Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Lukas Galinski (COO of Instinct3), Jasmin Oestreicher (Co-founder and Co-Managing Director of Sidekick Publishing), Johannes Gorzel (CEO of Instinct3); Instinct3 People Lukas Galinski and Johannes Gorzel Are the New Leadership Duo at Instinct3 Following Lukas Galinski's promotion to Chief Operating Officer, influencer marketing agency Instinct3 has finalised its new management duo. Former Co-CEO Jasmin Oestreicher is moving to the new sister company, Sidekick Publishing. Johannes Gorzel will remain as sole CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read People Hans Ippisch on his Book and What His Career in Games Taught Him Over the weekend, Hans Ippisch, former developer and media manager, celebrated the launch of his book “Drei Leben für Games” (Three lives for games) at a reading in Mönchengladbach. We spoke with Hans about the project, how it developed, and conclusions he has drawn from his industry experience. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read Artur Niemczuk (fishc0p) / Tim Ahlert Headup People Headup Promotes Tim Ahlert and Strengthens Its Marketing Team With Content Creator fishc0p After more than seven years at Headup, Tim Ahlert has been promoted to Head of Marketing. Artur Niemczuk (fishc0p) will be joining the Düren team as a Social Media/Community Manager in the Marketing department. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Decktamer, Horizon Edge and Assemble Entertainment Products Decktamer Is Assemble Entertainment's Third Best Launch Assemble Entertainment and Horizon Edge have released Decktamer. For the publisher, it is the third-best launch on Steam so far. Decktamer draws inspiration from a love of strategic deckbuilding games and creature-collection mechanics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The Outer Worlds 2; Obsidian Entertainment & Xbox Game Studios Products The Outer Worlds 2 The sci-fi role-playing game The Outer Worlds has matured: The Outer Worlds 2 from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox takes things up a notch in almost every area, especially in terms of its core RPG elements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Elena Grigorian, Chief Executive Officer of My.Games; Grigorian Business Elena Grigorian (My.Games) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Elena Grigorian, Chief Executive Officer of My.Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read The winner of the 2025 SAE Awards | Pictures: SAE Institute GmbH, Sven Kubeile Business SAE Hamburg Takes Home 7 Trophies From the SAE Awards 2025 For the 20th time, the SAE Institute and the SAE Alumni Association presented their SAE Awards, which recognize the work of students and former students of the private educational institution. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Graph by GamesMarkt; Source: Power of Play Report 2025 by ESA Business Power of Play: USA As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: The United States of America. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Super Fantasy Kingdom; Super Fantasy Games & Hooded Horse Products Super Fantasy Kingdom Reached Nearly 13,000 Concurrent Players on Steam Super Fantasy Kingdom, developed by Hanover-based one-man studio Super Fantasy Games, reached almost 13,000 concurrent players on Steam alone during its Early Access launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lukas Galinski (COO of Instinct3), Jasmin Oestreicher (Co-founder and Co-Managing Director of Sidekick Publishing), Johannes Gorzel (CEO of Instinct3); Instinct3 People Lukas Galinski and Johannes Gorzel Are the New Leadership Duo at Instinct3 Following Lukas Galinski's promotion to Chief Operating Officer, influencer marketing agency Instinct3 has finalised its new management duo. Former Co-CEO Jasmin Oestreicher is moving to the new sister company, Sidekick Publishing. Johannes Gorzel will remain as sole CEO. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
People Hans Ippisch on his Book and What His Career in Games Taught Him Over the weekend, Hans Ippisch, former developer and media manager, celebrated the launch of his book “Drei Leben für Games” (Three lives for games) at a reading in Mönchengladbach. We spoke with Hans about the project, how it developed, and conclusions he has drawn from his industry experience. By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read
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Decktamer, Horizon Edge and Assemble Entertainment Products Decktamer Is Assemble Entertainment's Third Best Launch Assemble Entertainment and Horizon Edge have released Decktamer. For the publisher, it is the third-best launch on Steam so far. Decktamer draws inspiration from a love of strategic deckbuilding games and creature-collection mechanics. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The Outer Worlds 2; Obsidian Entertainment & Xbox Game Studios Products The Outer Worlds 2 The sci-fi role-playing game The Outer Worlds has matured: The Outer Worlds 2 from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox takes things up a notch in almost every area, especially in terms of its core RPG elements. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Elena Grigorian, Chief Executive Officer of My.Games; Grigorian Business Elena Grigorian (My.Games) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Elena Grigorian, Chief Executive Officer of My.Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
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Graph by GamesMarkt; Source: Power of Play Report 2025 by ESA Business Power of Play: USA As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: The United States of America. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Super Fantasy Kingdom; Super Fantasy Games & Hooded Horse Products Super Fantasy Kingdom Reached Nearly 13,000 Concurrent Players on Steam Super Fantasy Kingdom, developed by Hanover-based one-man studio Super Fantasy Games, reached almost 13,000 concurrent players on Steam alone during its Early Access launch. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
