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Press release:
Dusseldorf/Germany, June 28, 2023.
gamescom is just around the corner! Once again, the German publisher and developer astragon Entertainment has prepared a lot for gaming fans and will offer visitors to the fair an extensive experience with the latest highlights from the world of gaming. astragon Entertainment, part of Team17 Group plc, is pleased to reveal this year’s gamescom line-up!

Entertainment area

At the joint stand with astragon’s sister company Team17 Digital (Hall 6, Booth B-060), visitors will have the exclusive opportunity to discover the latest highlights from the astragon portfolio, some of them for the first time ever!

Experience some contracts of the new Airfield Expansion and get first impressions of heavy machines from a brand-new licensing partner while building an airfield on both maps of Construction Simulator®.

If you rather want to stay on the streets, Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop with the new Official School Bus Extension is your choice: Get behind the wheel of iconic, officially licensed school buses, and perform school trips and experience its realistic physics in the most immersive way possible.

The partnerships with Thrustmaster, showcasing the new extension with their cutting-edge steering wheels, and Tobii, providing Tobii Eye Trackers which allow you to control in-game actions with your gaze, will take your Bus Simulator experience to the next level.

Or you want to become a true hero in the fight against fire in astragon’s immersive firefighting simulation game which already delighted players on PC and consoles. Discover which platform Firefighting Simulator – The Squad will conquer next.

The path of becoming a hero continues with the new Crime Scene Update for Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, where you can investigate crime scenes, analyze evidence, and ensure justice to the citizens of the fictional city of Brighton.

Take control of powerful locomotives and explore beautifully detailed landscapes with an exclusive gamescom demo version of the Early Access game Railroads Online.

New in the astragon publishing portfolio, fresh winners of the “Best Graphics Design” award at the German Computer Game Award and already in the gamescom line-up: astragon is happy to have the Berlin-based developer studio Randwerk Games on board, who will present their physics destruction puzzle game ABRISS – build to destroy and give insights in what’s next on the horizon.

Once again, astragon has teamed up with French publisher Microids to offer the chance to meet your childhood heroes virtually at gamescom: Go on a new adventure with the two famous gauls in Asterix & Obelix – Slap Them All! 2, save Smurf village and the quirky little Smurfs in The Smurfs 2: The Prisoner of the Green Stone and solve a mystery together with Tintin and his loyal dog Snowy in Tintin Reporter – Cigars of the Pharao. Crime fans can look forward to one of the greatest cases of the famous detective Hercule Poirot with Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express.

While trying one of the company’s latest portfolio highlights at the gaming stations, visitors can watch and engage in a joyful gaming show and create great memories together at the show stage of the booth. More details on the show’s schedule are soon to be revealed!

Business area

At astragon Entertainment’s business booth (Hall 4.2, Booth D-018), press partners are invited to experience all the company’s current highlights mentioned above as well as even never-before-published game news!

astragon’s presence at gamescom is supported, among others, by PCs from Alienware.

About astragon Entertainment GmbH
Founded in 1998, astragon Entertainment GmbH, a subsidiary of Team17 Group PLC, is a leading German games developer, publisher and distributor of sophisticated ‘working’ simulation games, focusing on non-violent cooperative gameplay with very detailed, technical, and realistic environments. Since 2023 Independent Arts Software has been a subsidiary of astragon Entertainment.

The German developer studio has been producing commercial game software of various genres for over 30 years.

astragon’s internationally well-known IPs include Construction Simulator, Bus Simulator, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers and Firefighting Simulator.

The distribution of high-quality licensed and distribution products such as Farming Simulator and SnowRunner complete its attractive product range. astragon games are available world-wide on many different platforms such as consoles, smartphones, tablets, and PC. Visit www.astragon.com for more information.

About Microids
Microids is a French video game publisher. Founded in 1985, Microids’ editorial strategy now focuses on 4 major areas: adventure games, racing games, retro gaming and games inspired by iconic titles.

By collaborating with renowned studios and authors (Revolution Software, Sloclap, Oddworld Inhabitants, Pendulo Studios, Eden Studios, Go Nagai, Charles Cecil, Benoît Sokal, Paul Cuisset…), Microids has become a major player in international video games. Taking inspiration from legendary titles, Microids reaches a wide audience and creates original adventures which give gamers the chance to play as some of their most beloved characters.

About Tobii
Tobii is the global leader in eye tracking and pioneer of attention computing. Creating tech for a better future, our technologies and solutions apply to areas such as behavioral studies and research, healthcare, education and training, gaming, extended reality, automotive, and many more. Headquartered in Sweden, Tobii is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (TOBII). For more information: www.tobii.com.