Kingsoft GmbH

This article is about the German company. For other uses, see Kingsoft.
Kingsoft GmbH
Subsidiary of Electronic Arts
Industry Computer and video game software distribution
Founded 1983
Defunct 2000
Headquarters Aachen, Germany
Number of employees
 19
Parent Electronic Arts, Inc.

Kingsoft GmbH is a computer and video game software distributor, headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and founded in 1983. They were a prominent developer and publisher of Commodore C64 computer games. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on March 8, 1995. It was acquired in order to allow direct distribution of software to the German region.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Business Wire (1995-03-08). "Electronic Arts acquires distributor in Germany, Kingsoft GmbH.". AllBusiness. Retrieved 2008-04-14.

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