© Jennifer Burckhardt People Aesir Hires Psychologist Jennifer Burkhardt as Junior Producer Since this May, psychologist Jennifer F. Burkhardt is the newest part of Aesir's Producing team in Munich. Since this month, Aesir Interactive has a new Junior Producer: Jennifer F. Burkhardt, studied psychologist and experienced lecturer and workflow & communication analyst, is now part of the team in Munich. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Cigdem Uzunoglu (center) with Benjamin Hillmann and Dr. Tabea Widmann © Charles Yunck/Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur Business Stiftung Digitale Spielkultur Bids Farewell to Çiğdem Uzunoğlu After more than six years, Çiğdem Uzunoğlu was bid farewell as Managing Director of the Digital Games Culture Foundation (Digital Games Culture Foundation) in a ceremony attended by around 70 guests from the foundation's network. Among those present were representatives from politics, foundations, civil society and the games By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Henner Bruhn and Dr Anika Thun © Kalypso Business Henner Bruhn Returns to Kalypso Media Kalypso Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Henner Bruhn as Business Development Manager. Bruhn comes from Alteon, where he was Director Sourcing & Operations, and knows Kalypso Media from a previous engagement. In fact, Henner Bruhn already worked for Kalypso Media in 2010. At that time Bruhn was By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Payday 3 was the most important revenue contributor in Q1 2024, the preliminary results of which were announced the day before the Annual General Meeting © Starbreeze Business Starbreeze: Jürgen Goeldner Becomes Chairman, Mats Juhl Interim CEO Following the Annual General Meeting there was a reorganisation in management as Jürgen Goeldner was appointed Chairman of the Board. His position as interim acting CEO will be taken over by CFO Mats Juhl until a permanent successor is found. Jürgen Goeldner took over the position of interim CEO at By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The three co-founders of Second Stage from left to right: Matthias Mirlach, Christian Szymanski, and Egemen Arslan. © Second Stage Business Mirlach, Szymanski and Arslan set up Marketing Agency Second Stage Matthias Mirlach, Christian Szymanski and Egemen Arslan have founded Second Stage, a new marketing agency offering marketing intelligence solutions for games companies and the gaming market. A self-service advertising platform is also in development. The newly formed marketing agency Second Stage is explicitly targeting publishers, developers, agencies and brands with By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sung-Hun Choi and Alexandra Böckelmann © Acer Business Sung-Hun Choi appointed as new Head of Marketing GSA for Acer Sung-Hun Choi, a manager with gaming experience, is taking over the position of Head of Marketing & PR at Acer. Sung-Hun Choi takes up the position as Head of Marketing for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at Acer. With a long career in the technology industry, which he started in 2004, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Claudia Kuehl and Dirk Gaertner found Rocky Oceans Communications © GamesMarkt Business Claudia Kuehl and Dirk Gaertner Found Rocky Oceans Communications With their combined 50+ years of experience in the games industry, Claudia Kuehl and Dirk Gaertner found a new communications agency: Rocky Oceans Communications will be based in Hamburg and Munich. With the locations in Northern and Southern Germany Rocky Oceans Communicatons positions itself as a bridge between Northern and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Hideaki Nishino (left) and Hermen Hulst (right) named as new CEOs of Sony Interactive Entertainment © SIE, Sony Group Corp Business Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino named as new CEOs of Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced a new leadership structure. Hideaki Nishino will become CEO of the Platform Business Group. The Studio Business Group will be led by Hermen Hulst as CEO. The new management structure is designed to ensure sustainable growth. Sony Group Corporation and Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Tim Cullins, Mafalda Duarte and Zak Whaley (from left to right) © IGDA People Global Developers Association Elects new Board Members and Appoints new Chair Zak Whaley takes over as Chairman of the IGDA following this year's board elections. He succeeds Margaret Krohn, whose term as Chair ended in March. Two new members are welcomed to the board. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has a new Chairman of the Board. Following the By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Limbic Entertainment/Bandai Namco Europe People Limbic Entertainment Continues to Grow While other companies are cutting capacity, Bandai Namco Europe's Limbic Entertainment studio has welcomed nine new employees since the beginning of the year. This strategic expansion is also due to the success of Park Beyond, developed by German studio Limbic Entertainment and published by Bandai Namco Europe. Bandai By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Jan Kuhlmann has been appointed Head of Marketing at astragon Entertainment © MIKA-fotografie | Berlin - Maik Schulze. Business Jan Kuhlmann Joins astragon Entertainment Jan Kuhlmann has been appointed Head of Marketing at astragon Entertainment with immediate effect. Kuhlmann most recently worked for Xsolla as Business Development Director in GSA. For Kuhlmann, the move also means a return to his roots. Kuhlmann, who has been instrumental in building up the European Xsolla branch in By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Matthew Bromberg has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, President, and a member of the Unity Board of Directors. © Business Wire Business Matthew Bromberg Appointed new CEO of Unity Unity has a new CEO: Matthew Bromberg. He has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and President. Interim CEO Jim Whitehurst will become the Executive Chairman of the Unity Board of Directors. Unity announced that Matthew Bromberg has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Unity Board By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
