JoWood has announced its intentions to move into the North American market with the takeover of DreamCatcher, the publisher of quite a few renowned adventure games and Painkller. This acquisition will provide JoWood direct access to major retailers across the region, strengthening and spreading its network.
“Acquiring DreamCatcher perfectly aligns with JoWooD’s strategy to deliver high-quality computer and videogames globally. We are looking at DreamCatcher as our North American counterpart and there are numerous and important synergies waiting to be exploited by all of us” says Albert Seidl, CEO of JoWooD Productions Software AG.“DreamCatcher is very excited about joining forces with JoWooD. There are some incredible synergies that are now in place that will enable us to build a very strong global company. JoWooD possesses a great line-up of titles, supported by some dynamic brands and we are thrilled about helping to further grow thosebrands in North America,” comments Richard Wah Kan, President and CEO of DreamCatcher.
Two games have been delayed: first up is Heart of Empire: Rome, Paradox Interactive’s upcoming strategy title in development at Deep Red (Tycoon City: New York). The RTS title has been postponed until Q1 2007; it will let players build their own Roman empire once released.
In a press release crafted painfully in Hell, DreamCatcher sent word that development time on the Xbox port of Painkiller has been extended to allow them to fine tune the gameplay. Painkiller: Hell Wars currently has no release date.
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