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 brings with her many 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 of 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 Gamesmarkt • 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
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 part 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, Technology 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
