Vivendi stockt Ubisoft-Anteil weiter auf Stephan Steininger March 01, 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 Paul Redetzky's Emergo Entertainment is making Promptables for ARD/SWR. (ARD/Emergo) Products Emergo Produces LLM-Battler Promptables for SWR X Lab Bayreuth game studio Emergo Entertainment is making an LLM-driven creature battler in which you prompt your creature's attacks for the ARD. The idea is to explore the potential of LLMs in game development. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read Berlin's House of Representatives is elected on 20 September 2026. What are the positions of the parties in regards to the German gaming industry? (Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin/PlayStation) 2026 Elections in Berlin: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? With the state elections coming in September in Germany's 'games capital' Berlin, we are collecting the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. So far, the Greens have positioned themselves strongly for studios, the House of Games and XR, while the CDU do not mention games at all. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read Nina Schild is now Webedia Germany's Senior PR & Communications Manager (Webedia/Schild) Nina Schild Has Been Promoted to Webedia’s PR Senior Webedia's Nina Schild, PR liaison for the German publications like GameStar, FYNG and GamePro, has been promoted to Senior position. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read game Sales Award in January 2026 © game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Insights Another Game Sales Award for Formula 1 and Nightreign At the beginning of the year, game – the German Games Industry Association – handed out two sales awards. One went to Electronic Arts and the other to Bandai Namco Entertainment. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark © Joel Marklund People Seven Questions for Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark Several updates and years were needed for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide to reach a genuinely good state. Fatshark is satisfied, too. We spoke to the company's CEO, Martin Wahlund, about class DLCs, the co-op-centred design, and the parallel development of Darktide and Vermintide 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read Diablo II Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock © Blizzard Entertainment Products Diablo II Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock Diablo II is widely regarded as one of the greatest games of all time, and its fantastic remaster, Diablo II: Resurrected, continues to delight millions of players. Blizzard is now expanding the game with a new class (Warlock) and a host of meaningful quality-of-life features. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 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
Paul Redetzky's Emergo Entertainment is making Promptables for ARD/SWR. (ARD/Emergo) Products Emergo Produces LLM-Battler Promptables for SWR X Lab Bayreuth game studio Emergo Entertainment is making an LLM-driven creature battler in which you prompt your creature's attacks for the ARD. The idea is to explore the potential of LLMs in game development. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Berlin's House of Representatives is elected on 20 September 2026. What are the positions of the parties in regards to the German gaming industry? (Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin/PlayStation) 2026 Elections in Berlin: What Do the Parties Plan for Gaming? With the state elections coming in September in Germany's 'games capital' Berlin, we are collecting the parties' positions on gaming and the games industry. So far, the Greens have positioned themselves strongly for studios, the House of Games and XR, while the CDU do not mention games at all. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Nina Schild is now Webedia Germany's Senior PR & Communications Manager (Webedia/Schild) Nina Schild Has Been Promoted to Webedia’s PR Senior Webedia's Nina Schild, PR liaison for the German publications like GameStar, FYNG and GamePro, has been promoted to Senior position. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
game Sales Award in January 2026 © game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche Insights Another Game Sales Award for Formula 1 and Nightreign At the beginning of the year, game – the German Games Industry Association – handed out two sales awards. One went to Electronic Arts and the other to Bandai Namco Entertainment. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark © Joel Marklund People Seven Questions for Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark Several updates and years were needed for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide to reach a genuinely good state. Fatshark is satisfied, too. We spoke to the company's CEO, Martin Wahlund, about class DLCs, the co-op-centred design, and the parallel development of Darktide and Vermintide 2. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Diablo II Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock © Blizzard Entertainment Products Diablo II Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock Diablo II is widely regarded as one of the greatest games of all time, and its fantastic remaster, Diablo II: Resurrected, continues to delight millions of players. Blizzard is now expanding the game with a new class (Warlock) and a host of meaningful quality-of-life features. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
