Koch Media

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Koch Media
Type GmbH
Industry Interactive entertainment
Founded 1994
Headquarters Planegg, Munich, Germany
Key people Klemens Kundratitz - CEO Stefan Kapelari - Chairman
Revenue Increase€ 337 million (2009)
Employees 300+ (2008)
Website

Koch Media official website

Deep Silver official website

The Koch Media group is a German media enterprise started in 1994 by Franz Koch and Dr. Klemens Kundratitz.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Contents

History [edit]

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The history of Koch Media includes the following milestones:[4]

  • 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 Nintendo'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 Queens 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 2010 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.[5]
  • 2013: Koch Media purchases Red Faction developer Volition (including the rights to the Saints Row franchise) as well as the publishing rights to the Metro franchise under its publishing label Deep Silver. [6]

Deep Silver [edit]

Official logo for the Deep Silver label.

Deep Silver is Koch Media's video game label. Founded in 2002, it has published and co-published some major titles.[4] Deep Silver has released more than two hundred games since 2003.[3]

In 2013, Deep Silver attracted strong criticism for marketing the game Dead Island: Riptide with a statuette of a mutilated female torso, and for continuing to sell the statuette after initially apologizing for it.[7]

Games [edit]

Year Title Co-publisher(s) Platform(s)
DS/3DS PS3 Wii Win X360
2006 Anno 1701 Sunflowers No No No Yes No
2009 Astrology DS N/A Yes No No No No
2010 Back to the Future: The Game Telltale No Yes Yes Yes No
2006 Birth of America Strategy First No No No Yes No
2011 Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion Crave Yes Yes Yes No Yes
2012 Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL Crave Yes Yes Yes No Yes
2011 Catherine Atlus No Yes No No Yes
2006 City Life cdv, Focus Yes No No Yes No
2008 CrossworDS Nintendo Yes No No No No
2009 Cursed Mountain N/A No No Yes Yes No
2005 Dawn of Magic 1C, Atari No No No Yes No
2011 Dead Island N/A No Yes No Yes Yes
2013 Dead Island: Riptide N/A No Yes No Yes Yes
2005 Earth 2160 Zuxxez, Midway, TopWare No No No Yes No
2010 Emergency 2012 N/A No No No Yes No
2012 Emergency 2013 N/A No No No Yes No
2009 Fritz Chess N/A Yes Yes Yes No No
2006 Gothic 3 Aspyr, JoWood No No No Yes No
2008 Horse Life N/A Yes No Yes No No
2013† Killer is Dead Kadokawa, Xseed, Sony Asia No Yes No No Yes
2010 Lost Horizon N/A No No No Yes No
2006 Mage Knight: Apocalypse Namco No No No Yes No
2013 Metro: Last Light N/A No Yes No Yes Yes
2010 nail'd N/A No Yes No Yes Yes
2006 ParaWorld Sunflowers No No No Yes No
2010 Prison Break: The Conspiracy N/A No Yes No Yes Yes
2008 Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity N/A Yes No Yes Yes No
2013† Ride to Hell: Retribution N/A No Yes No Yes Yes
2009 Risen N/A No No No Yes Yes
2012 Risen 2: Dark Waters Ubisoft No Yes No Yes Yes
2008 Rhodan: Myth of the Illochim N/A No No No Yes No
2006 Rush for Berlin Paradox No No No Yes No
2008 Sacred 2: Fallen Angel cdv No Yes No Yes Yes
2013† Sacred 3 N/A No Yes No Yes Yes
2013† Saints Row IV N/A No Yes No Yes Yes
2006 Secret Files: Tunguska Dreamcatcher, Adventure Yes No Yes Yes No
2009 Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis N/A Yes No Yes Yes No
2004 Singles: Flirt Up Your Life N/A No No No Yes No
2005 Singles 2: Triple Trouble N/A No No No Yes No
2006 Spellforce 2 JoWood, Dreamcatcher No No No Yes No
2008 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky N/A No No No Yes No
2006 TrackMania United Buka, Enlight, Valve No No No Yes No
2004 The Fall: Last Days of Gaia N/A No No No Yes No
2006 The Guild 2 JoWood No No No Yes No
2006 The Hustle: Detroit Streets Activision No Yes No No Yes
2010 The X Factor N/A No Yes Yes No Yes
2006 War On Terror N/A No No No Yes No
2006 Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Namco No No No Yes No
2008 Warhammer: Battle March Namco No No No Yes Yes
2006 Wildlife Park 2 B-Alive No No No Yes No
2007 Wildlife Park 2: Crazy Zoo B-Alive No No No Yes No
2007 Wildlife Park 2: Marine World B-Alive No No No Yes No
2008 WSC Real 08: World Snooker Championship N/A No Yes Yes Yes Yes
2003 X2: The Threat Enlight No No No Yes No
2005 X3: Reunion Enlight No No No Yes No
2008 X3: Terran Conflict Interactive Gaming No No No Yes No
2011 X3: Albion Prelude N/A No No No Yes No
2013† X Rebirth N/A No No No Yes No

† Future release, information provisional.

Let's Play [edit]

Let's Play is Deep Silver's range of Nintendo games for the 6 to 12 year old demographic.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU) - official website". Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  2. ^ "MCV UK". Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  3. ^ a b "Deep Silver About Company page". Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  4. ^ a b "Koch Media Company page - History Section". Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  5. ^ "MCV UK Dead Island". Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  6. ^ Goldfarb, Andrew. "THQ Dissolved, Saints Row, Company of Heroes Devs Acquired". IGN. 
  7. ^ Corriea, Alexa Ray (23 April 2013). "Dead Island: Riptide edition with severed torso statue still available in Europe, Australia". Polygon. Retrieved 27 April 2013. 

External links [edit]

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