Phenomedia partners with JoWood

German game companies Phenomedia AG and JoWood Productions today announced a nine-game worldwide publishing agreement. Under the partnership, Phenomedia will provide the content, and JoWood will publish and distribute the games worldwide.

The games covered in the agreement include Far West, a western-themed ranch management strategy game in development at Greenwood Entertainment, as well as sequels to previous games such as the popular management simulation The Planner, the Viking strategy game Cultures, and the 3D medieval role-playing game Gothic. The announcement did not include any information about the worldwide publishing of the original Gothic game.