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Koch Media is a media enterprise started in
1994 by Franz Koch and Dr. Klemenz Kundratitz.
Koch Media produces and markets software, games, cinema and
DVDs. Sales, marketing and distribution cover Europe and, since
April 2008, the USA. Koch Media's head office is in Planegg, Munich, with offices in Germany, England,
France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the USA. As a producer of
computer games, Koch Media goes by the name Deep Silver.
History
- 1994: Founding of the group Koch Media
Holding, Hoefen (Austria), and establishment of subsidiaries in
United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- 1995: Signs exclusive distribution contracts
with National Geographic, and EMME Interactive.
Publishes first “multimedia titles”
- 1996: Signs exclusive distribution contracts
with Peter Gabriels “realworld studios”, Letts, and Hutchinson
Encyclopaedia
- 1997: Moves to 30,000 sq. ft. office and
warehouse facilities in Basingstoke. Signs exclusive contracts with
Cybermedia (later acquired by Mcafee).
- 1998: Moves into games distribution for the
first time signing an exclusive distribution deal with Blue
Byte (later acquired by Ubisoft) for its renowned Settlers series.
- 1999: Appointed by Dixons Stores as its
partner for software referrals whereby all new software is
recommended to be supplied by Koch Media.
- 2000: Signs the London Racer series from
Davilex. The series will go on to sell over 1 million units in UK
retail. Appointed as Lego Media’s exclusive UK distributor.
Appointed as Steinbergs exclusive partner in the UK.
- 2000: Opening of Koch Media srl in Italy.
- 2001: Appointed by Nintendo as a distribution partner for the
UK.
- 2002: Deep Silver established
as a hard core gaming publisher, with its first title developed by
the Bitmap Brothers. Acquires the Europress
company from Atari.
- 2003: Signs distribution deal with Ascaron.
- 2005: Deep Silver publishes
its first console titles, Europress announce collaboration with Nestle to
publish a “Smarties” branded game on Playstation 2. Also
sign exclusive distribution contracts with Onspeed and the Roland
owned music software company “Cakewalk”. Koch Media finishes the
year as the 19th largest publisher in the UK.
- 2005: Takeover of the French company “SG
Diffussion” and conversion to KOCH Media SAS in Paris, France by 1
January 2006.
- 2006: Koch Media appointed as Nintendo’s
preferred distribution partner in the UK.
- 2007: Deep Silver Vienna is born. The former
Rockstar Vienna team concentrates on the production of high-quality
titles for consoles.
- 2008: Koch Media opens a North America office
in Los Angeles. This office serves as the center of sales and
marketing activity in North America, as well as a conduit to
developers there.
- January 2009: PROEIN S.L. has changed to Koch
Media S.L.U.
- July 2009: Koch Media announced their
expansion into the Benelux region by opening a dedicated
office.
Deep
Silver
Logo used for the Deep Silver label
Deep Silver is Koch Media's video game label. Founded in 2002,
it has already published and co-published some major titles.[1]
The British headquarter is based in Basingstoke, UK. Deep Silver has released around
sixty games since 2003.
In 2007, Deep Silver Vienna was started by the founders of the
Rockstar
Vienna team, Hannes Seifert and Niki Laber, and
concentrates primarily on developing and producing full-price
titles for consoles.
Games
- Anno 1701
(co-published with Sunflowers)
- PC
- Astrology DS - NDS
- Birth
of America - PC
- City Life
(co-published with Monte Cristo) - PC
- CrossworDS - NDS
- Crusty
Demons (co-published with Sunflowers)
- PS2
- Cursed
Mountain - Wii
- Dawn of
Magic - PC
- Earth
2160 (co-published with Zuxxez) - PC
- Gothic 3
(co-published with JoWood
Productions) - PC
- Heart Of Empire: ROME - PC
- Horse Life - NDS
- Mage Knight Apocalypse (co-published with Namco) - PC
- Panzer Elite Action - PC, PS2,
Xbox
- ParaWorld
(co-published with Sunflowers) - PC
- Prison Break -
PC, Xbox 360, PS3 deep silver)
- Ride To Hell - PC, Xbox 360, PS3
- Risen - PC, Xbox 360
- RfB - Rush For The Bomb - PC
- Rhodan - PC
- Rush for Berlin - PC
(Stormregion)
- Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - PC, Xbox 360, PS3
- Sacred 3 (Tentative title) - PC, Xbox 360, PS3
- Secret Files: Tunguska (co-published with Sunflowers)
- PC, Wii, DS
- Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis - PC
- Spellforce 2 Add On - PC
- Singles: Flirt Up Your Life - PC
- Singles 2: Triple Trouble - PC
- Spellforce 2 Gold - PC
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - PC
- Trackmania Sunrise Extreme - PC
- The Fall: Last Days of Gaia - PC
- The Guild
2 (co-published with JoWood
Productions) - PC
- The Hustle: Detroit Streets - PSP
- U-Boat Battle In The Mediterranean - PC
- War On Terror - PC
- Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (co-published with Namco) - PC, Xbox 360
- Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March (co-published
with Namco) - PC
- Wildlife
Park 2 - PC (B-Alive)
-
- Wildlife Park 2: Crazy Zoo - PC (B-Alive)
- Wildlife Park 2: Marine World - PC (B-Alive)
- World Snooker Championship Real 2008 (Multi)
- X2: The Threat - PC (Egosoft)
- X3: Reunion - PC (Egosoft)
-
Let's
Play
Let's Play is Deep Silver's range of Nintendo games for the 6 to 12 year old
demographic.
References
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links