Dieter Schoeller, CEO Headup © Headup Business Headup CEO Dieter Schoeller on the Thunderful Demerger and the Business Challenges of Indie Publishing By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
© Web Media Publishing People Carlo Volz Strengthens Business Development at Web Media Publishing As Senior Business Development Manager, Carlo Volz will drive the strategic business development of Web Media Publishing. Web Media Publishing continues to grow. The Munich-based media company, which includes the editorial teams of Gameswelt and Screen.de, as well as the agency asap Brand Services, has brought on board experienced By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Krafton Products inZoi Krafton's life simulation inZoi had a strong launch with 87,377 CCU on the launch weekend. Prior to that, the game received a lot of attention, for example at gamescom 2024. A global showcase was held on 19 March, which attracted more than 450,000 viewers. This was By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
© Games London Business London Ranked Among Top 3 Global Games Hubs At the start of the London Games Festival, the organizers presented a new study conducted by Unscrambled and BOP on behalf of Games London. The study confirms that both the city and the festival have developed extremely well. However, the study's methodology raises some questions, as parts of By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Aerosoft Products Aerosoft Is Going to Release SubwaySim 2 at the End of April After SubwaySim Hamburg, the second installment allows players to operate two lines of the Berlin subway. Publisher Aerosoft (Paderborn) and developer Simuverse Interactive (Vienna) will release SubwaySim 2 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on 29 April. Starting 29 April, players will be able to operate three By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Maurice Skotschir © Maurice Skotschir People Maurice Skotschir Joins Community Management at Toplitz Productions The German-Austrian publisher and developer Toplitz Productions is strengthening its community management with Maurice Skotschir. Skotschir was most recently with the content creator company Rahft. Maurice ‘Skoddy’ Skotschir announced his move to Toplitz Productions as a community manager via LinkedIn. Skotschir has years of experience in community management, which he By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nordhold © StunForge Products Nordhold Thronefall from GrizzlyGames showed what a modern, minimalistic and successful strategy game can look like. Nordhold from StunForge, also from Germany, combines tower defense, city-building, and roguelite elements while still being accessible and offering high replay value. It quickly became a success, too. Nordhold is a cleverly combined strategy game By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Sebastian Schmidt and Max Kübler (from left to right) © Daedalic Entertainment People Sebastian Schmidt and Max Kübler Strengthen Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment has expanded its publishing team with two experienced additions. Sebastian Schmidt returns to Daedalic as Editorial Producer, while Max Kübler takes on responsibilities in business development and game scouting. With these two new team members, Daedalic Entertainment heads into spring reinforced. Sebastian ‘Bade’ Schmidt took on the role By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Peter Naumann (Monster Hunter Community Manager) / Mariam Hase (Event & Marketing Koordinatorin) © Capcom Business Peter Naumann and Mariam Hase Join Capcom Germany Capcom Germany welcomes two new team members to the Hamburg office: Peter Naumann joined the team 17 March 2025 as the new Monster Hunter Community Manager. Mariam Hase has also joined the team as Event & Marketing Coordinator. Following the successful launch of Monster Hunter Wilds on 28 February 2025, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Blaze Entertainment Products Blaze Entertainment Reveales First NeoGeo Cartridge for Evercade Blaze Entertainment announced a total of six new products at yesterday's Evercade Showcase, including the first of many upcoming NeoGeo cartridges and new Super Pocket products. It was the third showcase that Blaze Entertainment organised under the brand name of its retro console line Evercade. The British company By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Annika Frutig © Frutig Business New Head of Press Office at E-Sport-Verband Schleswig-Holstein The E-Sport-Verband Schleswig-Holstein (Esports Association of Schleswig-Holstein, EVSH) is repositioning itself in terms of communication. Annika Frutig is the new head of the press and public relations office. At the same time she takes over the communication lead of the State Centre for E-Sports and Digitalisation. One of Annika Frutig& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Polaris Convention 2024 © Hamburg Messe und Congress / Rolf Otzipka Business Polaris 2025 Continues to Grow and Expects 50,000 Visitors From 10 to 12 October, this year's Polaris will take place for the third time in Hamburg. The community convention is expanding into an additional hall at the Hamburg Messehallen and expects to significantly exceed last year's attendance of 40,000. The Polaris Community Convention in By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
