Gerhold: Building an Alternative to Established Labels Stephan Steininger May 24, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Mario Gerhold © Gerhold Frederik Hammes and Sasha Volkohon (Pictures game events) People Game Events Strengthens Its Team with Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial With effect from 1 November, game events GmbH has appointed the experienced business development manager Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial. She succeeds Roufina Guenkova, who has left the company; Managing Director Frederik Hammes would like to express his sincere thanks to her. 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 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 Embracer Group © Embracer Group Business Embracer's Deca Group Acquires Island Hoppers The Berlin-based Deca Group (through A Thinking Ape Entertainment) has acquired the full assets and rights to the mobile game Island Hoppers from Nexters Global for up to $5 million. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber, Michael Biel, Gianni Sommer, Amanda Förtsch and Christopher Hohage (Picture: Games Ground Berlin) Events Games Ground Berlin Kicks Off With Happy Developers, Publishers and a Political Visitor Games Ground kicked off yesterday in Berlin for the fourth and final time at the Alte Münze venue. Alongside top-class indie games and a diverse selection of talks and panels, the event also featured a visit from politicians and an evening of networking. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Matt Bromberg, CEO of Unity © BusinessWire Business Media Report: Silver Lake and PIF Interested in Buying Unity According to a Reuters report, Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are said to have recently held talks regarding a potential acquisition of Unity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read Business The Generative Pipeline – Epic Games, Unreal Engine, and the High-Stakes Battle for Discovery In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso unpacksk how machine learning as infrastructural middleware is redefining studio workflows, legal risks, and talent pipelines and why he thinks, future enterprise value won't belong to those who produce the most. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered © Pipeworks, Atari and Toho (& TM) Products Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered In the early 2000s, a host of famous Toho kaiju, including Godzilla, Megalon and Anguirus, did battle in 3D arenas on GameCube and Xbox. Now, Atari and Pipeworks are bringing this back to modern PCs and consoles with Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read K-Pop Rising - Dream to Shine © Old Skull Games / Microids Products K-Pop Rising - Dream to Shine Old Skull Games and Microids are trying to jump on the K-Pop bandwagon with K-Pop Rising – Dream to Shine. The aim of this combination of simulation and rhythm game is to become the next big Korean pop sensation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Frederik Hammes and Sasha Volkohon (Pictures game events) People Game Events Strengthens Its Team with Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial With effect from 1 November, game events GmbH has appointed the experienced business development manager Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial. She succeeds Roufina Guenkova, who has left the company; Managing Director Frederik Hammes would like to express his sincere thanks to her. 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
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
Embracer Group © Embracer Group Business Embracer's Deca Group Acquires Island Hoppers The Berlin-based Deca Group (through A Thinking Ape Entertainment) has acquired the full assets and rights to the mobile game Island Hoppers from Nexters Global for up to $5 million. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Dr. Anna Sarah Vielhaber, Michael Biel, Gianni Sommer, Amanda Förtsch and Christopher Hohage (Picture: Games Ground Berlin) Events Games Ground Berlin Kicks Off With Happy Developers, Publishers and a Political Visitor Games Ground kicked off yesterday in Berlin for the fourth and final time at the Alte Münze venue. Alongside top-class indie games and a diverse selection of talks and panels, the event also featured a visit from politicians and an evening of networking. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Matt Bromberg, CEO of Unity © BusinessWire Business Media Report: Silver Lake and PIF Interested in Buying Unity According to a Reuters report, Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are said to have recently held talks regarding a potential acquisition of Unity. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business The Generative Pipeline – Epic Games, Unreal Engine, and the High-Stakes Battle for Discovery In his latest Update industry expert Zoran Roso unpacksk how machine learning as infrastructural middleware is redefining studio workflows, legal risks, and talent pipelines and why he thinks, future enterprise value won't belong to those who produce the most. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered © Pipeworks, Atari and Toho (& TM) Products Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered In the early 2000s, a host of famous Toho kaiju, including Godzilla, Megalon and Anguirus, did battle in 3D arenas on GameCube and Xbox. Now, Atari and Pipeworks are bringing this back to modern PCs and consoles with Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
K-Pop Rising - Dream to Shine © Old Skull Games / Microids Products K-Pop Rising - Dream to Shine Old Skull Games and Microids are trying to jump on the K-Pop bandwagon with K-Pop Rising – Dream to Shine. The aim of this combination of simulation and rhythm game is to become the next big Korean pop sensation. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
