Telekom rückt Gaming in den Fokus der Anti-Hass-Kampagne Stephan Steininger May 10, 2021 – 1 min read Share this post © Deutsche Telekom 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 Carolin Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019 (archive picture GamesMarkt) Carolin Wendt Becomes Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CDPR Carolin Wendt is now Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CD Projekt Red, moving laterally from her former role of Lead International Community. Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Uke Bosse was the presenter on stage at the Baltic Games Fest in 2025 | Picture Baltic Games Fest Business Baltic Games Fest With New Talk and Pitch Format The organisers are expanding the Baltic Game Fest with a new format. For the first time, the Baltic Dev Talks, presented by Deck13 Spotlight, will take place the day before. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Theodor Tang-Peronard, Partner at Delphi Interactive and Executive Producer of the FIFA game © Tang-Peronard / Delphi Interactive People Julien Merceron Appointed CTO at Delphi Interactive (Netflix's FIFA Game) Julien Merceron is heading up internal development as Chief Technology Officer at Delphi Interactive, where the 'Reimagined FIFA Football Simulation Game' is being developed. It is set to be offered exclusively on Netflix this summer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now part of Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator brand (Beans Entertainment) People Astronauts Agency Hooks AlexiBexi AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now managed by Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Blue Backpack won the Best Narrative Indie Game Award for the Berlin Apartment | Picture by Taipei Game Show 2026 Business Taipei Game Show Attracts Nearly 400,000 Visitors and German Studio Wins an Indie Award With almost 400,000 visitors, the Taipei Game Show 2026 has once again made its mark. The number of trade visitors remains comparatively small at 2,100. From a German perspective, it is particularly pleasing that Blue Backpack impressed the jury in the Narrative category at the Indie Game Awards. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read Johannes Roth is back as Core Production with a N64 brew called Phazer 64 (Roth/Core Production) People Mimimi's Johannes Roth is Back With Phazer 64 As Founder and MD of Mimimi, Johannes Roth hadn't directly programmed games since 2015. Now, three years after Mimimi's closure, he's back with his own game: Phazer 64, published under the new company name Core Production. 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
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
Carolin Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019 (archive picture GamesMarkt) Carolin Wendt Becomes Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CDPR Carolin Wendt is now Content Creator Strategist (Expert) at CD Projekt Red, moving laterally from her former role of Lead International Community. Wendt has been part of CDPR since 2019. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Uke Bosse was the presenter on stage at the Baltic Games Fest in 2025 | Picture Baltic Games Fest Business Baltic Games Fest With New Talk and Pitch Format The organisers are expanding the Baltic Game Fest with a new format. For the first time, the Baltic Dev Talks, presented by Deck13 Spotlight, will take place the day before. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Theodor Tang-Peronard, Partner at Delphi Interactive and Executive Producer of the FIFA game © Tang-Peronard / Delphi Interactive People Julien Merceron Appointed CTO at Delphi Interactive (Netflix's FIFA Game) Julien Merceron is heading up internal development as Chief Technology Officer at Delphi Interactive, where the 'Reimagined FIFA Football Simulation Game' is being developed. It is set to be offered exclusively on Netflix this summer. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now part of Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator brand (Beans Entertainment) People Astronauts Agency Hooks AlexiBexi AlexiBexi alias Alexander Böhm is now managed by Astronauts, the Beans Entertainment creator agency. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Blue Backpack won the Best Narrative Indie Game Award for the Berlin Apartment | Picture by Taipei Game Show 2026 Business Taipei Game Show Attracts Nearly 400,000 Visitors and German Studio Wins an Indie Award With almost 400,000 visitors, the Taipei Game Show 2026 has once again made its mark. The number of trade visitors remains comparatively small at 2,100. From a German perspective, it is particularly pleasing that Blue Backpack impressed the jury in the Narrative category at the Indie Game Awards. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
Johannes Roth is back as Core Production with a N64 brew called Phazer 64 (Roth/Core Production) People Mimimi's Johannes Roth is Back With Phazer 64 As Founder and MD of Mimimi, Johannes Roth hadn't directly programmed games since 2015. Now, three years after Mimimi's closure, he's back with his own game: Phazer 64, published under the new company name Core Production. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
