NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and DEEP SILVER sign co-publishing agreement for WARHAMMER®: MARK OF CHAOS™ and MAGE KNIGHT™: APOCALYPSE in all European territories
Wednesday 28 June 2006, Basingstoke/...
Leading games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games
America Inc. and DEEP SILVER today announced an agreement to
allow Koch Media to co-publish both revolutionary real-time
strategy game Warhammer®: Mark of Chaos and the
fantasy role-playing game Mage Knight: Apocalypse
under its premium games label DEEP SILVER in all European
territories. Both titles are scheduled for release in late
2006 for the PC.
"We are happy that yet another renowned publisher, NAMCO
BANDAI Games America Inc., has decided to work together with
us and our premium games label Deep Silver in Europe," states
Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, Managing Director of Koch Media. Both
titles are impressive with their high quality and strong
brands. "Warhammer: Mark of Chaos and Mage Knight: Apocalypse
are already excitedly anticipated by the press, fans of both
licenses and players alike."
"Our highly-regarded AAA PC titles now have a top-notch
European publisher," said Mr. Nobuhiro Kasahara, NAMCO BANDAI
Games America Inc.'s, Executive Vice President and COO,. "We
are particularly excited to be working with Deep Silver in
bringing Warhammer: Mark of Chaos to Europe, where the
license originates, so that fans of the license can
appreciate a visceral real-time battle experience set in the
rich fantasy world of Warhammer. Action RPG gamers can also
look forward to the exciting story and epic depth of Mage
Knight: Apocalypse."
Developed by Black Hole Entertainment, a subsidiary of
Cinergi Interactive, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos features epic
battles on a massive scale, where big demons and huge
beautifully rendered battalions clash with thousands of
characters battling on screens in intricate detail -- from a
bird's eye view down to the insignias on a warrior's
armour.
Mage Knight: Apocalypse, developed by InterServe, features
unprecedented depth and customisability with a free camera
system that allows the player to explore as never before in
an action RPG.
About NAMCO BANDAI Games America
Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. is an
interactive entertainment software publisher and developer
based in Santa Clara, CA. The company is a subsidiary of the
newly formed NAMCO BANDAI Holdings (USA) Inc. based in
Cypress, CA. As previous separate entities (Namco Hometek
Inc. and Bandai Games Inc.) the companies were each known for
creating some of the industry's top video game franchises
including: Tamagotchi®, Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, Dead to
Rights®, Pac-Man® World, Digimon®, Ridge Racer®, Time
Crisis® and ACECOMBAT®. For more information about NAMCO
BANDAI Games America Inc. and its products log onto www.namcobandaigames.com.
About Cinergi Interactive
Cinergi Interactive is a subsidiary of Cinergi Pictures
Entertainment Inc. whose backgrounds include credits in box
office hits The Rambo series, Total Recall, Tombstone, Die
Hard With a Vengeance, and Terminator 3: Rise of the
Machines, among others. With the establishment of several
development studios, including Black Hole Entertainment, the
developer of Armies of Exigo, and Digic Pictures, Cinergi
Interactive has now extended its creative power to the
production of video game entertainment. http://www.cinergi-interactive.com/
About KOCH MEDIA
Founded by Franz Koch and Klemens Kundratitz in 1994, Koch
Media is a leading production and marketing company for
digital entertainment products in Europe. The company focuses
on publishing and licensing software products, games and
films on DVD. Koch Media's sales, marketing and distribution
activities cover the whole of Europe, and the company has
achieved strategic cooperation agreements with numerous
software and games manufacturers: G-Data, JoWooD, Lexware,
Pinnacle, Square-Enix, Sunflowers, Ulead, etc. While Koch
Media's head office is situated in Planegg, near Munich, the
company also maintains further branches in Germany, England,
France, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
More information: http://www.kochmedia.com and
http://www.deepsilver.com
About DEEP SILVER
Deep Silver is KOCH Media's premium games label. Deep Silver
has been collaborating with international developers and
publishers since 2002 to publish creative and innovative
computer and video games. The multi-award-winning X2 and the
daring Singles have already put Deep Silver at the top of the
charts. Pipeline projects include co-publishing titles with
Sunflowers (ANNO 1701, ParaWorld) and JoWooD (SpellForce 2,
Gothic 3, etc). www.deepsilver.com
Warhammer® : Mark of Chaos & ® Copyright Games
Workshop Ltd 2006. All Rights Reserved. Games Workshop,
Warhammer, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, and all associated
races, race insignia, marks, names, characters, illustrations
and images from the Warhammer: Mark of Chaos game and the
Warhammer world are either ®, TM and/or ® Games Workshop Ltd
2000-2006, variably registered in the UK and other countries
around the world, used under license by NAMCO BANDAI Games
America Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Mage Knight: Apocalypse & ® 2006 WizKids, Inc.
Mage Knight is a trademark and/or registered trademark of
WizKids, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
All rights reserved. Licensed in conjunction with Fog
Studios, Inc. Licensed exclusively to NAMCO BANDAI Games
America, Inc.