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We love gaming. We love good journalism. And we love providing helpful guides and the latest news to our community. That’s our mission at EarlyGame, 24/7.

Our wonderful team has a diverse background and decades of experience in content creation, with many of our authors and editors being drawn from some of the biggest outlets in the industry, including Chip.de, Kicker, Dexerto, Sport1, DotEsports and Rheinische Post.

We draw on this experience every day to create helpful and enjoyable content for you, our readers. We work with a thorough and detailed editorial policy to ensure the highest possible quality for our content. Every article is thoroughly discussed and vetted by the team before writing. And before publishing, our talented team of editors works thoroughly to ensure that it meets the highest professional standards and complies with our own editorial demands to be honest and to meet the user at eye-level.

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Lukas Scherbaum

The head of the EA Sports FC 24 category has been an enthusiast of the series since FIFA 04. You can mainly find him in Ultimate Team, but he is also a big fan of Career Mode, Clubs, and VOLTA. Before EarlyGame, he worked for the German sports website Sport1 and as a gaming journalist for Kicker eSport.

Jon Ramuz

Jon has a BA and an MA in English Literature, and as Content Lead for EarlyGame has written over 1,500 articles. He focuses on shooters, but also writes about entertainment and gaming in general.

Faris Delalic

Born and raised in Munich, a huge fan of all kinds of games, especially single player games. Faris is leading the Gaming category on EarlyGame.

Lukas Ballat

Lukas studied English and History to become a teacher, and now he teaches you everything about video games on EarlyGame, while also managing campaigns and partner projects.

Sabrina Ahn

Sabrina Ahn is the League of Legends and Riftfeed Lead. During her time at Concordia University in 2014 she fell in love with LoL and is playing it since – how she hasn't lost her sanity is still unclear.

Alisa Eiber

Weeb, streamer and full-time gamer. Thanks to EarlyGame, I was able to turn my hobby into a profession. Most of my articles can be found in the German Fortnite section.

Ignacio Weil

Born and raised in Venezuela, Ignacio is the content creator for EarlyGame ES and a connoisseur of indie and horror games!

Jonas Sohns

Jonas studied sports journalism in Munich and has been working for EarlyGame since 2021. His favorite games are FIFA, Madden NFL and Formula 1.

Lasse Lindner

League of Legends is Lasse's main topic here at EarlyGame. Playing LoL since 2015, he covers everything from patch notes to esports news for both our English and German website.

Malena Rose

I am a long-time lover of fantasy games and have always had a thing for small but significant indies. Zelda Ocarina of Time will forever have a special place in my heart. As a kid, I spent countless hours with it and was totally mesmerized.

Kim Berkemeyer

Die hard Zelda fan with >7 years experience in digital journalism strategies. Always ready to save the clicks, the rankings and the princess.

Robert Bachhuber

As a master graduate of sociology who wrote his thesis about Twitch, Robert knows a fair share about streaming. Adding to that, he loves binge-watching TV shows, so he got entertainment covered.

Nazarii Verbitskiy

Nazarii is a writer who wears many different hats. He works on codes for EarlyGame, while also writing guides on Mobile Matters. He loves EA FC and Warzone, so you can always find him playing these games.

Ewelyn Derc

Ewelyn has over a decade of experience in the gaming biz, previously working for JPGames and DailyGame, and is now a Content Creator at EarlyGame.

Tanja Haimerl

Tanja is obsessed with gripping stories in all kinds of media: games, TV shows and books alike. She did her Bachelor's thesis on The Last of Us, got her degree in media studies thanks to that and can't stop talking about it.

Ivan Shahran

Gamer, writer and night owl. Big nerd about indie movies and music. I write about mobile gaming and eSports but also manage the socials.

Ina Zukina

Ina is part of EarlyGame's writing team. Covering topics from MMOs to Esports, you can find her work all over the website. She currently mostly into Valorant and the occasional MMO for some nostalgic fun.

Leonhard Kühnel

When Leo isn’t busy playing the best videogame you’ve never heard of, he is reporting the latest news in EarlyGame's Gaming category.

Tim Ladegast

Tim excels in LoL, TFT, and LoR. After playing in Uniliga and Primeleague for six years, he now presents expert-level strategies at EarlyGame as part of the Content Team. He's reached the Grandmaster rank in LoL and Master in LoR.

Rijad Kamberovic

Rijad is a writer covering all things League of Legends on RiftFeed, and writing guides about Word Games on EarlyGame.

Gaston Cuny

Gaston is a writer covering various Fortnite & Entertainment topics for EarlyGame. Previously, Gaston worked for Dexerto's editorial staff, writing guides and news articles.

Celine Jäckel

You can find tons of guides & news about Genshin Impact & Honkai: Star Rail right here, from the EarlyGame Gacha Queen herself!

Erik Feldengut

Erik is a writer on EarlyGame's content team, and plays mostly MOBAs, MMOs, and shooters. But LoL has had a firm grip on him for ten years.

Marie-Lena Höftmann

After a childhood full of videogames, Miffy devoted herself to her greatest passion within her academic studies. Aside from science, she has spent too many hours in Dead by Daylight, loves to shred through Souls-likes or chills in Animal Crossing.

Benjamin Pohl

Benni is the ultimate nerd when it comes to Fortnite. But when he's not cranking his 90s, he's playing games like Valorant or Rocket League, casting eSports tournaments or skiing in the mountains.

Johanna Goebel

Johanna is studying Online-Journalism in Cologne and has been travelling the gaming world since she was a toddler. Her heart beats for open-worlds, action or fantasy RPGs and third-person shooters with great storylines and (un)charming characters.

Freya Engel

Freya practically grew up with video games. She loves the community aspect of gaming and doesn't easily give up, even when a level seems impossible. Her favorite games include League of Legends, Animal Crossing, and The Sims 4.

Jannik Danielsen

Jannik has played every FIFA game since FIFA 05, back then on the PlayStation 2. He also plays various modes in the new EA FC 24, but his favorite is Ultimate Team. Not only have his FIFA skills upgraded since then, but also the consoles. Now, he mainly plays on the PS5. 

Ali Kanaan

As a political science student, Ali has always liked historical games like Assassin's Creed and strategy games like EU4.

Theo Stodiek

Theo’s journey into gaming began with the Nintendo Wii, where he honed his skills playing Mario Kart and Wii Party. As a lifelong football enthusiast, it was his experience with the FIFA 14 Career Mode on the Wii that solidified his passion for the series. In 2017, Theo received his first gaming laptop and immediately acquired FIFA 18, continuing his dedication to every subsequent FIFA installment. Over time, he also ventured into Fortnite, though he admits to struggling with shooters. Instead, Theo prefers watching skilled gameplay from top players and has immersed himself in the Fortnite esports scene. He also enjoys following both German and international streamers.

Benedikt Ostertag

This is Benedikt, one of our new writers here at EarlyGame. Based in Leipzig, he is currently in the sixth semester of his studies in Media & Communication. He likes making music, working out, and of course playing video games. You can see him play League of Legends in the amateur team of Leipzig Esports, and he also attends Super Smash Bros tournaments. Right now, he is loving Baldur’s Gate 3.

As a player, he loves a challenge, which is why he is currently working on no-hitting Elden Ring, his favorite game of all time. When he’s not trying to find the best builds in Elden Ring, he writes, sings and produces his own songs.

Check out Benedikt's Spotify here.

Moritz Look

Moritz has been a devout a gamer for as long as he remembers, and is now the newest writer in our content team. Although deeply involved in shooters in the past, he is currently focused on trying to prove himself in fighting games.

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