Partenaires depuis plusieurs années, le studio de développement Deck 13 et l'éditeur et distributeur allemand DTP Entertainment vont devoir se séparer suite aux difficultés financières de ce dernier. Kalypso Media, l'éditeur de Blood Knight, l'action RPG développé par Deck 13 donc, se voit obliger de changer de distributeur pour l'Europe occidentale.

Pour parer à ce problème, Kalypso Media a créé une nouvelle division dans sa branche multimédia pour la distribution. Le premier jeu qui sera distribué par ce nouveau canal sera Blood Knight sous le label Kobalt Games. Kalypso Media nous annonce également que le jeu sortira pour ce dernier trimestre sur PC, Xbox Live et Playstation Network, vraisemblablement au prix d'une trentaine d'euros.

Kalypso Media Launches ‘Digital First’ Label - KOBALT GAMES 

Bracknell, UK, 26th September 2013 

The Kalypso Media Group has further strengthened its portfolio of digital entertainment with the creation of the new Kobalt Games label. Released under the tag line: ‘Digital. First. Quality. Gaming’ Kobalt Games will publish high quality titles for PC, XBLA, PSN, MAC and Linux at a mid-price level, with a maximum price of £24.99, €29.99, $29.99, primarily via digital distribution channels. 

 

The first title in the Kobalt Games line-up will be ‘Blood Knights’ from the renowned developer Deck 13 Interactive, whose worldwide distribution rights were recently acquired by dtp entertainment AG. The distribution rights include all planned platforms: Windows PC, XBLA and PSN with a release scheduled for Q4 2013. 

 

"With the founding of our new ‘Digital First’ Division, Kobalt Games, we create a clear and direct-to-consumer purchasing channel,” said Simon Hellwig, Global Managing Director of Kalypso Media.. “The Kalypso brand will continue to publish premium full-price titles such as ‘Tropico 5’ and ‘The Dark Eye – Demonicon’ which will be released simultaneously via digital distribution and boxed retail, while Kobalt will offer mid-priced, high quality titles to our audience.”

 

"With ‘Blood Knights’, we have our first title in the Kobalt Games line-up. We are sending a clear signal that we are committed to publishing high quality titles in the mid–price range, “added Stefan Marcinek, Global Managing Director of Kalypso Media