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Ascaron Games
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 publishers. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Industry
The video game industry is the tertiary industry, tertiary and quaternary industry, quaternary sectors of the entertainment industry that specialize in the video game development, development, marketing, distribution (marketing), distribution, video game monetization, monetization, and customer satisfaction research, consumer feedback of video games. The industry (economics), industry encompasses dozens of job disciplines and thousands of jobs worldwide. The video game industry has grown from niche to mainstream. , video games generated annually in global sales. In the US, the industry earned about in 2007, in 2008, and 2010, according to the Entertainment Software Association, ESA annual report. Research from Ampere Analysis indicated three points: the sector has consistently grown since at least 2015 and expanded 26% COVID-19 pandemic, 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 has i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administration (insolvency)
As a legal concept, administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions, similar to bankruptcy in the United States. It functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent entities and allows them to carry on running their business. The process – in the United Kingdom colloquially called being "under administration" – is an alternative to liquidation or may be a precursor to it. Administration is commenced by an administration order. A company in administrative receivership is operated by an administrator (sometimes referred to as a receiver and manager) (as interim chief executive with custodial responsibility for the company's assets and obligations) on behalf of its creditors. The administrator may recapitalize the business, sell the business to new owners, or demerge it into elements that can be sold and close the remainder. Most countries distinguish between voluntary (board-decided) and involuntary (court-decided) receivership. In v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Wars
''Arena Wars'' is an action and real-time strategy game released by Tri Synergy and Ascaron Entertainment in 2004. Gameplay The game is notable for combining strategy and shooter elements in gameplay. The limited unit choices (6) and specials (one for each unit) make the game extremely balanced. There are no resources needed to build units, as every player has exactly 1000 credits. Building units uses credits, but a player that loses a unit regains the money instantly and can rebuild it (or another unit), penalized only by the time taken to rebuild. Players also do not construct buildings, but use buildings located at fixed positions on the map. Players win the game by completing one of three objectives, depending on the game type: * Capture the Flag - stealing the flag from an opposing base * Bombing Run - carrying a bomb into an opposing base * Double Domination - controlling "domination zones" for a period of time As opposing players have equal options, high-level strategy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise Of The Hanse
Rise or RISE may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * '' Rise: The Vieneo Province'', an internet-based virtual world * Rise FM, a fictional radio station in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto 3'' * Rise Kujikawa, a video game character from ''Persona 4'' Films *''Rise'', a 2011 film with Andrew Stevens * ''Rise'' (2014 film), an Australian film * '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'', often abbreviated as "Rise" in promotional material * '' Rise: Blood Hunter'', a 2007 horror/thriller film directed by Sebastian Gutierrez * ''Rise'' (2022 film), an American biographical sports-drama film * ''Rise'' (2022 French film), a French comedy drama film Music Performers * Risë Stevens (1913–2013), American opera singer and actress * Rise, stage name of Kwon Ri-se (1991–2014), South Korean singer * Rise, an alias used by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne * R.I.S.E. or RISE, an alternative name used by the band Rising Appalachia Albums * ''Rise' ... [...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 popular in Germany, and 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. There is a text mode where the games are presented and commentated in text form and the last one has the text an ... [...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 popular in Germany, and 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. There is a text mode where the games are presented and commentated in text form and the last one has the text an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Ball 2
''On the Ball'' is a association football, 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 popular in Germany, and 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. There is a text mode where the games are presented and commentated in text form and the las ... [...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-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) 1994 video games Amiga games Ascaron games DOS games Historical simulation games Trade simulation games Video games developed in Germany Video games set in the Middle Ages {{strategy-videogame-stub ... [...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 strategy video games, especially historically-themed 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 m ... [...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 comprises four companies in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States and has studios, including 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
