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| Type | Aktiengesellschaft (AG) |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Liezen, Austria |
| Key people | Albert Siedl |
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Employees | ~100 (as of 2008) |
| Subsidiaries | DreamCatcher Games JoWooD Distribution Services JoWooD Deutschland JoWooD Iberica Quantic Lab |
| Website | JoWooD |
JoWooD Entertainment AG (former known as JoWooD Productions Software AG) is an Austrian computer game publisher of computer and video games, founded in 1995 by Andreas Tobler and currently led by Albert Seidl.
Their games include the action roleplaying games in the Gothic series, the Spellforce series and the Industry Giant series of games. Other titles include Transport Giant, World War III: Black Gold, Hotel Giant, and other games of the Giants series. They also released Sam & Max, Crazy Chicken and Neighbours from Hell.
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Legal battles
In August 2005, JoWood attempted to end their development agreement with developer Perception Pty because of a lack of quality on their "Stargate SG-1" product.[1] JoWood carried out this action believing they own the licence for the game Stargate SG-1: The Alliance, something disputed by Perception.[2]
Company Information
Name Change
In October 2009 it was announced that JoWooD has changed it's name from JoWooD Productions Software AG to JoWooD Entertainment AG. [3]
Cooperations
In October 2009 JoWooD announced that an agreement has been established between them and Valve Corporation, to make future JoWooD titles available via Steam. [4]
Expansion
On November 4, 2006, JoWooD announced the acquisition of DreamCatcher Games, in efforts to move to the North American gaming markets.[5]
They worked on AquaNox: Angel's Tears for the Playstation 2.
Games Published
- Gothic II (2002; Atari)
- Gothic II: Night of the Raven - Expansion Pack (2003; German & 2005; English)
- Gothic 3 (2006)
- Gothic 3: The Beginning - (for Mobile Phone) (2008)
- Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods - Expansion Pack (2008)
- Gothic Universe - Collection Pack (2008)
- Neighbours from Hell (2003)
- Neighbors from Hell 2: On Vacation (2004)
- SpellForce: The Order of Dawn (2003)
- Spellforce: The Breath of Winter - Expansion Pack (2004)
- Spellforce: Shadow of the Phoenix - Expansion Pack (2005)
- Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars (2006)
- Spellforce 2: Dragon Storm - Expansion Pack (2007)
- Spellforce Universe - Collection Pack (2008)
- Painkiller: Overdose (2007)
- Painkiller Universe - Collection Pack (2008)
- Painkiller: Resurrection (2009)
- The Guild 2 (2006)
- The Guild 2: Pirates of The European Sea - Expansion Pack (2007)
- The Guild 2: Venice - Expansion Pack (2008)
- Yoga Wii (2009)
Upcoming Games
- Arcania: A Gothic Tale (2010)
- Dungeon Lords: The Orb and the Oracle (On Hold/Q4 2009)
- Painkiller: Resurrection for Xbox360 (2010)
- Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny - Expansion Pack (2010)
- Yoga Wii for Wii (2010)
References
External links
- Official website (German) (English)
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