The Games Industry's Perspective on 2025 - Part #5: Products & Distribution Pascal Wagner December 20, 2024 – 2 min read Share this post Distribution Channels for Games © GamesMarkt, PP Business SC Concepts Extends Work-For-Hire Contract With Funatics According to a statement from the parent company Jumpage, the German studio Funatics has secured an extension to a work-for-hire contract until the end of 2026. The project, which has not been named in detail, is likely to be the cheerleading mobile game Boss of the World. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Construction Simulator: Evolution © weltenbauer. & astragon Business Everplay's Revenue Remained Resilient in H1 2026, Astragon's Revenue Declined by 20% The everplay group has presented its unaudited results for H1 2026. The British group demonstrated resilience in its revenue performance in H1, ahead of major title launches in H2. At astragon, revenue declined by 20%, primarily due to exiting the physical distribution business. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Business Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Business SC Concepts Extends Work-For-Hire Contract With Funatics According to a statement from the parent company Jumpage, the German studio Funatics has secured an extension to a work-for-hire contract until the end of 2026. The project, which has not been named in detail, is likely to be the cheerleading mobile game Boss of the World. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Construction Simulator: Evolution © weltenbauer. & astragon Business Everplay's Revenue Remained Resilient in H1 2026, Astragon's Revenue Declined by 20% The everplay group has presented its unaudited results for H1 2026. The British group demonstrated resilience in its revenue performance in H1, ahead of major title launches in H2. At astragon, revenue declined by 20%, primarily due to exiting the physical distribution business. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read Composer Jon Everist has scored Star Wars Outlaws and almost everything that Harebrained Schemes has developed (all pictures in this article: Jon Everist) People Game Music Makers: Jon Everist Composer Jon Everist from Seattle has scored almost everything that Harebrained Schemes (Shadowrun, Lamplighters League, Graft) ever developed, along with Star Wars Outlaws and many other games. We spoke to him about making music, his favourite tunes and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Business Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read Daily GamesMarket Daily – 15 Sep 26: Game:Nxt, Steam Frame, Shala Chen, Mattias Rengstedt, Triple-i, hiddenCon, Rayman, Playzo A hotel chain is introducing gaming for guests, Steam is launching a multi-tiered pre-order system, and an event agency called Trading VCard Games is being launched. Shala Chen also discusses the use of AI. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read The Eventgers Aim to Establish hiddenCon as Premier Trading Card Convention in Frankfurt In mid-January 2027, hiddenCon will take place for the first time at KAP Europa in Frankfurt. The organizers, The Eventgers, expect over 200 dealers and exhibitors, as well as more than 5,000 visitors for the convention for trading card games. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business SC Concepts Extends Work-For-Hire Contract With Funatics According to a statement from the parent company Jumpage, the German studio Funatics has secured an extension to a work-for-hire contract until the end of 2026. The project, which has not been named in detail, is likely to be the cheerleading mobile game Boss of the World. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Construction Simulator: Evolution © weltenbauer. & astragon Business Everplay's Revenue Remained Resilient in H1 2026, Astragon's Revenue Declined by 20% The everplay group has presented its unaudited results for H1 2026. The British group demonstrated resilience in its revenue performance in H1, ahead of major title launches in H2. At astragon, revenue declined by 20%, primarily due to exiting the physical distribution business. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Business Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business SC Concepts Extends Work-For-Hire Contract With Funatics According to a statement from the parent company Jumpage, the German studio Funatics has secured an extension to a work-for-hire contract until the end of 2026. The project, which has not been named in detail, is likely to be the cheerleading mobile game Boss of the World. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Construction Simulator: Evolution © weltenbauer. & astragon Business Everplay's Revenue Remained Resilient in H1 2026, Astragon's Revenue Declined by 20% The everplay group has presented its unaudited results for H1 2026. The British group demonstrated resilience in its revenue performance in H1, ahead of major title launches in H2. At astragon, revenue declined by 20%, primarily due to exiting the physical distribution business. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Composer Jon Everist has scored Star Wars Outlaws and almost everything that Harebrained Schemes has developed (all pictures in this article: Jon Everist) People Game Music Makers: Jon Everist Composer Jon Everist from Seattle has scored almost everything that Harebrained Schemes (Shadowrun, Lamplighters League, Graft) ever developed, along with Star Wars Outlaws and many other games. We spoke to him about making music, his favourite tunes and more. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Wardogs © Bulkhead and Team17 Business Wardogs Sold Over Two Million Copies; Everplay Increased Its Stake in SMG Bulkhead and Team17 announced that Wardogs has sold more than two million copies in less than five days since its launch in Early Access on 10 September. The everplay group had already increased its stake in the consortium that holds Bulkhead prior to this. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Daily GamesMarket Daily – 15 Sep 26: Game:Nxt, Steam Frame, Shala Chen, Mattias Rengstedt, Triple-i, hiddenCon, Rayman, Playzo A hotel chain is introducing gaming for guests, Steam is launching a multi-tiered pre-order system, and an event agency called Trading VCard Games is being launched. Shala Chen also discusses the use of AI. By Team GamesMarket • 6 min read
The Eventgers Aim to Establish hiddenCon as Premier Trading Card Convention in Frankfurt In mid-January 2027, hiddenCon will take place for the first time at KAP Europa in Frankfurt. The organizers, The Eventgers, expect over 200 dealers and exhibitors, as well as more than 5,000 visitors for the convention for trading card games. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
