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Jasmin Oestreicher, Co-CEO and Co-Founder at Sidekick Publishing / Philomena Schwab, Co-Founder at Stray Fawn Studio © Sidekick & Stray Fawn Products Stray Fawn and Sidekick Publishing Join Forces for Global Launch of Gambonanza Stray Fawn and Sidekick Publishing have partnered up for the global co-publishing of Gambonanza, an upcoming roguelike chess-builder from the solo developer Paul Giovannini of Blukulélé Studio. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
The team of Gentle Troll with CEO Michel Wacker to the right (Gentle Troll) Products Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker Kickstarter Funds in Under One Hour Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker by Gentle Troll has been funded in under one hour yesterday. From then until this morning, all available stretch goals have also been reached, with the team adding more gradually. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
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Business GamesMarkt and gamescom Extend Partnership for gamescomDaily Magazine GamesMarkt, a media partner of gamescom since 2009, has extended its existing partnership with the world’s biggest games event. GamesMarkt will therefore publish the daily business-to-business trade fair magazine gamescomDaily at gamescom 2026. By Team Gamesmarkt • 2 min read
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger Business Interview: Astragon Relies on External Partners for Physical Distribution Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business. We talked to the two co-CEOs, Julia Pfiffer and Tim Schmitz, about this decision. Going forward, their physical distribution will be handled by experienced external partners. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
