Logitech kauft Saitek Daniel Raumer September 19, 2016 – 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 Discord is currently clarifying a lot of questions regarding their age verification, but several questions emerge with new information given (Discord) Products Discord: Game Screenshots Will Be Filtered By "AI Validation and Human Review" In an interview with Discord, we were able to learn that game studios will have to look out for the content of screenshots on their Discord servers when the age verification rolls out. Questions about the security of ID data still remains in light of recent developments. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read Anno 117: Pax Romana © Ubisoft Funding Ubisoft Blue Byte Receives €800,729 in Funding Ubisoft Blue Byte has received €800,729 in funding from the German Federal Games Funding Programme for "Projekt Echo". Ubisoft Mainz has been named as the executing entity - it will probably be related to Anno. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Johanna Pirker © Matthias Rauch People UN Appoints TU Munich Professor Johanna Pirker to AI Expert Panel The UN has named the 40 members of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. Among them are TUM professor Johanna Pirker, Maximilian Nickel (Meta), as well as Bernhard Schölkopf and Mennatallah El-Assady from ETH Zurich. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Saros © Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play With God of War Trilogy Remake, Saros, and Five Konami Titles A new edition of State of Play was presented yesterday evening. The 60-minute show featured some of the upcoming highlights for PlayStation 5, including God of War Trilogy Remake, Marathon, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, Saros and five games from Konami. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read Business Jumpgate Gains Financial Flexibility Through Agreements With Investors and Partners With an increased credit line from Triple Dragon, the issuance of a convertible bond and an agreement for closing project financing, Jumpate has created financial leeway with a view to two upcoming releases, including Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #6 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include The Legend of Zelda, Japan’s Game Preservation Society and a reading tip. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 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
Discord is currently clarifying a lot of questions regarding their age verification, but several questions emerge with new information given (Discord) Products Discord: Game Screenshots Will Be Filtered By "AI Validation and Human Review" In an interview with Discord, we were able to learn that game studios will have to look out for the content of screenshots on their Discord servers when the age verification rolls out. Questions about the security of ID data still remains in light of recent developments. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Anno 117: Pax Romana © Ubisoft Funding Ubisoft Blue Byte Receives €800,729 in Funding Ubisoft Blue Byte has received €800,729 in funding from the German Federal Games Funding Programme for "Projekt Echo". Ubisoft Mainz has been named as the executing entity - it will probably be related to Anno. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Johanna Pirker © Matthias Rauch People UN Appoints TU Munich Professor Johanna Pirker to AI Expert Panel The UN has named the 40 members of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. Among them are TUM professor Johanna Pirker, Maximilian Nickel (Meta), as well as Bernhard Schölkopf and Mennatallah El-Assady from ETH Zurich. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Saros © Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Products State of Play With God of War Trilogy Remake, Saros, and Five Konami Titles A new edition of State of Play was presented yesterday evening. The 60-minute show featured some of the upcoming highlights for PlayStation 5, including God of War Trilogy Remake, Marathon, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, Saros and five games from Konami. By Marcel Kleffmann • 6 min read
Business Jumpgate Gains Financial Flexibility Through Agreements With Investors and Partners With an increased credit line from Triple Dragon, the issuance of a convertible bond and an agreement for closing project financing, Jumpate has created financial leeway with a view to two upcoming releases, including Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Campus Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #6 The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include The Legend of Zelda, Japan’s Game Preservation Society and a reading tip. By Rudolf Inderst • 4 min read
