The latest news and announcements from Asmodee Entertainment, Aconyte Books and our Licensing Partners.
Asmodee Entertainment are delighted to announce that Aconyte, the new fiction imprint of global games group Asmodee, has licensed its game-based novel series for French translation and publication in an exclusive partnership with 404 Publishing, an imprint of major publishing house Editis (part of entertainment and communications group Vivendi). The deal was concluded by Asmodee Entertainment’s licensing manager, Alexander Thieme.
ASMODEE ENTERTAINMENT are delighted to announce that Aconyte, the fiction imprint of global games group Asmodee, has secured a multi-year agreement with Ubisoft® to create brand new novels set in the worlds of some of their most beloved video games. With this agreement, Aconyte will become Ubisoft’s primary publishing partner of novels for adults. In addition to a wide range of new adventures based on existing video games, Aconyte will also be creating tie-ins for select upcoming game releases.
Asmodee Entertainment is delighted to announce that Aconyte, the new fiction imprint of global games group Asmodee, has secured a multi-year agreement with CMON – Cool Mini or Not for long-time fans – to create brand new novels set in the worlds of their acclaimed ZOMBICIDE range of games.
Asmodee Entertainment is delighted to announce that Aconyte, the new fiction imprint of global games group Asmodee, will be the North American publisher of ASSASSIN’S CREED® VALHALLA: GEIRMUND’S SAGA, the tie-in novel to the eagerly awaited Assassin’s Creed Valhalla game coming this November from Ubisoft®.
Asmodee Entertainment are delighted to announce that Aconyte, the new fiction imprint of global games group Asmodee, has secured a multi-year agreement with FryxGames to create brand new novels set in the world of their acclaimed TERRAFORMING MARS games.
Artovision and Asmodee Entertainment have entered into a licensing partnership to bring several of Asmodee’s fan-favourite properties to life through Artovision’s innovative range of multi-dimensional art collectibles. Properties featured in the deal will include the omnipresent modern classic boardgame CATAN® along with Fantasy Flight Games’ Arkham Horror, Twilight Imperium, KeyForge and Legend of the Five Rings brands, known for their extensive library of high-quality illustrations.
The timeless world of Catan is waiting for you to explore, build, settle… and solve. The CATAN Puzzle Book is available now!
Since its creation in 1995 by Klaus Teuber, CATAN and its many expansions have sold more than 32 million games around the world, been produced in more than 40 languages and is sold in more than 70 territories. CATAN is a truly global phenomenon.
Asmodee Entertainment are delighted to announce that Aconyte, the new fiction imprint of global games group Asmodee, has licensed its game-based book series for German translation and publication by noted pop culture publishing house Cross Cult. The deal was concluded by Asmodee Entertainment’s licensing manager, Alexander Thieme.
Asmodee Entertainment is delighted to announce that Aconyte, the new fiction imprint of global games group Asmodee, will be publishing DAY ZERO, the prequel novel to the upcoming Watch Dogs: Legion® game from Ubisoft®.
Singapore/Nottingham, UK. CMON LTD and Asmodee Entertainment have entered into a licensing partnership to bring two of the most famous boardgame universes of all time to the pages of comics!
Asmodee Entertainment are delighted to announce that Aconyte, the new fiction imprint of global games company Asmodee, have entered into a distribution agreement with Simon & Schuster for the UK book trade. The well-known publishing house will handle sales and distribution when the Aconyte list debuts in Britain in October 2020. Aconyte already have an agreement in place for Simon & Schuster USA to handle sales and distribution to the North American book trade. Aconyte’s mission is to create deep tie-in fiction set in the fantasy worlds of Asmodee’s games, and those of other selected partners, including Marvel.
Dark Horse expands the realm of tabletop gaming with art books for the Android, Arkham Horror and KeyForge universes.
Asmodee Entertainment is delighted to announce that Christian Dunn has joined the business in the role of Interactive Games Licensing Manager.
Aconyte Books are excited to announce our third novel set in Legend of the Five Rings‘ rich fantasy world: The Night Parade of a Hundred Demons by Marie Brennan, releases worldwide in January 2021.
The Asmodee Group is delighted to announce that it is opening up access to its rich catalogue of intellectual properties to many more partners in the interactive games market. Tapping into Asmodee’s diverse portfolio of brands and IPs – from household names such as Dobble/Spot It!, Ticket To Ride and Pandemic to Braintopia, Small World, KeyForge, and immersive heavy-weights like Legend of the Five Rings and Twilight Imperium – this move will see new interactive entertainment titles powered by the global boardgame leader.
It’s your chance to solve an unnatural mystery and escape the clutches of Cthulian monsters in the first official Arkham Horror Files escape room, licensed and approved by Asmodee Entertainment and Fantasy Flight Games (the publisher of iconic game titles, Arkham Horror, KeyForge, Legend of the Five Rings, and more).
Building on the successes of 2019, Asmodee Entertainment is delighted to announce that Alexander Thieme has joined the business in the role of Licensing Manager. A twenty-year sales, licensing and marketing veteran of the games industry, Alexander joins Asmodee Entertainment from Games Workshop and will principally be focusing on European licensing opportunities across Asmodee’s many world-class game brands such as Catan, Ticket to Ride, Pandemic, Arkham Horror, Keyforge and Legend of the Five Rings.
Introducing our second novel set in Legend of the Five Rings‘ rich fantasy world: Poison River by Josh Reynolds, released worldwide in August 2020.
Asmodee Entertainment are delighted to announce that Aconyte, the new fiction imprint of global games group Asmodee, has secured a multi‐year agreement with Marvel Entertainment to create new prose stories based around an exciting roster of Marvel’s comic book characters. The first novels are slated to appear in Fall 2020, in trade paperback, ebook and audiobook editions.
Asmodee Entertainment are delighted to announce that Aconyte, the newly announced fiction imprint of global games giant Asmodee, have entered into a distribution agreement with Simon & Schuster for the US and Canadian book trades. The well-known publishing house will handle sales and distribution throughout North America starting with Aconyte’s very first releases, due on shelves in late spring 2020.
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