Blood Knights to be Published Under Kobalt Games Label, New Screenshots

Kalypso Media sent over a press release just before the weekend announcing a new Kobalt Games label that they’ll be publishing “high quality” titles under at a “mid-price range”. The first game that they’ll be releasing under this new label is the Deck 13-developed action RPG Blood Knights, and they’ve sent over eight new screenshots to help us take in the news:

Kalypso Media Launches ‘˜Digital First’ Label – KOBALT GAMES

Publisher announces worldwide distribution rights to ‘˜Blood Knights’ action-RPG for console and PC

Bracknell, UK 26th September 2013 The Kalypso Media Group has further strengthened its portfolio of digital entertainment with the creation of the new Kobalt Games label. Released under the tag line: ‘˜Digital. First. Quality. Gaming’ Kobalt Games will publish high quality titles for PC, XBLA, PSN, MAC and Linux at a mid-price level, with a maximum price of £24.99, €29.99, $29.99, primarily via digital distribution channels.

The first title in the Kobalt Games line-up will be ‘˜Blood Knights’ from the renowned developer Deck 13 Interactive, whose worldwide distribution rights were recently acquired by dtp entertainment AG. The distribution rights include all planned platforms: Windows PC, XBLA and PSN with a release scheduled for Q4 2013.

“With the founding of our new ‘˜Digital First’ Division, Kobalt Games, we create a clear and direct-to-consumer purchasing channel,) said Simon Hellwig, Global Managing Director of Kalypso Media.. (The Kalypso brand will continue to publish premium full-price titles such as ‘˜Tropico 5’ and ‘˜The Dark Eye Demonicon’ which will be released simultaneously via digital distribution and boxed retail, while Kobalt will offer mid-priced, high quality titles to our audience.)

“With ‘˜Blood Knights’, we have our first title in the Kobalt Games line-up. We are sending a clear signal that we are committed to publishing high quality titles in the mid price range, (added Stefan Marcinek, Global Managing Director of Kalypso Media.

About ‘˜Blood Knights’:
‘˜Blood Knights’ is a hack ‘˜n slash action – RPG, where the age-old war between humans and vampires is out-of-control and threatens to plunge the world into the abyss. The game combines spectacular combat with RPG elements in single-player or co-op mode. ‘˜Blood Knights’ is developed by Deck 13 interactive, who have made a name for themselves with such titles as ‘˜Venetica’, ‘˜Jack Keane’ and ‘˜Ankh’. Set in a mystical version of the Middle Ages, ‘˜Blood Knights’ is an exciting story about the Knights Templar and a legendary Vampire Hunter who finds himself bound by blood to the powerful vampire Alysa during a daring mission. The two must work together to break the blood spell and defeat the hordes of evil creatures who stand between them and their goal.

About Kobalt Games
Kobalt Games is the ‘˜digital first’ – Division of Kalypso Media. The Kobalt Games label is committed to publishing high quality games in the mid-price range, distributed primarily digitally. The first game in the line-up to be published in Q4 2013 will be ‘˜Blood Knights’ (PC, X360, PS3) by the renowned developer Deck 13 Interactive. www.kobalt-games.com

About The Kalypso Media Group
Founded in 2006 in Germany by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, Kalypso Media is a global, independent developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with over 120 employees worldwide.

Along with Headquarters in Worms, Germany, the company has offices in the United Kingdom and the United States. Kalypso Media also enjoys very strong global digital distribution through its Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. subsidiary, owns three development studios Realmforge Studios GmbH, Gaming Minds Studios GmbH and Noumena Studios GmbH and works with multiple leading independent developers.

Kalypso Media’˜s titles include the critically acclaimed Tropico 3, Tropico 4, Sins of a Solar Empire (Europe and Asia), and Dungeons. Upcoming titles include The Dark Eye Demonicon (PC), Air Conflicts: Vietnam (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC) and Rise of Venice (PC). Further information about Kalypso Media is available at http://www.kalypsomedia.com.

About Deck13 Interactive
Based in Frankfurt, Deck 13 Interactive has been active in the gaming market for over ten years and has earned an excellent reputation in the German games industry. With internationally successful hits, such as ‘˜Jack Keane’ and the ‘˜Ankh’ series, they have celebrated award-winning success. The release of the role-playing ‘˜Venetica’ marked Deck 13’s debut in productions for PC, Xbox360 and PlayStation3. They continue this work and design with ‘˜Lord of the Fallen’: a gripping RPG for the PC and next generation consoles, but they also proudly develop exciting products for mobile platforms such as the iPad. More information can be found at www.deck13.com.