Immanitas nimmt Blue Shadow Games unter Vertrag Tim Pototzki January 09, 2013 – 1 min read Share this post Christian Sauerteig, CEO von Immanitas © 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 GeForce Now Available on Amazon Fire TV Stick © Nvidia Products GeForce Now Available on Amazon Fire TV Stick Nvidia is continuing to expand the availability of GeForce Now. Beta testing of the native GeForce Now app for Linux PCs recently began, and an app for the cloud gaming service has now also been released for Amazon Fire TV Stick. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read People Sandro Odak is ZA/UM's New Marketing Principle - PR & Influencer The company behind Disco Elysium recruits one of GSA's best PR heads: Sandro Odak, formerly of Techland, Microsoft and Webedia, is Marketing Principle - PR & Influencer for the company that is currently working on Zero Parades. His first job: Announcing the demo of the game for 23 February. By Pascal Wagner • 1 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
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
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GeForce Now Available on Amazon Fire TV Stick © Nvidia Products GeForce Now Available on Amazon Fire TV Stick Nvidia is continuing to expand the availability of GeForce Now. Beta testing of the native GeForce Now app for Linux PCs recently began, and an app for the cloud gaming service has now also been released for Amazon Fire TV Stick. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
People Sandro Odak is ZA/UM's New Marketing Principle - PR & Influencer The company behind Disco Elysium recruits one of GSA's best PR heads: Sandro Odak, formerly of Techland, Microsoft and Webedia, is Marketing Principle - PR & Influencer for the company that is currently working on Zero Parades. His first job: Announcing the demo of the game for 23 February. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
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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
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