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"Koch Media concludes Carcassonne licensing contract for Nintendo DS
Company: Koch MediaDate: 30 Jun 2009
Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, has secured the license for the handheld adaptation of the classic board game “Carcassonne” through an agreement with Hans im Glück Verlags GmbH of Munich, Germany. As early as 2002, Koch Media published the first PC version of “Carcassonne”; now, in the second half of 2009, the Nintendo DS™ edition will be released under the Deep Silver games label.
The tile-based game “Carcassonne” from the Munich-based publisher Hans im Glück has been a family favorite since October 2000. The author, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, named it after the French city of Carcassonne, whose array of fortifications features prominently in the game. By now, many expansions, independent board games, and a browser game are available in connection with “Carcassonne”, which received the awards "Spiel des Jahres" (Game of the Year) and "Deutscher Spielepreis" (German Games Award) in 2001. Adaptations for PC and Xbox LIVE Arcade exist as well.
“Carcassonne” for Nintendo DS contains the main game including the River expansion. The adaptation is true to the original, but with three added new locations: the Asian, Arabic, and Nordic worlds. Three different game modes are available: The Story mode features numerous exciting levels and a gripping storyline. In the so-called Quick game, players get to determine the number and strength of AI opponents for the next match. And in Multiplayer mode, both Single-Card Play and Multi-Card Play are available for Nintendo DS owners and their friends via DS Wireless Communications.
In “Carcassonne”, players place tiles to form a landscape with cities, cloisters, roads, and fields. Turn for turn, they expand the playing field according to specific rules, adding more and more terrain tiles. With their followers, players keep expanding their influence on the various areas in order to gain victory points. Followers can be used as knights or thieves, farmers or monks – depending on the environment where they are placed. For example, a game token will represent a knight in a city, and a farmer in the field. Successful captures give the player more points, but the final outcome is only decided at the very end. The player who scores the most points then is the sovereign of “Carcassonne”.
“Carcassonne” for Nintendo DS™ is developed by Independent Arts Software, and published by Deep Silver.
Features:
- Three new additional locations (Arabic, Asian, Nordic)
- Story mode for the single player campaign
- Multi-Card Play for up to five participants, or Single-Card Play for four friends playing with a single Nintendo DS Card.
- Easy-to-learn tutorial in the single player campaign
- Officially licensed
About Deep Silver
Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all gamers who have a passion for thrilling gameplay in exciting game worlds. Deep Silver works with its partners to achieve a maximum of success while maintaining the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires. Deep Silver products are designed to equally appeal to pros and beginners, children and adults.
Deep Silver has published more than 80 games since 2003, including Anno 1701 (co-published with Sunflowers), Gothic 3 (co-published with JoWooD), the successful Secret Files adventure series, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, the Chernobyl shooter, the action role-playing game Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (co-published with Ascaron), and the Horse Life series of horse simulations. The company's own brands Risen (Xbox 360 and PC), the new role-playing game from the Piranha Bytes team, the urban MMO 7Million, the survival/horror game Cursed Mountain (exclusive on Wii), and the multi-platform action game Ride to Hell are currently being developed. Deep Silver's own production company in Vienna opened in 2007. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and movies on DVD). The company's own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous software and games manufacturers: Kaspersky Labs, Nero, Cyberlink, PC Tools, Net Nanny, Cakewalk, Gotham New Media, AVG Technologies, Eleco, Mr Site, Braingame, Mindscape, Slitherine, RTL, Blade Interactive etc. Headquartered in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, and the USA. www.kochmedia.com
About Hans im Glück Verlags GmbH
Hans im Glück Verlag is a publisher of board and card games with headquarters in Munich, Germany, founded in 1983 by Bernd Brunnhofer and Karl-Heinz Schmiel. The first games were made by hand in a garage workshop, until the company received a professional makeover in 1987. In the same year, Bernd Brunnhofer became solely responsible as chief editor and publisher. In 1990, he had his first major success, winning the "Goldener Pöppel" (Golden Game Token, the predecessor of the "Deutscher Spielepreis", German Games Award) for the game MAESTRO, and in 1991, Hans im Glück Verlag was the first minor publisher ever to receive the "Spiel des Jahres" (Game of the Year) award with "DRUNTER & DRÜBER" by Klaus Teuber. Today, Hans im Glück is the most award-winning publisher, and their greatest success is the tile-based game Carcassonne, with millions of copies sold. Since 1993, the Hans im Glück product line has been distributed by the Berlin games publisher Blatz Spiele from Berlin, now operating under the label Schmidt Spiele. www.hans-im-glueck.de
About Independent Arts Software
Independent Arts Software is one of the most traditional German studios, developing commercial games software since 1990. Since the company was founded, more than 70 titles have been produced for various platforms. Currently, the focus is on the development of software for Nintendo Wii™ and the handheld system Nintendo DS™.
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