© DevGamm events DevGamm Lisbon 2025 Reveals Speaker Lineup From Sandfall to Ubisoft, from Sony to 11 bit studios: DevGamm Lisbon 2025 has revealed their speaker lineup with prolific industry experts such as Paola Velasquez, Raphaël Joffres, Gabriela Siemienkowicz and Nikola Stoyanov. The Portugal event will take place from 6-7 November. The speaker lineup for DevGamm Lisbon, taking place By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Patricia Sato, Executive Manager at Brazil Games, and Rodrigo Terra, President of Abragames. © Brazil Games, Abragames People Interview: "Brazil has Shown Remarkable Resilience and Adaptability" Home to gamescom latam, massively growing as a production location and as a market and just recently equipped with a new legal framework for games: We interviewed Patricia Sato from Brazil Games and Rodrigo Terra from association Abragames about Brazil's gaming potential. Brazil is not only home to By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
The Rocket Beans Founders: Daniel Budiman, Simon Krätschmer and Arno Heinisch (Above, from left to right), Nils Bomhoff and Etienne Gardé (Sitting Left to right). © Marco J. Drews/Rocket Beans Entertainment People Rocket Beans Restructure, Lay Off Parts of The Team Hamburg media company Rocket Beans Entertainment has announced restructuring, laying off an undisclosed number of employees. Content-wise, the company wants to change their live channel approach as well as concentrate more on already successful formats. In 2025, Hamburg media company Rocket Beans Entertainment (RBTV) is celebrating ten years of existence. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Michaela Bartelt and Dr Olaf Coenen © Michaela Bartelt and Dr. Olaf Coenen People Michaela Bartelt Has Left EA Germany, Olaf Coenen Remains MD Michaela Bartelt, who headed the German office in addition to her role as Senior Director of Worldwide Localization, has left Electronic Arts after nearly three decades. A successor has not yet been named. Michaela Bartelt was appointed co-managing director of Electronic Arts Germany, EA's German subsidiary, in February By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jan Völger, Campus Manger Berlin © SAE Institute GmbH Business Jan Völger Is the New Campus Manager at SAE Institute Berlin Now at the helm of the SAE Institute in Berlin is Jan Völger. In his new role as Campus Manager, he will continue to drive the expansion and internationalisation of the media school in the German capital. Völger laid the foundations for his career as a student at the SAE By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© EA / Andy Walsh People Andrew Walsh Joins EA As Senior Narrative Director Game writing expert Andrew Walsh is joining Electronic Arts as Senior Narrative Director. Walsh has written on the Horizon series, Fable, Prince of Persia and many others before and will work with Dice and Criterion from now on. The award winning video game author Andrew Walsh is joining Electronic Arts By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Tim Hopmann (left) has joined Dieter Marchsreiter's Munich agency this September. © Marchsreiter Communications People Tim Hopmann Joins Marchsreiter Communications Marchsreiter Communications has hired Tim Hopmann as new PR Consultant. The media designer was previously attending PlayStation and Konami as clients at ToLL Relations. Tim Hopmann is joining the Munich-based PR agency Marchsreiter Communications. Hopmann previously worked at ToLL Relations, where he attended clients PlayStation and Konami and was involved By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nina Kiel is a journalist, game dev and adult game expert. Their games, like Don't Make Love, often deal with intimacy and sexual encounters. © Nina Kiel / Maggese People Nina Kiel: "It is Crucial to Keep Protesting" The current campaign against adult games is only the tip of the iceberg. We talked to game developer, journalist and NSFW game expert Nina Kiel about their petition, protest against payment processors and the right of 'obscenity' to exist within culture and art. Nina Kiel ist a journalist, By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
Habeck opening gamescom 2023 in his function as Minister for Economy and Climate Action. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Uwe Weiser events Former Games Minister Joins IFA Gaming Stage Former 'Games Minister' Robert Habeck will join this week's IFA on a gaming and technology stage by Webedia. Whether discussions will stay on the announced topics of global politics and climate economy after Habeck's big exit interview from politics remains to be seen. Robert By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Mike Nicodemus, Head of People and Culture, Metacore © Nicodemus, Metacore Business Metacore Appoints Mike Nicodemus as New Head of People and Culture Metacore has announced a new appointment in Berlin. Mike Nicodemus has begun his new role leading the People and Talent Acquisition functions. His goal is to strengthen and scale people practices alongside the business, while fostering the company's culture. Mike Nicodemus' appointment at Metacore, the mobile games By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Ronald Kaulbach, Label Director | Josef Vorbeck, Senior Producer © Inin Games Business Inin Games Appoints Ronald Kaulbach as Label Director and Josef Vorbeck as Senior Producer Retro and arcade video games publisher Inin Games strengthens its leadership team: Ronald Kaulbach takes on the role of Label Director, while Josef Vorbeck joins as Senior Producer. Inin Games, a label of United Games Entertainment, appoints Ronald Kaulbach as Label Director and Josef Vorbeck as Senior Producer. Kaulbach brings By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Johannes Hollaender, Team Lead Gaming at Faktor 3 © Stephan Kragl Business Johannes Hollaender Promoted to Team Lead Gaming at Faktor 3 Johannes Hollaender became Team Lead Gaming at Faktor 3 at the beginning of September 2025. The experienced PR specialist has worked for the Hamburg-based brand, corporate and political communications agency since 2017. Johannes Hollaender was appointed Team Lead Gaming at Faktor 3 in Hamburg on 1 September 2025. He has By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
