Koch Media
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The Koch Media group is a media enterprise started in 1994 by Franz Koch and Dr. Klemens Kundratitz.
The Koch Media group produces and markets digital entertainment products and accessories in Europe and North America. Its business areas include distribution of media products, including movies, videogames and software products, and video games publishing under the Deep Silver label.
Sales, marketing and distribution cover Europe and, since April 2008, the USA.
Koch Media's head office is in Planegg
, Munich
, Germany
with subsidiaries in England, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the Nordic regions, Benelux and the USA.
games for the 6 to 12 year old demographic.
The Koch Media group produces and markets digital entertainment products and accessories in Europe and North America. Its business areas include distribution of media products, including movies, videogames and software products, and video games publishing under the Deep Silver label.
Sales, marketing and distribution cover Europe and, since April 2008, the USA.
Koch Media's head office is in Planegg
Planegg
Planegg is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Würm, 13 km west of Munich ....
, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
with subsidiaries in England, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the Nordic regions, Benelux and the USA.
History
- 1994: Formation of Koch Media Germany and Austria, and of Koch Media Ltd. England by Franz Koch and Klemens Kundratitz.
- 1994: Beginning of publishing activities.
- 1995: Koch Media sells its first application software; more than 250,000 copies.
- 1996: Entrance into the games market.
- 1998: Formation of Koch Media AG in Switzerland.
- 2000: Formation of Koch Media Holding, uniting all business areas.
- 2000: Formation of Koch Media srl in Italy.
- 2000: Koch Media launches the first game that sells more than 1 million units (UK).
- 2002: Koch Media founds the games label Deep Silver.
- 2003: Koch Media enters the new business field movies.
- 2004: The Koch Media group's turnover surpasses 100 million Euros for the first time.
- 2005: Acquisition of French company SG Diffusion and conversion into Koch Media SAS in Paris, France, as of 01/01/2006.
- 2006: The Koch Media group's turnover surpasses 200 million Euros for the first time.
- 2006: Formation of Koch Media Licensing GmbH. The subsidiary focuses on retail and marketing of movie licenses, as well as distribution in the TV market.
- 2006: Koch Media appointed as NintendoNintendois a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
's preferred distribution partner in the UK.
- 2007: Koch Media brings a movie to German cinemas for the first time.
- 2007: To date, 1 million copies of the successful series The King of QueensThe King of QueensThe King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007.This show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television ,and CBS Television Studios in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures...
have been sold on DVD and Blu-ray in the German-speaking territory.
- 2008: In April, Koch Media opens the North American branch Deep Silver, Inc.
- 2008: In July, Koch Media takes over the Spanish distribution company PROEIN S.L., which operates under the name of Koch Media S.L.U. as from 2009.
- 2009: Formation of branches in Scandinavia and Benelux.
- 2009: The Koch Media group's turnover surpasses 300 million Euros for the first time.
- 2009: Koch Media launches movie activities in Italy.
- 2010: Koch Media distributes F1 2010F1 2010 (video game)F1 2010 is a BAFTA Award–winning video game based on the 2010 season of the Formula One world championship. It is the sequel to the 2009 video game based on the same series. The game was released in September 2010 on the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It has sold 2.3...
and heads the weekly charts in France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
- 2011: Koch Media launches movie activities in the UK.
- 2011: Under its publishing label Deep Silver Koch Media scores its first number 1 hit with the game Dead Island.
Deep Silver
Deep Silver is Koch Media's video game label. Founded in 2002, it has published and co-published some major titles. Deep Silver has released more than two hundred games since 2003.Games
- Anno 1701Anno 1701Anno 1701, also marketed as 1701 A.D., is a video game with both real time strategy and city building elements, developed by Germany-based Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software company. It revolves around building and maintaining an 18th century colony in the "New World"...
(co-published with SunflowersSunflowers Interactive Entertainment SoftwareSunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software GmbH was a German company that developed and published computer games. Sunflowers was based in Heusenstamm and was founded in 1993 by Adi Boiko, president of the company, and Wilhelm Hamrozi, CEO of the company...
) - PC - Astrology - Nintendo DS
- Birth of AmericaBirth of AmericaBirth of America is a turn-based strategy computer game by SEP BOA, a development team at AGEOD.In Birth of America, the player controls one of the major contender of the French and Indian War or the American War of Independence, trying to achieve military and political victory.The scope of the...
- PC - CatherineCatherine (video game)is a horror puzzle-platformer adventure game developed by Atlus Persona Team and published by Atlus for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is Atlus' first internally-developed game for seventh-generation consoles in high definition, and is described as an "adult-oriented" title by the game's...
(co-published with AtlusAtlusis a Japanese computer and video game developer, publisher, and distributor based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for developing the console role-playing game franchise Megami Tensei. The first Megami Tensei was a Nintendo Entertainment System video game published by Namco based on a trilogy of...
) - Xbox 360, PS3 - City LifeCity LifeCity Life may refer to:* Urban culture, the culture of cities* CityLife , a 2004 urban project in Milan* City Life , a 1994 musical work by Steve Reich* City Life , a New Zealand soap opera...
(co-published with Monte CristoMonte Cristo-Places:* Montecristo, an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago* Montecristo, Bolívar, Colombia* Monte Cristo Peak, a mountain peak in Washington State, United States* Monte Cristo, Washington, a ghost town in Washington State...
) - PC - CrossworDS - Nintendo DS
- Crusty DemonsCrusty DemonsThe Crusty Demons are a group of daredevil freestyle motorcyclists from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Boise2011- Background :...
- PS2 - Cursed MountainCursed MountainCursed Mountain is a survival horror-adventure video game for the Wii developed by Sproing Interactive, in collaboration with, and published by Deep Silver Vienna. It was released on August 25, 2009 in North America. The game focuses on a mountaineer searching for his lost brother in the Himalayas....
- WiiWiiThe Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others... - Dawn of MagicDawn of MagicDawn of Magic is an action role-playing computer game developed by SkyFallen Entertainment and released by Deep Silver in April, 2007. Dawn of Magic was published by Atari in North America on October 16, 2007...
- PC - Dead IslandDead IslandDead Island is a first person horror action-adventure video game developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. It is centered on the challenge of survival on a zombie-infested open world island with a major emphasis on melee combat. It was...
- PC, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 - Earth 2160Earth 2160Earth 2160 is a real time strategy computer game, the third in the "Earth" series and developed by Reality Pump studios. It is a direct sequel to Earth 2150...
(co-published with ZuxxezZuxxez EntertainmentZuxxez Entertainment is a video game developer and publisher based in Karlsruhe, Germany. It was founded in 2000 by former TopWare Interactive employees...
) - PC - Emergency 2012 - PC, Nintendo DS
- Gothic 3Gothic 3Gothic 3 is a fantasy-themed role-playing game for Windows from the German game developer Piranha Bytes. It is the sequel to Gothic II. Although widely available in English, the native release of the game is German. The game was released throughout the European Union on October 13, 2006 and became...
(co-published with JoWood Productions) - PC - Horse Life - NDS
- Lost HorizonLost Horizon (video game)Lost Horizon is a 2010 point-and-click adventure game for the PC. It was developed by Animation Arts, and was published by Deep Silver.-Plot:...
- PC - Mage Knight Apocalypse (co-published with NamcoNamcois a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
) - PC - nail'dNail'dNail'd is an off-road arcade racing game developed by Techland for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Nail'd was released on 30 November 2010 in North America and on 4 February 2011 in Europe. It is currently available in both regions via digital download from Steam. The game focuses on...
- PC, Xbox 360, PS3 - Panzer Elite Action - PC, PS2, Xbox
- ParaWorldParaworldParaWorld is a real-time strategy PC game released on September 25, 2006. It was developed by the German company SEK , based in Berlin. The game features more than 50 prehistoric animals, especially dinosaurs and Pleistocene mammals...
(co-published with Sunflowers) - PC - Prison BreakPrison BreakPrison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
- PC, Xbox 360, PS3 - Professor Heinz Wolff's GravityProfessor Heinz Wolff's GravityProfessor Heinz Wolff's Gravity is a puzzle video game released on Wii, DS and PC formats. It is published by Deep Silver and developed by EM Studios.- Gameplay :...
- PC, Wii, Nintendo DS - Ride To HellRide To HellRide to Hell is an Action-adventure video game. Published by Deep Silver, the game is set in the 1960s biker culture in the Western USA and will be available for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.-Premise:...
- PC, Xbox 360, PS3 - Risen - PC, Xbox 360
- Risen 2 - PC, Xbox 360, PS3
- Rhodan - PC
- Rush for BerlinRush for Berlin (video game)Rush for Berlin is a real-time tactics game set in World War II.In the contest for the German capital Berlin, the player must fight with the American, British, French, and Soviet armies. As the players approach Berlin, they must face more and more challenges, as German defense becomes more focused...
- PC (StormregionStormRegionStormRegion was a Hungarian computer game developer, best known for the games Rush for Berlin, and Codename: Panzers. In 2007 it was acquired by the German company 10tacle Studios AG. After a financially unstable 10tacle Studios AG...
) - Rush for BerlinRush for berlinRush for Berlin is a real-time tactics game set in World War II.In the contest for the German capital Berlin, the player must fight with the American, British, French, and Soviet armies. As the players approach Berlin, they must face more and more challenges, as German defense becomes more focused...
- Rush For The Bomb - PC - Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - PC, Xbox 360, PS3
- Sacred 3Sacred 3Sacred 3 is an upcoming action role-playing game. It will be the third full game in the Sacred video game series. Deep Silver, which acquired the license to Sacred 3 from former development studio Ascaron Entertainment, announced at Gamescom that it would be publishing the game in 2011-2012...
(Tentative title) - PC, Xbox 360, PS3 - Secret Files: TunguskaSecret Files: TunguskaSecret Files: Tunguska is a classic point and click adventure game by Fusionsphere Systems and Animation Arts. Released on the PC in the last quarter of 2006, the game was praised for its graphics, although some critics noted the weakness of the script and dialogues.Ports to the Wii and Nintendo...
- PC, Wii, Nintendo DS - Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis - PC, Wii, Nintendo DS
- Singles: Flirt Up Your LifeSingles: Flirt Up Your LifeSingles: Flirt Up Your Life is a video game developed by Rotobee and published by German company Deep Silver in 2004.It is very similar to The Sims in that the player is responsible for characters who have to be taken care of, such as by ordering them to eat, sleep, go to work, etc.The game is...
- PC - Singles 2: Triple TroubleSingles 2: Triple TroubleSingles 2: Triple Trouble is a video game by Rotobee and published by German company Deep Silver in 2005. It is the sequel to the 2004 game Singles: Flirt Up Your Life.- Gameplay :...
- PC - Spellforce 2 - PC
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear SkyS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear SkyS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, is the prequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, a first-person shooter video game by Ukrainian developer GSC Game World. The game consists of a roughly 50/50 mix of new areas and old, remodeled areas from the previous game...
- PC - Trackmania Sunrise Extreme - PC
- The Fall: Last Days of GaiaThe Fall: Last Days of GaiaThe Fall: Last Days Of Gaia is a role-playing game that takes place in a post apocalyptic world. The game was developed by Silver Style Entertainment and published by Deep Silver in 2004.-External links:* * *...
- PC - The Guild 2The Guild 2The Guild 2 is a historical multiplayer real-time strategy video game developed by 4HEAD Studios and published by JoWooD Entertainment. It is the second installment in the historical real-time strategy video game series, following Europa 1400. The Guild 2 was released September 29, 2006, for PCs...
(co-published with JoWood Productions) - PC - The Hustle: Detroit Streets - PSP
- The X Factor - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii
- War On Terror - PC
- Warhammer: Mark of ChaosWarhammer: Mark of ChaosWarhammer: Mark of Chaos is a real-time tactics game set in the Warhammer universe. It was developed by Black Hole Entertainment and co-published by Namco Bandai Games in the US and Deep Silver in PAL territories...
(co-published with NamcoNamcois a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
) - PC, Xbox 360 - Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March (co-published with NamcoNamcois a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
) - PC - Wildlife Park 2Wildlife Park 2Wildlife Park 2, or Wildlife Zoo, is a business simulation game released in June 2006 in the United Kingdom, and in July 2006 in the United States. It is a sequel to Wildlife Park...
- 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 (EgosoftEgosoftEgosoft is a computer game developer founded in 1988 and based in Würselen, Germany. It became a commercial company in 1990. Its first products were for the Amiga, but it later became a PC game developer....
) - X3: Reunion - PC (EgosoftEgosoftEgosoft is a computer game developer founded in 1988 and based in Würselen, Germany. It became a commercial company in 1990. Its first products were for the Amiga, but it later became a PC game developer....
) - X3: Terran Conflict - PC (EgosoftEgosoftEgosoft is a computer game developer founded in 1988 and based in Würselen, Germany. It became a commercial company in 1990. Its first products were for the Amiga, but it later became a PC game developer....
)
Let's Play
Let's Play is Deep Silver's range of NintendoNintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
games for the 6 to 12 year old demographic.
- Let's Play Fashion Designer (2008) Nintendo DS
- Let's Play Firemen (2009) Nintendo DS
- Let's Play MumsLet's Play MumsLet's Play Mums is a party game for kids developed by ZigZag Island and published in 2008 by Deep Silver for the Nintendo DS.That is one of the first titles of the Let's Play brand, produced by Koch Media to compete with the Imagine brand of Ubisoft....
(2008) Nintendo DS - Let's Play Pet Hospital (2008) Nintendo DS, Windows
- Let's Play SchoolsLet's Play SchoolsLet's Play Schools is a party game for kids developed by ZigZag Island and published in 2008 by Deep Silver for the Nintendo DS.That is one of the first titles of the Let's Play brand, produced by Koch Media to compete with the Imagine brand of Ubisoft....
(2008) Nintendo DS - Let's Play Shops (2008) Nintendo DS
External links
- Koch Media official website
- Deep Silver official website
- Deep Silver profile from MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...