Koch Media Announce Stake in Free-to-Play Developer and Publisher Infernum Productions AG

Koch Media, who publish video games under the Deep Silver name, is delving deeper into the medium as they’ve just announced their investment in free-to-play developer and publisher; Infernum Productions AG.

The Berlin-based Infernum was set up in 2011 and has carved out its own niche in the saturated free-to-play market. Their first game, Brick-Force, has pulled in more than 1.5 million players and the studio are continuing work on their MMO Dragon’s Prophet, along with in-house title; Project: Theralon. CEO at Koch Media Klemens Kundratitz, was delighted with the significant minority stake in Infernum;

“We see great opportunities for growth in the area of free-to-play online gaming. Infernum is in an excellent position, having high-quality products and one of the most experienced teams. Through our strategic investment, we want to support Infernum on the way to becoming a leading provider in the free-to-play market, and to participate in the enormous business potential.”

“We are very happy to have Koch Media at our side now, a partner who is both experienced and visionary, and who will open up brand new opportunities for us with its distribution know-how, its international positioning, and its powerful brands. This cooperation will enable us to take on an even more important role in our rapidly growing market.”

Free-to-Play is still a relatively new market. Recently, its gaining a lot of traction, but it’s all about seeing potential and Koch Media certainly see that in Infernum. It’s still a new phenomena to the average gamer and making the move now, like so many other publishers, is important.