EuroVideo gründet eigenes Games-Label Daniel Raumer January 26, 2018 – 1 min read Share this post © None 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 Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger Business Astragon Completely Exits its Physical Distribution Business Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business completely. The Düsseldorf-based company distributed physical copies of its own games, as well as those of partners such as Focus Entertainment, Microids and Giants Software. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read 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 Benjamin Lochmann is the CEO of Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard. People Interview: Ben Lochmann on Accessibility and Visual Clarity in ChromaGun 2 For the release of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, we spoke to Pixel Maniacs CEO Benjamin Lochmann about their tremendous colourblind mode and what challenges the visual design of their colour-focused game faced in playtesting. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read Products ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Pixel Maniacs' latest game is up there with the top games in the first person puzzler genre. While some problems exist in terms of visual clarity, the accessibility options and the tremendous player progression feel more than make up for it. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read ARC Raiders © Embark Studios / Nexon Business Arc Raiders Sold 14 Million Units to Date With more than 14 million units sold since its release at the end of October 2025, and a peak of 960,000 concurrent users in January 2026, the success of Arc Raiders speaks for itself. The game was a huge success for Nexon, particularly in North America and Europe. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read (Talk & Play) Business Talk & Play Berlin 2026 Now With MBB Funding The next Talk & Play event in Berlin will take place on 23 February. The event series has now gotten funding from the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read EA Sports FC 26 © EA Sports Products When EA Takes Over The German Games Charts in January 2026 In January 2026, the official German gaming charts (published by game) were dominated by returning classics rather than new releases. Most of these were published by Electronic Arts, accounting for almost half of the top 20 games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Phil Rogers, Group CEO, Embracer Group; © Embracer Group IR Business Embracer Group's Q3 2025/26 Results Were "Ahead of Expectations" Despite a sharp decline in sales and EBIT, the Embracer Group has reported a stronger third quarter of the fiscal year than the previous two. Higher-than-expected engagement and earnings were driven by the Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Dead Island and Tomb Raider IPs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 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
Julia Pfiffer & Tim Schmitz, the two co-CEOs of astragon entertainment © Sabrina Weniger Business Astragon Completely Exits its Physical Distribution Business Astragon Entertainment has made the strategic decision to exit its low-margin physical distribution business completely. The Düsseldorf-based company distributed physical copies of its own games, as well as those of partners such as Focus Entertainment, Microids and Giants Software. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
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
Benjamin Lochmann is the CEO of Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard. People Interview: Ben Lochmann on Accessibility and Visual Clarity in ChromaGun 2 For the release of ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, we spoke to Pixel Maniacs CEO Benjamin Lochmann about their tremendous colourblind mode and what challenges the visual design of their colour-focused game faced in playtesting. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
Products ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Pixel Maniacs' latest game is up there with the top games in the first person puzzler genre. While some problems exist in terms of visual clarity, the accessibility options and the tremendous player progression feel more than make up for it. By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read
ARC Raiders © Embark Studios / Nexon Business Arc Raiders Sold 14 Million Units to Date With more than 14 million units sold since its release at the end of October 2025, and a peak of 960,000 concurrent users in January 2026, the success of Arc Raiders speaks for itself. The game was a huge success for Nexon, particularly in North America and Europe. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
(Talk & Play) Business Talk & Play Berlin 2026 Now With MBB Funding The next Talk & Play event in Berlin will take place on 23 February. The event series has now gotten funding from the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg as well. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
EA Sports FC 26 © EA Sports Products When EA Takes Over The German Games Charts in January 2026 In January 2026, the official German gaming charts (published by game) were dominated by returning classics rather than new releases. Most of these were published by Electronic Arts, accounting for almost half of the top 20 games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Phil Rogers, Group CEO, Embracer Group; © Embracer Group IR Business Embracer Group's Q3 2025/26 Results Were "Ahead of Expectations" Despite a sharp decline in sales and EBIT, the Embracer Group has reported a stronger third quarter of the fiscal year than the previous two. Higher-than-expected engagement and earnings were driven by the Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Dead Island and Tomb Raider IPs. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
