DTP Entertainment
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| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft (AG) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
| Revenue | ~ 50 Mio. Euro[1] |
Number of employees | ~140 (as of 2014)[2] |
| Subsidiaries | Cranberry Productions RealU House of Tales |
| Website | www.dtp-entertainment.com |
dtp entertainment AG (formerly known as DTP Neue Medien) was a German video and computer game publisher, founded in 1995 by Thomas Baur and located in Hamburg. At its time it was one of Germany's leading game publishers. dtp was known for having published a high number of games which were developed in Germany, especially adventure games. The company was also acting as a video game distributor.
In 2004, a new subsidiary, dtp young entertainment, was opened, which specializes in development and publishing of educational software and games for children. In 2007, dtp entertainment bought 4HEAD Studios and changed it into Cranberry Productions, which is located in Hannover, and opens a new studio, RealU, located in Singapore. In 2008, dtp bought House of Tales, a Bremen-based developer.
In 2012 the company declared insolvency.[3] Since then, several adventure licenses have been picked up by Swedish publisher Nordic Games.[4][5]
Games published
- Awesomenauts (2012)
- TNT Racers (2012)
- The Cursed Crusade (2011)
- Gray Matter (2011)
- Drakensang: The River of Time (2010)
- Black Sails: Das Geisterschiff (2010)
- So Blonde: Back to the Island (2010)
- King's Bounty: Armored Princess (2010)[6]
- Black Mirror II (2009)
- Venetica (2009)
- Divinity II: Ego Draconis (2009)
- Crazy Machines 2 (2009)
- Giana Sisters DS (2009)
- Memento Mori (2009)
- So Blonde (2008)
- Windchaser (2008)
- Drakensang: The Dark Eye (2008)
- Legend - Hand of God (2007)
- Undercover: Doppeltes Spiel (2007)
- The Mystery of the Druids (2001)
References
- ^ Deutsche Bank Global Banking: dtp entertainment
- ^ dtp Corporate
- ^ dtp Entertainment meldet Insolvenz an, Golem.de (29. April 2012)
- ^ http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/black-mirror-3/news/black_mirror,46214,3054725.html
- ^ http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/05/nordic-acquires-adventure-games-from-awesomenauts-publisher/
- ^ "King's Bounty - Armored Princess PC". Retrieved February 8, 2012.
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