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MCV takes a closer look at some of the leading video game suppliers, with an update on what each company has achieved over the past year. Koch Media Established: 1994Key goods: Games, DVDs, softwareStaff: 350Based: Basingstoke, HampshireKey territories: UK, Benelux, Nordic, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, North AmericaContact: …
Read More »Win the chance to tackle the Chelsea Old Boys
Want to show off your prowess on the pitch against former professional footballers? Koch Media has just the thing. The distributor is organising a football match between the games industry and some of Chelsea FC’s past icons to raise money for GamesAid. GamesAid vs Chelsea Old Boys will take place …
Read More »Back to the Future boxed game due April 27th
Back to the Future: The Game arrives in UK stores in April, Deep Silver has announced. The publisher says the Wii, PS3 and PC versions of the previously download-only adventure will be released on April 27th. Time-travelling movie trilogy Back to the Future first hit cinema screens in the ‘80s, …
Read More »Koch deal helps Lace crack key Euro markets
A new partnership between UK publisher Lace Mamba Global and Koch Media will allow the former to bring its titles to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Koch has secured exclusive distribution rights to Lace Mamba’s titles in these markets for the next three years. The first wave of titles will include …
Read More »World of Tanks hits retail November 11th
Wargaming.net’s online multiplayer war shooter World of Tanks is heading to UK retail next month, courtesy of publisher Deep Silver. MCV can reveal that the PC title’s UK release date is November 11th. The Russian version of World of Tanks arrived first in 2010 and the European and North American …
Read More »GAME hikes Dead Island price
Hungry consumers have caused Dead Island to sell out – with GAME raising its price to 47.99 – but more stock is on the way. The first-person zombie action game supplied by Koch Media and published by its Deep Silver label is in strong demand. So much so that GAME …
Read More »Now music game out November 11th
Now That’s What I Call Music: Dance and Sing will hit shelves for Wii on November 11th with a revised name. The Wii exclusive from publisher Tubby Games was previously known as Now That’s What I Call Music: The Game, but has since had its name revised to help better …
Read More »NCsoft extends Koch Media deal to UK
Publisher NCsoft and publisher Koch media have extended their distribution partnership to include the UK. The pair already work together in European territories such as France and Spain. The first game to be distributed by Koch under the agreement will be Guild Wars Trilogy later this summer and will subsequently …
Read More »Catherine struts to the UK
Bizarre upcoming adventure Catherine will be released in the UK this year, courtesy of publisher Deep Silver. The adult-oriented game – which blends action adventure and puzzle gameplay with horror themes – has already generated plenty of coverage in the gaming press. It will arrive on multiple formats. Gamers control …
Read More »Dead Island animators ‘blown away’ by trailer hit
Much-discussed zombie video made with mix of CG and performance capture by Axis, Audiomotion, Digital Imaging and Savalas
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