Since 2017, René Heuser has headed the gaming vertical of the Webedia Media Group in Germany, which operates the entertainment portals GameStar, Filmstarts, Moviepilot as well as the influencer and event agencies Allyance, Flow:Fwd and Flimmer. René has been a "gamer" for 30 years and has worked in the media industry for 20 years - first as an editor and social media manager, later as editor-in-chief, and in strategy development for the digital and analog offerings of IDG Entertainment (which was acquired by Webedia in 2015). His focus is on digital publishing, audience & product development as well as consulting for non-endemic clients who want to reach new target groups in gaming or entertainment. Together with his team, René has founded the Youtube-MCN Allyance and the in-house gaming brands GameStar, GamePro and Mein-MMO, making them the largest gaming portals in the German-speaking world.