Could not fulfil the increased expectations since the success of Hogwarts Legacy: David Haddad © BusinessWire/Warner Bros. Games Business Head of Games David Haddad Leaves Warner David Haddad, President of Warner Bros. Games, is reportedly leaving the media group, according to Variety. A sale of the division, which most recently failed to meet high financial expectations, is reportedly not on the table. Variety reports, citing well-informed sources, that Warner Bros. is not fundamentally reconsidering its By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Lukas Jureczko supports Super Crowd Entertainment as Sales Director © Super Crowd Entertainment Business Super Crowd Establishes Sales Division and Appoints Lukas Jureczko as Director Following a record-breaking Polaris and the ongoing expansion of the Indie Arena Booth, Super Crowd Entertainment is restructuring its sales operations. Lukas Jureczko, former Head of Sales at Rocket Beans TV, will lead the newly created sales division, which is set to expand rapidly. 2024 was a successful year By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Julia Marciniak supports the Caggtus team as Project Manager © Leipziger Messe/Caggtus Business Julia Marciniak Joins the Caggtus Team at Leipziger Messe With less than three months to go before the start, the Leipzig Trade Fair's organizing team has gained reinforcements for Caggtus. Julia Marciniak will be managing the Business Lounge, among other responsibilities, as the new project manager. However, she first has to familiarize herself with the role as By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Senad Palic and Denise Bieber © Innovationsagentur Rheinland-Pfalz Business Senad Palic is the New Head of GameUp! Rhineland-Palatinate As Marketing Manager at Binary Impact, Senad Palic has been part of the community for a long time. Now, as the new head of GameUp! Rheinland-Pfalz, he is connecting the studios even more closely. Denise Bieber also has a new role within the Innovationsagentur Rheinland-Pfalz. In the coming By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Dieter Marchsreiter and Mateusz Greloch (r.) © Marchsreiter Communications Business Mateusz Greloch Joins Marchsreiter Communications as BizDev Manager Dieter Marchsreiter is expanding his team for business development. In the future, Mateusz Greloch will be working alongside him to network, explore new business opportunities and represent Marchsreiter Communications at events. Mateusz Greloch joined the team of the Munich-based agency in January. The agency has been providing PR services By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The new Managing Director of Medienförderung RLP: Verena Schmidt © Medienförderung RLP Business Verena Schmidt Takes Over as Managing Director of Medienförderung RLP Since January 1, Verena Schmidt has been the new managing director of the Medienförderung RLP. Schmidt, who now leads the agency responsible for funding films and games in Rhineland-Palatinate, aims to enhance the industry’s visibility and strengthen its networks. Verena Schmidt begins her role with significant momentum and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Martin Schneider, Head of Business Development / Christian Rathemacher, Managing Director © weltenbauer. Business Martin Schneider Becomes Head of Business Development at weltenbauer. As Head of Business Development, Martin Schneider will lead the industry division at weltenbauer. Schneider has extensive experience, having worked for Konami Digital Entertainment and Misc Games. Martin Schneider has been appointed as the new Head of Business Development at Wiesbaden-based weltenbauer. Schneider was previously Chief Commercial Officer at By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Gunnar Lott and Chris Schmidt © Stay Forever/archive picture 2017 Business Gunnar Lott Focuses on Stay Forever Co-founder Gunnar Lott has stepped down from the agency Visibility right before its rebranding as keySquare. Moving forward, he will dedicate his efforts to his long-running games podcast project Stay Forever. Lott co-founded Visibility Communications in 2013 (in German) alongside Carolin Freitag, who served then and will By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Klemens Kundratitz, CEO and co-founder / Phil Rogers, Deputy CEO of Embracer Group © Plaion / Fredrik Karlsson solstafoto Business Phil Rogers Named New CEO of Plaion, Klemens Kundratitz Becomes Strategic Advisor to Embracer Leadership change at Plaion: CEO and co-founder Klemens Kundratitz hands over the CEO position to Phil Rogers, Deputy CEO of Embracer Group. Kundratitz wishes to step back from day-to-day operations and become a strategic advisor to Embracer. After 31 years with Plaion, CEO and co-founder Dr By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Sebastian Tyzak will join Manuel Fritsch and Michael Wieczorek as third host of Insert Moin © Insert Moin People Sebastian Tyzak Joins Insert Moin as Third Host Starting January 12, the hosting duo of Manuel Fritsch and Michael Wieczorek from Insert Moin will be joined by Sebastian Tyzak from Game Two. The podcast, which introduced changes to its content at the turn of the year, will benefit from Tyzak’s addition. These changes are based on feedback By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Christopher Flato, Sandra Kilian and Matthias Remmert © GM/ESBD Esports Christopher Flato Appointed as President, Sandra Kilian and Matthias Remmert as VPs Following the expiration of part of the presidium’s term of office, the eSport Bund Deutschland (ESBD) has elected a new president. Christopher Flato, stepping into the role, has outlined ambitious goals for 2025. Christopher Flato, who previously served as 1st Vice President of the ESBD, was unanimously elected as By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Markus Wilding (left) and Stephan Reichart © Archivbild Business Markus Wilding Supports Devcom as Business Consultant The marketing and communications expert Markus Wilding will support the devcom team of game events in the future as Businss Consultant. Wilding and Reichart announced their partnership with devcom, with Stephan Reichart and the team, including Roufina Guenkova, Nico Balletta, and Stephan Werle, on LinkedIn. Wilding wrote: "If you By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
