Company:Astragon
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| Formerly | Astragon Software GmbH |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Products | Games for video game consoles and computer software |
| Parent | Team17 |
| Website | www.astragon.com |
Astragon Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher based in Düsseldorf, Germany .[1] Originally a subsidiary of the German video game distributor Astragon Sales & Services GmbH (formerly Rondomedia Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH).[2][3] The company become known for being the original worldwide publisher of the Farming Simulator series and continues to do so in German territories.
They were originally headquartered in Hagen but moved to Mönchengladbach in 2004.[1] Astragon formerly specialised in publishing simulation games for Microsoft Windows, but in 2008 they moved into other areas, when they published more casual games like Wendy: Holidays at Rosenborg for the Nintendo DS.[4]
They have released several English language games under their Just Play It! label, including Myst IV and CSI.[5] Astragon publish games by Big Fish Games and iWin in the German language market.[6]
Currently, the company is primarily focused on publishing simulation games for a variety of platforms. Titles include the Construction Simulator series (for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android), the Bus Simulator series (for PC, PS4 and Xbox One), the Farming Simulator series (for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch) and additional titles like commercial fishing simulation Fishing, the upcoming Firefighting Simulator and FPV drone racing simulation game Liftoff: Drone Racing and Police Simulator: Patrol Officers.[7]
In September 2015, Astragon became the 100th GAME member of the association of the German games industry called GAME – Bundesverband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V..[8][9]
In 2019, the company moved to Düsseldorf.[10] In July 2021, the two companies merged and now operate as astragon Entertainment.[11]
In January 2022, the company was acquired by Team17 in a deal worth £83 million.[12]
Computer software
In addition, Astragon publishes computer software. They have published archiving software, educational CDs, multimedia tools and some design programs.
PC Games
- Farming Simulator series (Germany only)[13]
- Bus Simulator series[14]
- Construction Simulator series
- The Farm (2008)
- Disco Tycoon (2010)
- Dive to the Titanic (2010)
- Camping Manager 2012 (2012)
- Jack Keane 2 - The Fire Within (2013)
- Water Park Tycoon (2014)
- TransOcean: The Shipping Company (2014)
- Ropeway Simulator 2014 (2014)
- Mystery of Neuschwanstein (2015)
- Coast Guard (2015)
- CITYCONOMY: Service for your City (2015)
- Oil Enterprise (2016)
- TransOcean 2: Rivals (2016)
- Gravity Island (2016)
- Police Tactics: Imperio (2016)
- Industry Manager: Future Technologies (2016)
- Take Off - The Flight Simulator (2017)
- TransRoad: USA (2017)
- Fishing (2018)
- Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (2019)
- Drone Swarm (2020)
- Firefighting Simulator - The Squad (2020)
- Railroads Online (2021)
- Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (2022)[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wir über Uns" (in German). Astragon. http://www.astragon.de/company.php.
- ↑ "About us page" (in en). https://www.astragon.com/company/about-us.
- ↑ "Twenty Years of astragon Entertainment" (in en). Düsseldorf. 20 July 2020. https://www.astragon.com/news/detail/twenty-years-of-astragon-entertainment.
- ↑ "Wendy - Ferien auf Rosenborg" (in German). Astragon. http://www.astragon.de/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=198. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "just play it!" (in German). Astragon. http://www.astragon.de/index.php?cPath=38.
- ↑ "Big Fish Games" (in German). Astragon. http://www.astragon.de/profil.html.
- ↑ "Official Website". https://www.astragon.com/games.
- ↑ "GAME BUNDESVERBAND: ASTRAGON ENTERTAINMENT BECOMES THE 100TH MEMBER" (in de-DE). 2 September 2015. https://spielewiesel.net/game-bundesverband-astragon-entertainment-wird-100tes-mitglied/.
- ↑ "Simulation expert astragon becomes 100th GAME member". 15 November 2021. https://samagame.com/01/en/simulation-expert-astragon-becomes-100th-game-member/.
- ↑ Gameswirtschaft (2019-11-12). "Astragon: Umzug von Gladbach nach Düsseldorf" (in de-DE). https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/astragon-umzug-duesseldorf/.
- ↑ Gameswirtschaft (2021-07-21). "Astragon Entertainment fusioniert mit Vertriebs-Sparte" (in de-DE). https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/astragon-entertainment-sales-service/.
- ↑ "Team17 to Acquire Astragon Entertainment for Up to EUR100 Mln" (in EN-US). https://www.marketwatch.com/story/team17-to-acquire-astragon-entertainment-for-up-to-eur100-mln-271642093007.
- ↑ "Farming Simulator 22 announced". 22 April 2021. https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/marketing-pr/landwirtschafts-simulator-22-release-termin/.
- ↑ Nguyen, Lisa (9 September 2020). "Bus Simulator 21 Drives Onto PC And Consoles In 2021". https://happygamer.com/bus-simulator-21-drives-onto-pc-and-consoles-in-2021-81393/.
- ↑ Sheehan, Gavin (13 February 2021). "Astragon Entertainment Reveals Police Simulator: Patrol Officers". https://bleedingcool.com/games/astragon-entertainment-reveals-police-simulator-patrol-officers/.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- MobyGames database (As 'astragon Sales & Services GmbH')
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