Steven Bell (left) resigned in the summer and Mikkel Weider will take over as group CEO in January 2026 (Pictures: everplay, Nordisk) People Mikkel Weider to Become New CEO of Everplay Group at the Turn of the Year The everplay Group (Team17; Astragon) has successfully concluded its search for a successor to Steve Bell, who stepped down as CEO in the summer. Mikkel Weider will take over the position at the turn of the year from interim CEO Frank Sagnier, who will return to his role as non-executive chairman. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Heiko Gogolin in 2019 (Picture by Rocket Beans) People Heiko Gogolin Leaves Beans Entertainment At the beginning of November, Heiko Gogolin, co-CEO of Hamburg-based Beans Entertainment alongside Arno Heinisch, left the company. Gogolin announced this on social media. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The Tiny Roar founder Robert Koch (left) and Maurice Hagelstein have brought Daniel Marx (right picture) on board People Former Osmotic Studios CEO Daniel Marx Joins Tiny Roar The Hamburg-based studio Tiny Roar is expanding its senior management team and bringing Daniel Marx, former Game Director and CEO of Osmotic Studios, on board. Marx will be joining Tiny Roar, part of Aonic, as Game and Narrative Designer. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
YouTuber Patrick Mayer and his book series Paluten receive FFF production funding. (Patrick Mayer; Leonine/Odeon) Paluten Animated Movie Gets Funding by FFF Bavaria For their animated movie about the Paluten book series, YouTuber Patrick Mayer and production company Odeon Fiction from Munich are getting 300,000 euros from FFF Bayern in the current movie funding round. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Anja Lorenz; © Lorenz People Anja Lorenz Joined ICO Partners as Senior Communications Manager After spending several years at Kalypso Media and Faktor 3, Anja Lorenz is moving to the British self-publishing agency ICO Partners, taking up the position of Senior Communications Manager Germany. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Wiebke Wiesner and State Secretary for the Arts Arne Braun (MFG). People Wiebke Wiesner Becomes New MD of MFG Baden-Württemberg Wiebke Wiesner will become the new managing director of Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG). She will succeed Carl Bergengruen on July 1, 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Katharina Popp joins Owlcat Games as PR Manager (Popp; Owlcat) People Katharina Popp Joins Owlcat Games as PR Manager PR expert Katharina Popp started work as PR Manager for Owlcat Games this November. She has been at Marchsreiter for the last seven and a half years. By Pascal Wagner • 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
AppMagic CEO Max Samorukov. © AppMagic People AppMagic CEO Max Samorukov: "PC Market Lacks a True, Unified Analytics Solution" With data company AppMagic's new Steam Analysis launching this month, we talked to CEO Max Samorukov about the difficulties of breaking into data acquisition on different platforms, the history of AppMagic and developer's needs for consistent data for their platforms of choice. This October, data aggregation By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Florian Schriebl (right) winning the Tetris Austria finals at Game City Vienna 2025. © Matthias Heschl Esports Florian Schriebl is Austria's Best Red Bull Tetris Player At the Red Bull Tetris finale yesterday at Game City Vienna, veterinarian Florian Schriebl won the Austrian finals. He'll be competing at the Dubai world finale in December against 55 other finalists from all over the world. The Austrian national final of Red Bull Tetris took place at By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
