© 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 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 By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
From left: Srecko Filipovic, CEO Maik Reichelt, Jolina Hetscher and new Head of Marketing Timothy Loftus. © ByteRockers' Games People Loftus, Filipovic and Hetscher Reinforce ByteRockers' Games' Marketing With former Crytek Marketing Manager Timothy Loftus as new Head of Marketing and BXDXO veteran Srecko Filipovic as Marketing Manager, ByteRockers' is dialing up the Communications department. Jolina Hetscher joins as an apprentice. ByteRockers’ Games is reinforcing its Marketing team with three additions: From September on, Timothy Loftus will By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Anton Westbergh, CEO and Co-Founder of Coffee Stain / Jacob Jonmyren, Chair of the Board of CSG © Fotograf Hans-Erik Nygren, HE Nygren AB Business Separation of Coffee Stain Group From Embracer Moves Forward The Embracer Group has announced a new board of directors for Coffee Stain Group AB and confirmed that Anton Westbergh is leaving the Embracer's executive management team. He is set to become the new Group CEO of Coffee Stain Group. Embracer Group AB has announced that, as part By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
From left to right: Carl Kuhn, Executive Director Gaming & E-Sports at JvM Sports, and Thanh Dao, Managing Director at JvM Nerd © Jung von Matt Business JvM Group Introduces New Cross-Agency Leadership Duo The JvM Group is expanding its gaming services and setting up an international agency team. Thanh Dao (JvM Nerd) and Carl Kuhn (JvM Sports) will lead this team. However, JvM Nerd founder Toan Nguyen and co-managing director André Price will be leaving the agency at the end of the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Kosche (right) is the new CEO of PietSmiet. © PietSmiet, Kosche Business EA's Former Europe Commercial Director Is PietSmiet's New CEO Jens Kosche, former Senior Director Commercial Europe at Electronic Arts, is the new CEO of German streaming and media company PietSmiet. Jens Kosche, Director Commercial Europe for Electronic Arts until Mai 2025, has started as CEO for German media company and streaming empire PietSmiet. “Content creation is such a vibrant By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender © Hooded Horse Business Hooded Horse Promotes Ashkan Namousi to Deputy CEO In recognition of the valuable service that Ashkan Namousi provides to Hooded Horse, and to better reflect his role within the company, the long-standing Chief Production Officer has been promoted to Deputy CEO. In addition to managing Hooded Horse's production efforts, Ashkan Namousi will play a vital By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
