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 Paris Game Biz 2025; Christophe Lemaître for Paris Game Biz 2025 Business Paris Game Biz 2025 - Recap A total of 175 participants from 70 video game studios from ten countries took part in the B2B event Paris Game Biz 2025. 515 meetings took place in the heart of the French capital. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Jobs Projektmanager/in für das Gamesforum GameUp! RLP Innovationsagentur Rheinland-Pfalz | Vollzeit | ab 1. Dezember By GamesMarket Job Agent • 2 min read Business Nicolas Cannasse (Shiro Games) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Nicolas Cannasse, Chief Executive Officer of Shiro Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business Power of Play: Australia 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: Australia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business Ubisoft Supports Friendly Fire as Main Sponsor with Anno 117 The Friendly Fire Charity Stream will kick off for the 11th time on December 6, and Ubisoft will be the main sponsor for the fourth time overall, as it was last year. The focus of the campaign will be on Anno 117. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Deutsche Indie Showcase / German Indie Showcase, 1UP Management Business Application Phase for the German Indie Showcase Has Begun The second edition of the German Indie Showcase will be broadcast on 11 December 2025. Studios and developers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who are interested in participating can now submit their games. 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
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
Paris Game Biz 2025; Christophe Lemaître for Paris Game Biz 2025 Business Paris Game Biz 2025 - Recap A total of 175 participants from 70 video game studios from ten countries took part in the B2B event Paris Game Biz 2025. 515 meetings took place in the heart of the French capital. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Jobs Projektmanager/in für das Gamesforum GameUp! RLP Innovationsagentur Rheinland-Pfalz | Vollzeit | ab 1. Dezember By GamesMarket Job Agent • 2 min read
Business Nicolas Cannasse (Shiro Games) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Nicolas Cannasse, Chief Executive Officer of Shiro Games, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Power of Play: Australia 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: Australia. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Ubisoft Supports Friendly Fire as Main Sponsor with Anno 117 The Friendly Fire Charity Stream will kick off for the 11th time on December 6, and Ubisoft will be the main sponsor for the fourth time overall, as it was last year. The focus of the campaign will be on Anno 117. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Deutsche Indie Showcase / German Indie Showcase, 1UP Management Business Application Phase for the German Indie Showcase Has Begun The second edition of the German Indie Showcase will be broadcast on 11 December 2025. Studios and developers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who are interested in participating can now submit their games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
