Alex Hutchinson: "Humour Is so Unfortunately Rare in Games" Marcel Kleffmann February 14, 2025 – 2 min read Share this post Revenge of the Savage Planet / Alex Hutchinson, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Raccoon Logic © Raccoon Logic / Hutchinson This team photo was taken in January 2022 at the launch of Nagoshi Studio. Toshihiro Nagoshi can be seen in the bottom row, second from the right © Daisuke_Komori (NetEase) Business Nagoshi Studio Finally Closed Nagoshi Studio, founded by Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, has closed down. Prior to this, media reports had suggested that NetEase Games was planning to stop funding the studio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Stefanía Halldórsdóttir, CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer, CFO at Nordisk Games © Nordisk Games People Nordisk Games Appoints Stefanía Halldórsdóttir as CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer as CFO Alongside their existing leadership roles at Avalanche Studios Group, Stefanía Halldórsdóttir and Ásgeir Kröyer will assume leadership positions at Nordisk Games Group, following Allan Mathson Hansen's concluding tenure as interim CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Tim Schmitz, CEO of astragon Entertainment GmbH / Seafarer: The Ship Sim © Sabrina Weniger / astragon Business Astragon Development Closed as Part of a Strategic Realignment As part of a strategic realignment, astragon Entertainment GmbH, part of everplay group, has decided to close its subsidiary, astragon Development GmbH. Astragon had acquired the studio, formerly known as Independent Arts, in 2023. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Helen Chiang during an interview on Bloomberg (Screenshot from Bloombergs YouTube channel) Helen Chiang Responds to Speculation Surrounding Her Departure In a LinkedIn post, Helen Chiang has spoken out for the first time since leaving her role as COO of Xbox after just three months. In it, she dismissed speculation in the press about her departure. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 02 Nov 26: Astragon Development, Stefanía Halldórsdóttir, GAMEinander, Karsten Lehmann, Headup A new visitor record in Bangkok, bad news for Germany as a software development hub, and plenty of staff-related news as the month gets underway – November is off to a busy start in terms of the news. By Team GamesMarket • 7 min read gamescom Gamescom Asia Closes With Record Visitor Numbers With 219,546 visitors from 113 countries, gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show has surpassed last year’s record. The number of exhibitors and pavilions also rose significantly once again. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Dieter Schoeller and Ronald Kaulbach People Ronald Kaulbach Joins Headup as Head of MarComs Dieter Schoeller is further expanding Headup’s marketing and communications team and has appointed Ronald Kaulbach as Head of MarComs. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Esports ThinkGameful! Releases Strategy Paper on Saudi Arabia’s Role in Esports The think tank ThinkGameful!, founded by Timo Schöber, has published a comprehensive, critical strategy paper on Saudi Arabia’s role in esports. Whilst the economic benefits for those involved in esports are real, the paper argues that these cannot compensate for the ethical concerns. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Chairs of the GAMEinander e.V.: Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert (GAMEinander) People Interview: How A Student Association Wants to Make Entering the Industry Easier The new game student association GAMEinander brings together the next generations of game devs from all around Germany. We spoke to chairs Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert about the need for students to associate, cooperating with the DGSW and providing support in a changing games landscape. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
This team photo was taken in January 2022 at the launch of Nagoshi Studio. Toshihiro Nagoshi can be seen in the bottom row, second from the right © Daisuke_Komori (NetEase) Business Nagoshi Studio Finally Closed Nagoshi Studio, founded by Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, has closed down. Prior to this, media reports had suggested that NetEase Games was planning to stop funding the studio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Stefanía Halldórsdóttir, CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer, CFO at Nordisk Games © Nordisk Games People Nordisk Games Appoints Stefanía Halldórsdóttir as CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer as CFO Alongside their existing leadership roles at Avalanche Studios Group, Stefanía Halldórsdóttir and Ásgeir Kröyer will assume leadership positions at Nordisk Games Group, following Allan Mathson Hansen's concluding tenure as interim CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Tim Schmitz, CEO of astragon Entertainment GmbH / Seafarer: The Ship Sim © Sabrina Weniger / astragon Business Astragon Development Closed as Part of a Strategic Realignment As part of a strategic realignment, astragon Entertainment GmbH, part of everplay group, has decided to close its subsidiary, astragon Development GmbH. Astragon had acquired the studio, formerly known as Independent Arts, in 2023. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Helen Chiang during an interview on Bloomberg (Screenshot from Bloombergs YouTube channel) Helen Chiang Responds to Speculation Surrounding Her Departure In a LinkedIn post, Helen Chiang has spoken out for the first time since leaving her role as COO of Xbox after just three months. In it, she dismissed speculation in the press about her departure. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 02 Nov 26: Astragon Development, Stefanía Halldórsdóttir, GAMEinander, Karsten Lehmann, Headup A new visitor record in Bangkok, bad news for Germany as a software development hub, and plenty of staff-related news as the month gets underway – November is off to a busy start in terms of the news. By Team GamesMarket • 7 min read
gamescom Gamescom Asia Closes With Record Visitor Numbers With 219,546 visitors from 113 countries, gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show has surpassed last year’s record. The number of exhibitors and pavilions also rose significantly once again. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dieter Schoeller and Ronald Kaulbach People Ronald Kaulbach Joins Headup as Head of MarComs Dieter Schoeller is further expanding Headup’s marketing and communications team and has appointed Ronald Kaulbach as Head of MarComs. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Esports ThinkGameful! Releases Strategy Paper on Saudi Arabia’s Role in Esports The think tank ThinkGameful!, founded by Timo Schöber, has published a comprehensive, critical strategy paper on Saudi Arabia’s role in esports. Whilst the economic benefits for those involved in esports are real, the paper argues that these cannot compensate for the ethical concerns. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Chairs of the GAMEinander e.V.: Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert (GAMEinander) People Interview: How A Student Association Wants to Make Entering the Industry Easier The new game student association GAMEinander brings together the next generations of game devs from all around Germany. We spoke to chairs Veronika Gasser and Junes Albert about the need for students to associate, cooperating with the DGSW and providing support in a changing games landscape. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
