Kalypso Media
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| Games publisher & developer | |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Worms, Germany |
Key people |
Simon Hellwig Stefan Marcinek |
Number of employees | 120+ (2011) |
| Website | www.kalypsomedia.com |
Kalypso Media GmbH, commonly referred to as just Kalypso, is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in summer 2006 by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, the company has published and/or developed a number of titles such as Sins of a Solar Empire,[1] Ceville, Dungeons, Airline Tycoon 2, Boulder Dash, DarkStar One, Disciples, Patrician IV, Tropico 3, Tropico 4 and Tropico 5.
History
Kalypso Media was founded in summer 2006 in Worms, located in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main metropolitan area. The company employs more than 120 people. Kalypso Media today has publishing offices in Germany, Great Britain and in North America and runs an online distribution network. As of March 2017, Kalypso runs two in-house development studios in Germany:
- Realmforge Studios, based in Munich. Developers of M.U.D. TV (2010), Dungeons (2011), Dungeons 2 (2015), and Dungeons 3 (2017)
- Gaming Minds Studios, based in Gütersloh. Formed in 2009 with former employees of Ascaron after it went bankrupt that year and sold most of its assets to Kalypso. Developers of the Xbox 360 port of Darkstar One: Broken Alliance (2010), Patrician IV (2010), Port Royale 3 (2012), Rise of Venice (2013), Grand Ages: Medieval (2015) and Railway Empire (2017).
Former studios:
- Noumena Studios, based in Berlin. Formed in 2010 by former Silver Style Entertainment (1993–2010) employees following the bankruptcy of their parent company TGC and Kalypso's acquiring of TCG's assets. Later renamed Skilltree Studios in 2014, and closed down in March 2016.
Notable games published
- Vikings: Wolves of Midgard (2017)
- Sudden Strike 4 (2017)
- Urban Empire (2017)
- Crookz (2015)
- Grand Ages: Medieval (2015)
- Dungeons 2 (2015)
- Tropico 5 (2014)
- Dark (2013)
- Rise of Venice (2013)
- Alien Spidey (2013)
- Dollar Dash (2013)
- Omerta - City of Gangsters (2013)
- Anna (2012)
- Sine Mora (2012)
- Legends of Pegasus (2012)
- Hard Reset: Extended Edition (2012)
- Port Royale 3 (2012)
- Jurassic Park: The Game (2012)
- Jagged Alliance: Back in Action (2012)
- Global Ops: Commando Libya (2011)
- Airline Tycoon II (2011)
- Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (2011)
- Tropico 4 (2011)
- Boulder Dash XL (2011)
- Revolution Under Siege (2011)
- Patrician IV: Rise of a Dynasty (2011)
- The First Templar (2011)
- Elements of War (2011)
- Dungeons (2011)
- Dungeons - The Dark Lord (2011)
- Disciples III (2010)
- Pole Position 2010 (2010)
- DarkStar One: Broken Alliance (Xbox 360) (2010)
- Patrician IV: Conquest by Trade (2010)
- Darkfall (2010) - Online Distribution only
- M.U.D. TV (2010)
- Tropico 3 (2009)
- Time of Shadows (2009)
- Dawn of Magic 2 (2009)
- Ceville (2009)
- Grand Ages: Rome (2009)
- Winter Challenge 2008 (2008)
- AGON - The Lost Sword of Toledo (2008)
- Imperium Romanum (2008)
- Political Machine 2008 (2008)
- Racing Team Manager (2008)
- Jack Keane (2007)
- Hollywood Pictures 2 (2007)
- Campus (2007)
- Star Assault (2007)
- Theatre of War (2007)
References
- ↑ Bishop, Stuart. "Sins of a Solar Empire hitting UK retail". ComputerAndVideoGames.