cdv Software Entertainment USA and Slitherine Forge Publishing Alliance
Jun 20, 2007
cdv Software Entertainment USA and Slitherine Software today announced an agreement to co-publish Slitherine's strategy franchises in North America. As part of this agreement, cdv USA will ship THE HISTORY CHANNEL® Great Battles of Rome (PC version only) to North American retail in September 2007. Slitherine's strategy titles have been well-received worldwide, with their Arena Legions: A Rising Shadow title receiving an award nomination at the 9th annual Independent Games Festival."As a long-time fan of Slitherine's work, it gives me great pleasure to enter into a publishing agreement with such a high caliber developer of proven strategy titles,” said cdv USA’s Marketing and Public Relations Director, Mario Kroll. “Slitherine excels at offering accessible yet historically respectful titles that will resonate with cdv's traditional strategy and military gaming enthusiast customers, and represents a welcome addition to our broad product portfolio."
“We are extremely pleased that cdv are to handle the North American PC release of THE HISTORY CHANNEL® Great Battles of Rome,” commented Slitherine’s Iain McNeil. “Their reputation and record of releases in the strategy games field make them an excellent fit for us and we are fully confident that they will do a great job. We are looking forward to what promises to be a lasting working relationship.
About cdv Software Entertainment AG:
cdv Software Entertainment AG is dedicated to offering a full suite of publishing, marketing, promotional, sales, technology and distribution services to game developers, publishers and other worldwide industry partners. The publicly traded company, headquartered in Bruchsal, Germany, has its North American offices located in North Carolina and New Jersey, and works with subsidiaries and leading partners to offer best-of-breed services globally, with particular emphasis on the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Eastern Europe. Its wholly-owned North American subsidiary, cdv Software Entertainment USA, is a leading publisher of third-party video games and interactive entertainment, having released critically acclaimed and commercially successful titles like Divine Divinity, Blitzkrieg, American Conquest, Codename: Panzers, City Life, DarkStar One and War Front: Turning Point. cdv USA will continue to expand its offerings with upcoming titles including the highly anticipated Attack on Pearl Harbor, Tarr Chronicles, The History Channel® Great Battles of Rome and Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened. For more information, please visit http://www.cdvus.com.
About Slitherine Software
Slitherine Software UK Ltd. is a privately funded and independent UK developer and publisher. The team are all industry professionals with experience dating back to the early 1990's. Prior to forming Slitherine, the team worked on a range of triple-A titles such as Red Alert, Dune, Dune Emperor, Deus Ex, Urban Chaos and Harry Potter. Since launching its Slitherine Strategies brand, the company has released numerous historical strategy games including Legion, Legion Gold, Chariots of War, Spartan, Gates of Troy, Legion Arena and Cult of Mithras. Slitherine in collaboration with The History Channel is now to add a further great title to its portfolio, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® Great Battles of Rome. Additionally there are a further three games in development, scheduled for release in the coming months.
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