CDV Software Entertainment USA and Games Press USA Partner to Provide On-Demand PR Assets
(Cary, NC) March 21, 2006 - CDV Software Entertainment USA today announced its official partnership with Games Press USA, the ultimate resource for game journalists, to help fuel the company's ongoing public relations efforts.
CDV has selected Games Press' Paladin Media Bank software to power a range of dynamic, Web-based press kits, assets and up-to-date release information that online, print and broadcast media may utilize to retrieve product information and supporting assets on-demand. Press releases, screenshots, release schedules, contacts, demos, trailers and more for CDV's lineup, including much-anticipated offerings ÜberSoldier, City Life, Tortuga - Two Treasures and War Front: Turning Point are immediately available to registered journalists 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from http://gamespress.com/cdv. Registration is free and quick, and allows full access to available assets.
Accessible from any major Internet browser, Games Press' Paladin Media Bank puts total control at journalists' fingertips. Eliminating the challenges traditionally faced by media on tight deadlines, Games Press' online system makes retrieval of key data and associated audiovisual content instantaneous. The digital media bank provides members of the press and trade partners a direct link to core material on-demand.
"CDV's North American 2006 launch calendar is packed with the largest and most diverse set of high-profile games in our company's history," said Mario Kroll, director of marketing and public relations for CDV Software Entertainment USA. "What better solution to help us get the word out about our games than through Games Press, founded and overseen by several of the world's most renowned game journalists?"
"We're delighted to be supporting CDV Software Entertainment in its efforts," affirms Scott Steinberg, operator of Games Press USA. "It's always a pleasure to shine the spotlight on deserving products."
About CDV Software Entertainment
CDV Software Entertainment is dedicated to publishing and distributing top-notch video games worldwide. The publicly traded company, founded and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, has its North American offices located in New Jersey and North Carolina, and partners with leading distribution partners across the globe. As publisher of critically acclaimed titles like Codename: Panzers, Divine Divinity, American Conquest, Combat Mission, War Front: Turning Point, Cossacks and the Blitzkrieg series, CDV is Europe's foremost publisher of PC strategy titles.
About Games Press USA
Games Press USA is the American arm of Games Press Ltd., which runs www.gamespress.com. Founded in 2000, gamespress.com is the games industry's leading online source of product information and assets, accessed daily by over 18,000 games journalists, retailers and distributors from more than 70 countries. Games Press also supplies the Paladin Media Bank virtual press kit system to a range of clients across the games industry.
For additional information, please contact:
Ted Brockwood, Calico Media Communications, ted@calico-media.com, at (503) 231-2410
Mario Kroll, CDV Software Entertainment USA, mario.kroll@cdvus.com, at (919) 386-3475
Scott Steinberg, Games Press USA, scott.steinberg@gamespress.com, at (770)381-1691