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Future and Reality of Gaming Will Continue Under Subotron and Natalie Denk

Austria's game studies conference FROG - Future and Reality of Gaming will continue independently of the closure of Krems' Center for Applied Game Studies. Natalie Denk will take it with her to Vienna and make it happen in Autumn 2026 with Subotron's Jogi Neufeld.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

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Green Man Gaming Expands Its Business Development Team

Green Man Gaming is expanding its business development arm with two new appointments: Adam Snook has been appointed SVP of Content Acquisition, Publishing and DMS, while Ben Tucker is joining as a Game Scout.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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Former Nintendo President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board of Directors

Nintendo of America's former President and COO Doug Bowser joins toymaker Hasbro on the Board of Directors, along with Carla Vernón, CEO of online distributor The Honest Company.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Johanna Nylander Leads Sweden's Dataspelsbranschen Temporarily

Until the summer, Johanna Nylander will take over the day-to-day management of the Swedish industry association Dataspelsbranschen as Acting Managing Director. Nylander will represent Per Strömbäck while he takes part-time parental leave.

By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read

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Megabit Publishing Appoints Jonathan Hales as CEO

Megabit, the publishing arm of Aonic, has appointed Jonathan Hales as its new CEO to lead a strengthened team. The former Kalypso and Codemasters senior leader will oversee publishing efforts on Hello Sunshine, Thick as Thieves, Lou's Lagoon and more.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

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Jeonghee Jin of Ncsoft Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026

What are game industry executives' reflections on 2025, and what are their thoughts on 2026? We spoke to Jeonghee Jin, CEO of NC America and COO of NC West, to find out. This interview concludes our series.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read

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Julian Gerighty Leaves Ubisoft Massive and Joins Battlefield Studios

Julian Gerighty, Creative Director and Executive Producer on Tom Clancy's The Division, is leaving Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio to join Battlefield Studios at Electronic Arts.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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Marco Alessandro Minoli of Slitherine Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Marco Alessandro Minoli, Publishing Director of Slitherine, to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Mika Tammenkoski of Metacore Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026

How do game industry executives look back at 2025 and what do they think about 2026? We spoke to Mika Tammenkoski, CEO and co-founder at Metacore, to find out.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read

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Winterkeep Interactive Appoints Mattias Wiking as CEO

Winterkeep Interactive has appointed Mattias Wiking as the studio's new Chief Executive Officer. This is a homecoming for Wiking, who is returning to the teams and developers with whom he previously worked at Paradox Interactive and elsewhere.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Rocky Oceans Communications Welcomes Jessica Di Dio as Senior PR Manager

Rocky Oceans Communications, the marketing and communications agency founded by Claudia Kühl and Dirk Gärtner in 2024, is expanding its team once again. Jessica Di Dio is joining the agency with immediate effect as Senior PR Manager.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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Embracer Appoints Lee Guinchard as Chief Operating Officer

The Swedish Embracer Group has appointed Lee Guinchard as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Management Team as the company transitions to Fellowship Entertainment.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read