If you want to learn more about this game, see The "Simon says" game section. By February 2014 he took on the commercial and operations responsibility of Kalypso Media USA as well, reporting directly to the owners.Did you know that the Simon takes its name from a childish game in English-speaking countries which is called the "Simon says". Since August 2008 he is serving Kalypso Media UK as Managing Director with the responsibility of running the UK office and servicing all European and Export territories outside of Germany/Austria/Switzerland.
With the BBC he released titles such as Bob the Builder, Tweenies, Robot Wars and The Weakest Link.In 2005 joined Atari as Sales Director responsible for the UK, UAE and South Africa, the most recent title released was Alone in the Dark on X-Box360, Pc, Wii and PS2 in 2008. After 5 years he decided to move on and worked for BBC Worldwide as Head of International Sales, after 6 months he then took on the responsibility of the UK Sales operation as well.
Vice President North America - Kalypso Media USAĪndrew Johnson been in the Games Industry since 1995, he started as Sales Manager at GT Interactive who published such games as Doom PS1, Hexen and Heretic PC. Today, he is responsible for all global sales and finance operations of the Kalypso Media Group, which expanded within seven years after incorporation into a globally operating game publishing group with offices and development studios in Germany, the UK and North America. Simon Hellwig, who studied International Business at the Royal Holloway University of London, amongst others, managed and owned Blackstar Interactive until 2003 with a turnover of over 3 million Euro, where he successfully implemented and developed the marketing concept of the "Episodic Computer Game Novels".The continuous up-keep of far-reaching business relationships in the entertainment industry, especially those with international distributors, led to the founding of the media rights trading company HEMETRA in 2003.Īfter more than 10 years in the entertainment software industry, in the summer of 2006 Simon Hellwig founded Kalypso Media together with Stefan Marcinek, with headquarters in Worms, Germany. Global Managing Director & Owner - Kalypso Media Group (Benjamin Franklin, 18th century)įor more information and news about Kalypso Media and their products please visit our Facebook–Page and Twitter Feeds.
Independent developers are given the opportunity to benefit from Kalypso’s vast knowledge in marketing and distribution by publishing high quality interactive entertainment software via Kasedo Games, Kalypso’s ‘Digital First’ division aimed at the mid-price range market.īy mid-2014, a constantly growing community of more than one million registered strategy game enthusiasts will have the opportunity to play Kalypso’s products on their smartphones and tablets (Android, iOS)Īll employees and executives of the Kalypso Media Group work hard every day to guarantee a great entertainment experience and a lot of fun, because: Today, Kalypso Media employs more than 120 motivated and talented employees at eight publishing and development facilities across Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom.Īs well as developing and marketing its own games, Kalypso Media also works with experienced, independent development studios throughout the world to deliver their products to the global audience both digitally and through boxed retail. Its titles, such as the bestselling ‘Tropico’ series, are available throughout the world via the company’s vast and expanded digital and traditional boxed distribution networks. Kalypso is globally known as one of the leading publishers of strategy and simulation games for PC, Mac, Linux and consoles.
Headquartered in Germany, Kalypso Media was founded by industry veterans and media entrepreneurs Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek. Kalypso Media is a global independent developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software.
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