof has started ticket sales for 2026. The only games event in Franconia takes place in 24 May 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Former Piabo marketing expert Felix Mohring is now Senior Marketing Manager at Marquardt Group's 4players, makers of the Odin platform. (Mohring/4players) People Felix Mohring Joins 4Players as Senior Marketing Manager Former Piabo marketing expert Felix Mohring is now Senior Marketing Manager at Marquardt Group's 4players, makers of the Odin platform. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen The Pokémon LeafGreen and FireRed ports are good versions of the tremendous GBA games that come with some small, but sometimes understandable caveats. With Pokémon Home connection patched in the future, these ports will easily be some of the best Pokémon games on Switch. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
The cofounder of Minit Games: Mark Buchholz and Ole Schaper Business Minit Games Exits Stealth Mode With $2m Pre-Seed Funding With the aim of building an instant play platform, Hamburg-based start-up Minit Games has emerged from stealth mode. Minit Games has raised $2 million from investors including LVP and Sony Innovation Fund, Stefan Klemm, Timo Soininen, and Klaas Kersting. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
People Stefan Kreutzer Becomes EVP at PlaySide Studios Stefan Kreutzer is now responsible for business development at PlaySide Studios as Executive Vice President. The Australian studio is currently working on Game of Thrones: War for Westeros. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Sebastian Nußbaum and Sixteen Tons Entertainment CEO Jan Richter (from Left) People June's Journey Creator Sebastian Nussbaum Joins Sixteen Tons Entertainment as CCO Following an extremely successful phase, Emergency HQ developer Sixteen Tons Entertainment is bringing prominent support on board: Sebastian Nußbaum, who landed a billion-dollar hit with Wooga's June's Journey, is becoming the new Chief Creative Officer. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Christoph Hombergs, Operations Director, Sandbox Interactive © Archive Picture Business How Sandbox Interactive's Albion Online Is Thriving on PC and Mobile Sandbox Interactive's MMORPG, Albion Online, has been running for almost nine years and is growing in popularity. We talk to Operations Director Christoph Hombergs about combining mobile and PC, player engagement, rolling out different server locations, and the importance of the game for Stillfront. By Marcel Kleffmann • 9 min read
