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ASCON
Ascaron Entertainment was a video game developer based in Germany. Founded as Ascon by Holger Flöttmann in 1991 and later renamed in October 1996 due to the possible confusion with the Swiss company Ascom AG, the company produced titles primarily for the PC until it became insolvent in 2009. Background and history Ascaron had its headquarters in Gütersloh, a town in western Germany. It had a development studio in Aachen and an international office in Birmingham, in the United Kingdom. Ascaron had a particular focus on strategy and management games. Among its early successes were the ''Patrician'' series (a trading simulation) and the '' On the Ball'' series (a soccer team management simulation). More recently, the company had developed games such as '' Port Royale'' (a pirate/trading simulation game), ''Sacred'' (an RPG) and '' Darkstar One'' (a space combat simulation). Ascaron was also known for publishing or distributing many games from smaller developers and publisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Industry
The video game industry encompasses the development, marketing, and monetization of video games. The industry encompasses dozens of job disciplines and thousands of jobs worldwide. The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstream. , video games generated annually in global sales. In the US, it earned about in 2007, in 2008, and 2010, according to the ESA annual report. Research from Ampere Analysis indicated three points: the sector has consistently grown since at least 2015 and expanded 26% from 2019 to 2021, to a record ; the global games and services market is forecast to shrink 1.2% annually to in 2022; the industry is not recession-proof. The industry has influenced the advance of personal computers with sound cards, graphics cards and 3D graphic accelerators, CPUs, and co-processors like PhysX. Sound cards, for example, were originally developed for games and then improved for the music industry. Industry overview Size In 2017 in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TrackMania
''TrackMania'' is a series of racing games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo DS and Wii developed by Nadeo and Firebrand Games. Instead of following the usual trend of choosing a set car and track to play the game, in ''TrackMania'' the players can create their own tracks using a "building block" process similar to games that existed before the first TrackMania game, such as the 1984 game ''Excitebike'', the 1985 game ''Racing Destruction Set'', and the 1990 game ''Stunts''. ''TrackMania'' games typically have a time trial format, with medals awarded for beating set times in single-player mode, as well as the ability to submit times to various online rankings. Players may choose to respawn (retire) at any time, for example if they land upside down, leave the track or get off to a poor start. Multiplayer races operate as concurrent time trials; players' cars are visible on the same track at the same time, but cannot physically interact with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Scale Racing
''Big Scale Racing'' is a 2002 racing video game by BumbleBeast. Development The studio began as a subsidiary of digital company Virtual Environments Systems & Consultancy (VESC), which was spun-off to create PC CD-ROM games on April 1, 2001. The company consisted of seven employees, which created scale models of racing cars (90 cm long) for the racing game. The company anticipated an Autumn 2002 launch date, and aimed to distribute the game to big retailers and entertainment shops over the world, while accepting online orders over the Internet. The company started production on February 9, 2001. In Spring of that year, BumbleBeast signed license agreements with various race tracks to have the tracks featuring in current and future games. The company hired cartoon artist Patrick Schoenmaker on June 1, his debut video game. An internal beta was released on August 2, followed by an internal demo on September 9. The BumbleBeast website - premiering content about the game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Ball Action
''On the Ball'' is a football management game series from the German developers Ascaron, former name Ascon. The premiere title in the series is ''On the Ball''. The player is managing a football club in the English League (in the original version the Bundesliga to become the Bundestrainer). The original game was very popular in Germany, so the developer Ascaron created several sequels: "On the Ball 2", "On the Ball 3", and "On the Ball Action". Doppelpass was a bundle that included On the Ball and the self-running add-on Anstoss World Cup Edition. The English version has a minor fan base. Gameplay The player chooses a team in the main menu which has the look of an office. As a manager, the player not only elects the football players for the team, but also run a stadium with the price management and the transfer of players. The football games can be presented in different forms. Then there is a text mode were the games is presented and commentated in text form and the last one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrician II
''Patrician II: Quest for Power'', entitled ''Patrizier 2: Geld und Macht'' in Germany, is the second video game from developer Ascaron in their ''Patrician'' series. The sequel to '' The Patrician'', it is a game simulating trading, piracy, politics, and economy. An expansion pack, ''Patrizier 2: Aufschwung der Hanse'', was released in Germany in 2001. A compilation release containing the main game and the expansion was released as ''Patrizier 2: Gold Edition'' in Germany in 2002 and as ''Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse'' internationally in 2003. A sequel, '' Patrician IV'', was released in 2010. Setting ''Patrician II'' is set during the 1300s, and simulates the Hanseatic League's trade operations in Northern Europe. Reception Sales ''Patrician II'' was commercially successful. In the German market, it debuted at #2 on Media Control's computer game sales chart for December 2000. Holding the position in its second month, the game proceeded to place fifth and eighth in February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Ball 3
''On the Ball'' is a football management game series from the German developers Ascaron, former name Ascon. The premiere title in the series is ''On the Ball''. The player is managing a football club in the English League (in the original version the Bundesliga to become the Bundestrainer). The original game was very popular in Germany, so the developer Ascaron created several sequels: "On the Ball 2", "On the Ball 3", and "On the Ball Action". Doppelpass was a bundle that included On the Ball and the self-running add-on Anstoss World Cup Edition. The English version has a minor fan base. Gameplay The player chooses a team in the main menu which has the look of an office. As a manager, the player not only elects the football players for the team, but also run a stadium with the price management and the transfer of players. The football games can be presented in different forms. Then there is a text mode were the games is presented and commentated in text form and the last one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Ball 2
''On the Ball'' is a football management game series from the German developers Ascaron, former name Ascon. The premiere title in the series is ''On the Ball''. The player is managing a football club in the English League (in the original version the Bundesliga to become the Bundestrainer). The original game was very popular in Germany, so the developer Ascaron created several sequels: "On the Ball 2", "On the Ball 3", and "On the Ball Action". Doppelpass was a bundle that included On the Ball and the self-running add-on Anstoss World Cup Edition. The English version has a minor fan base. Gameplay The player chooses a team in the main menu which has the look of an office. As a manager, the player not only elects the football players for the team, but also run a stadium with the price management and the transfer of players. The football games can be presented in different forms. Then there is a text mode were the games is presented and commentated in text form and the last one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanse - Die Expedition
''Hanse: Die Expedition'' is a strategic business simulation game released in 1994 by Ascon. The game was not released in an English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...-language version. Gameplay and plot The player is a trader in the 13th Century, in the German seaport town of Lübeck. The aim is to become mayor of Lübeck within 250 turns. External links * Powerplay review(German) ASM review(German) Amiga Joker review(German) {{strategy-videogame-stub Ascaron games 1994 video games Amiga games DOS games Video games developed in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive AB is a video game publisher based in Stockholm, Sweden. The company started out as the video game division of Target Games and then Paradox Entertainment (now Cabinet Entertainment) before being spun out into an independent company in 2004. Through a combination of expanding internal studios, founding new studios and purchasing independent developers, the company has grown to comprise nine first-party development studios, including their flagship Paradox Development Studio, and acts as publisher for games from other developers. Paradox is best known for releasing historically themed strategy video games, especially grand strategy games, and has published strategy games in different settings, as well as games of other genres such as role-playing video games and management simulators. They typically continue development of their games after initial release with the creation of downloadable content, and are also known for creating games that are easy to mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaming Minds Studios
Kalypso Media Group is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in 2006 in Worms, the group includes four companies, in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States and has studios, Realmforge Studios, Gaming Minds Studios, Claymore Game Studios, and Nine Worlds Studios. Kalypso is best known for publishing '' Tropico'', '' Sudden Strike'', ''Dungeons'' and '' Railway Empire'' series. History Kalypso Media was founded on 16 August 2006 by Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek. One year later, a branch was opened in Bracknell, UK, and in June 2009, another in Ridgewood, USA. In 2009, the group opened its second UK outlet in the form of Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. in Leicester. Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. is responsible for the online marketing of its own games and the products of other providers. In November 2008, it founded the subsidiary Realmforge Studios GmbH, based in Munich, and integrated Boxed Dreams, developer of ''Ceville''. At the same time, it acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koch Media
Plaion (formerly Koch Media) is a German-Austrian media company headquartered in Höfen, Tyrol, Austria, with an operating subsidiary based in Planegg, Germany. The company was founded in 1994 by Franz Koch and Klemens Kundratitz. The company operates video game publishing labels Deep Silver, Prime Matter and Ravenscourt, the video game developers Warhorse Studios and Milestone, as well as a film distribution arm, Plaion Pictures. Koch Media's parent company, Koch Media Holding, was acquired by Swedish holding company Embracer Group (then known as THQ Nordic AB) in February 2018. History Early history (1994–2015) Koch Media was founded in 1994 by Franz Koch (founder of Koch International) and his business partner, Klemens Kundratitz to market and distribute software. Koch Media operated out of offices in Germany and Austria, while a regional subsidiary, Koch Media Ltd., was opened in England. In 1995, Koch Media sold more than 250,000 software licenses, and in 1996, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalypso Media
Kalypso Media Group is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in 2006 in Worms, the group includes four companies, in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States and has studios, Realmforge Studios, Gaming Minds Studios, Claymore Game Studios, and Nine Worlds Studios. Kalypso is best known for publishing '' Tropico'', '' Sudden Strike'', ''Dungeons'' and '' Railway Empire'' series. History Kalypso Media was founded on 16 August 2006 by Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek. One year later, a branch was opened in Bracknell, UK, and in June 2009, another in Ridgewood, USA. In 2009, the group opened its second UK outlet in the form of Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. in Leicester. Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. is responsible for the online marketing of its own games and the products of other providers. In November 2008, it founded the subsidiary Realmforge Studios GmbH, based in Munich, and integrated Boxed Dreams, developer of ''Ceville''. At the same time, it acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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