dtp distributes Empire Interactive games in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Hamburg/Karlsruhe, 10/24/2005. German publisher dtp will distribute Empire Interactive's Xplosiv Premium games Hello Kitty, Big Mutha Truckers 2 and Taito Legends in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Hamburg based company is also responsible for PR & Marketing for these games in the German speaking countries, cooperating with the agency Marchsreiter Communications.

Hello Kitty will be out on the German speaking market on 11/11/2005 fpr PC, PS2, Xbox and Gamecube, Big Mutha Truckers 2 - Truck Me Harder on 01/27/2006 for PC, PS2 and Xbox and Taito Legends on 11/25/2005 for PC, PS2 and Xbox.

"The expansion of our cooperation with Empire Interactive - we are already distributing the Xplosive Budget line - shows that dtp is a reliable and capable partner for distribution in the German speaking countries. We are glad to have Hello Kitty, Big Mutha Truckers 2 and Taito Legends in our line up for the coming months", says dtp's Sales Director Steffen Hippe.

"With Hello Kitty, an exceedingly strong license in the Christmas business, Taito Legends, a never before seen compilation of classic arcade hits and Big Mutha Truckers 2 - Truck Me Harder, the sequel to a successful action racer Empire Interactive consequently enriches the Xplosiv Premium line as midprice range. We have already been convinced by dtp's handling of the Xplosiv Budget Range, and it was only logical to give the distribution of our Midprice Range in their hands", says Empire Interactive's Territory Manager Andreas Litke.