Anel Ceman, Senior Vice President, Ncsoft © Ncsoft, Ceman Business Ncsoft Launches New Mobile Casual Division Led By Anel Ceman Ncsoft announced the launch of its Mobile Casual Division and the appointment of seasoned European games executive, Anel Ceman, as Senior Vice President, to spearhead the division's global expansion. The new division will use Ncsoft's AI and data technologies to expand into the casual mobile gaming By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Franz Peter Mann Is the New Head of gamescom LAN © TaKeTV and MYI Entertainment Business Franz Peter Mann Is the New Head of gamescom LAN gamescom LAN has announced the appointment of Franz Peter Mann as its new Head of gamescom LAN, effective from 1 September 2025. Mann will work closely with TaKeTV and MYI in his new role, leading both the operational execution and strategic development of the event. Franz Peter Mann most recently By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nathalie Galla is ByteRockers' Games' new Community Manager. © Galla, ByteRockers' People Nathalie Galla Is Byterockers' New Community Manager Streamer and former Godot Foundation Community Manager Nathalie Galla is augmenting Byterockers' Games' communications team: The expert from Munich is the indie publishers new Community Manager. It's announcement season for the Berlin indie studio turned publisher ByteRockers' Games: Hot on the heels of their so- By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Manual Bronstein during the RDC 2024 Stream © Screenshot People Chief Product Officer Manuel Bronstein to Leave Roblox Roblox has reported strong second-quarter figures for revenue, DAUs and payers. The net loss grew anyway. And Chief Product Officer Manuel Bronstein has announced his departure. Roblox continues to be a phenomenon. In the second quarter of 2025, the platform of the company of the same name recorded revenue By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
André Hecker Joins Rocky Oceans Communications as Senior PR Manager © Rocky Oceans Communications Business André Hecker Joins Rocky Oceans Communications as Senior PR Manager Rocky Oceans Communications, the marketing and communications agency founded by Dirk Gärtner and Claudia Kühl in 2024, is expanding its team. André Hecker is joining the agency with immediate effect as Senior PR Manager. Marketing and communications agency Rocky Oceans Communications, founded by Claudia Kühl and Dirk Gärtner, is expanding By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Jonathan Holmes, Founder of Milky Tea / Chris Wood, Managing Director of Milky Tea / Paul Schempp, CEO and co-founder of Aonic © Milky Tea / Aonic Business Milky Tea Studio Founder Jonathan Holmes Steps Down as CEO, Succeeded by Chris Wood After 20 years at the helm, Milky Tea Studio founder Jonathan Holmes is stepping down as CEO. He is handing over leadership of the Liverpool studio to Chris Wood, as Grit and Valor - 1949 heads for consoles and VR. Today, Jonathan Holmes, founder and CEO of Milky Tea, is stepping By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Naïwenn Brun © Daedalic Entertainment Business Daedalic Entertainment Expands Its Marketing Team With a Focus on Creator Relations Naïwenn Brun joined the Hamburg-based publisher Daedalic Entertainment on 22 July 2025 as Marketing Manager, taking charge of the Creator Relations department. The marketing team at Daedalic Entertainment is being reinforced: Naïwenn Brun joined the company on 22 July 2025 as Marketing Manager, taking over the Creator Relations department By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nele Schmidt and Jascha Kruse © Nele Schmidt and Jascha Kruse People Nele Schmidt and Jascha Kruse Join LEZ.SH The Landeszentrum für E-Sport und Digitalisierung Schleswig-Holstein (Schleswig-Holstein State Centre for E-Sports and Digitalisation) has strengthened its media education department. Nele Schmidt will be the new head of the children, youth and media education department, and Jascha Kruse will be the new youth specialist. Nele Schmidt By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Johanna Pirker is the new Professor for N-Dimensional User Experience at TUM. © Matthias Rauch Campus Game Dev Professor Johanna Pirker Joins TU Munich Munich's Technical University has a new "games professor": Johanna Pirker, head of the GameLabGraz and former professor at Munich's LMU, has been appointed full Professor for N-Dimensional User Experience at TUM. She wants to bring industry, teaching and research together. Johanna Pirker, professor By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Charlie Guillemot / Christophe Derennes © Benjamin Loembet / Christophe Derennes (CNW Group/Ubisoft Montréal) Business Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot Lead the New Ubisoft Subsidiary Ubisoft has announced the next step in the roadmap of its new subsidiary. The company has appointed Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs. Ubisoft announced on 27 March 2025 that it would spin off its three top brands - Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy' By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth © IMAGO / Avalon.red, IMAGO / SOPA Images People Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth Cast in The Legend of Zelda After a long wait, it is now clear who will play the two leading roles in the film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: Bo Bragason has been cast as Zelda, while Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will take on the role of Link. It has been known since 2023 that ‘The By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
© Gustavo Fring/Pexels People Nilani Möhrle Become Chairwoman of the Review Board of BzKJ Nilani Möhrle, Head of the department responsible for the review board, is taking over as chair of the review board at the board for media harmful to minors at the Federal Centre for Child Protection (BzKJ) with immediate effect. The review board decides which media are to be included in By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
