© 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
Yvonne Lukanowski and Daniella Wallau (from left to right) © astragon People Yvonne Lukanowski Appointed as Head of Public Relations at Astragon Role swap at astragon Entertainment. Daniella Wallau, previously Head of Public Relations, is stepping down to spend more time with her family and swapping positions with Yvonne Lukanowski. Both Daniella Wallau and Yvonne Lukanowski are long-standing employees of astratgon, a leading developer and publisher of simulation games that is By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Thomas Riedel © Thomas Riedel People Riedel: A Place to Meet is Important for the Ecosystem Thomas Riedel is organising two events for gamescom that are important for the German and international XR scene. In this interview, he talks about XR at gamescom and what other businesses are important besides games. Once again this year, gamescom will not only bring together the international gaming industry in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Hamann People Joshua Hamann Becomes New Marketing Director GSA at Plaion Plaion has a new head of marketing for Germany, Switzerland and Austria: Joshua Hamann, who was previously Head of Marketing, has been promoted to Director of Marketing GSA. Joshua Hamann joined Plaion, formerly Koch Media, in April 2023, initially as Senior Channel Manager Marketing, but soon took on more responsibility. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nikolas Angerstein, Deputy Managing Director at MSM.digital, and Niklas Kaeding (v.l.) © MSM.digital People Niklas Kaeding Joins MSM.digital to Adress Indie Studios and AA-Developers MSM.digital strengthened its team at the beginning of June with the appointment of Niklas Kaeding as Senior Account Manager. Kaeding will primarily be responsible for expanding the agency's portfolio with a focus on indie and AA studios. Niklas Kaeding brings to the table the experience he gained By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hendrik Wüst at gamescom 2024 and Dorothee Bär at the German Computer Game Awards 2025 © Koelnmesse and Franziska Krug/ DCP via Getty Images People Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär will Give Opening Adress at Gamescom In addition to Federal Minister Dorothee Bär, Hendrik Wüst, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, has also confirmed his participation in the political opening of gamescom. Both will also take part in the tour of the exhibition. When Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz appointed Dorothee Bär as Federal Minister for Research, By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Is leaving ZeniMax Online Studios: Matt Firor © (GamesMarkt archive picture) People Matt Firor Hands Over ZeniMax Online Studios to Jo Burba, Susan Kat and Rich Lambert After almost 20 years, ZeniMax Online Studios President Matt Firor has announced his resignation, effective later this month. Although his social media post does not mention the recent mass layoffs at Microsoft, the timing is striking. After almost 20 years, ZeniMax Online Studios President Matt Firor has announced his resignation, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Steve Papoutsis, previously CEO of Striking Distance Studios, was appointed as CEO of Unknown Worlds © Krafton Blog People Krafton Appoints Steve Papoutsis as CEO of Unknown Worlds Krafton has announced a change at the top of Unknown Worlds, which is working on Subnautica 2. Steve Papoutsis, previously CEO of Striking Distance Studios, is replacing the previous leadership trio of Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, with immediate effect. Even though the announcement of the change at By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Change in management at Computec Media: Rainer Rosenbusch to take over as CEO from Christian Müller on 30 June © Computec People Rainer Rosenbusch Succeeds Christian Müller as Computec CEO Computec Media is restructuring its management team in the middle of the year: CEO Christian Müller is leaving the company at his own request, and Co-Managing Director Rainer Rosenbusch will become the new CEO. Thilo Bayer, Jens-Ole Quiel, Daniel Waadt and Markus Wollny will form the new Management By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Stephan Freundorfer becomes head of Polaris Magazine © Freundorfer / Super Crowd Business Stephan Freundorfer Becomes Head of Polaris Magazine Since last year, Polaris Convention has been publishing its own print magazine, which features articles on creators, gaming and cosplay. Stephan Freundorfer has now been appointed editor-in-chief. Polaris Convention, claiming to be Germany's largest convention for creators and fan culture, has had its own print magazine By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Lars Wingefors, CEO of Embracer Group © Embracer Group Business Phil Rogers Appointed as New Embracer CEO, Lars Wingefors Proposed for Election as Executive Chair Embracer Group has announced changes to its leadership team. Phil Rogers is set to take over as CEO on 1 August 2025. Lars Wingefors is proposed to be appointed as Executive Chair of the Board. The Embracer Group's Board of Directors took the next step in the company& By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Lukas Bohnau / NintenToker © Bohnau / Computec People Computec Welcomes TikTok Creator Lukas Bohnau to the PC Games Team The editorial team of the Computec brand PC Games is gaining a new colleague. As of 01 June 2025, Lukas Bohnau will join the team as a full-time editor. He has made a name for himself as a content creator on TikTok in recent years. The editorial team at By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
