10TACLE sign contract with Stormregion to secure rights to Codename Panzers II
The official successor to the successful strategy series by Stormregion will presumably open the fire again in 2008.
Darmstadt, 17 August 2005: With the second part of Codename Panzers 10TACLE STUDIOS AG for the first time explore the segment of real-time strategy games. 10TACLE are particularly proud to work with the experienced Stormregion team which was able to set standards in this genre quite a few times. "Codename Panzers II" will be designed as a complete new development and even the setting will leave the World War II scenario. The game is supposed to be released for PC in 2008, more adaptions to other gaming consoles are being discussed.
The change of the successful brand is thanks to Marc Küpper, Business Development Manager at 10TACLE STUDIOS AG: "We want to have great variety for our portfolio for the years to come. Right on top of our list was a real-time strategy game with the potential to become a huge commercial success." For Michele Pes, CEO of 10TACLE STUDIOS, it is of utmost importance that the brand also be optimally brought to the market on an international level: "During the negotiations we were able to convince Stormregion, not merely due to our solid financial power but in particular thanks to our excellent connections and our access to international key players. Thus we are capable of providing the development team with an optimal platform which makes it possible for them to focus upon their core competencies and to get promoted into the Premier League together with 10TACLE."
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10TACLE STUDIOS AG is one of the leading German game-publishers. As a facilitator between investors, developers, and distributors in the games industry, the company fills an important gap in the current business field. Founded by CEO Michele Pes in August 2003, the company now employs 100 associates in its locations in Darmstadt, Hannover, Bratislava, and Singapore. With its product portfolio 10TACLE covers all three major pillars of interactive entertainment: online, offline, and wireless.
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