Koch Distribution Ties Star Trek Agreement
Koch Distribution Ties Exclusive Agreement With Simon & Schuster For Star Trek Titles In UK.
Tuesday 18th July 2000 - KOCH Distribution, the innovative force in retail distribution, today confirmed that it has secured the exclusive distribution rights for the forthcoming Simon and Schuster Star Trek titles, The Fallen and Dominion Wars, the most realistic portrayal of Star Trek-style space combat ever created in PC gaming.
Star Trek is one of the world's most popular and successful sci-fi franchises. KOCH Distribution will be responsible for rolling out the sale of these two PC CD ROM titles in the UK and will be supporting the launch with a series of sales and marketing initiatives through its internal marketing and on the road support services.
The Fallen and Dominion Wars will retail at £29.99 and are expected to attract not only earnest Star Trek fans but PC gamers who enjoy complex action -adventure or strategy gaming. With outstanding special effects and dramatic interaction between characters, these two Star Trek titles create quality photo-realistic environments never before seen in any Star Trek episode or motion picture.
Craig McNicol, Managing Director of KOCH Distribution, said: "Simon and Schuster are one of the world's key entertainment brands, it goes without saying that we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with them. These two Star Trek titles will reinforce our growing influence in the games retail arena as KOCH continues to deliver a more sophisticated service with a broadening games product catalogue."
He added: "The Fallen and Dominion Wars are fantastic PC products for us to be working with. At under £30 they are well positioned and will be well supported by our product management and marketing teams. We will also put the full force of our sales and on the road KOCH Distribution Force behind them. We look forward to the next few weeks with great anticipation."
The Fallen:
In this 3-D 3rd person action-adventure your mission is to find the three lost Red Orbs that hold the key to the final reckoning and the destruction of the universe. The Federation firmly believes that whoever controls all three orbs will have the power to destroy the universe, so it is up to Captain Sisko and his crew to find them first.
Battling against unsavoury forces such as the Cardassians, the Dominion and the Bajoras and an unknown race of terrifying aliens, known only as the Grigari, your mission to retrieve these three Red Orbs will give you the power to create a new era or to trigger Armageddon. The survival of the universe as we know it depends on you.
This exciting Deep Space game is energised by an enhanced version of the revolutionary Unreal® Tournament engine which places you at the heart of an electrifying 3D adventure. The Fallen uses a multiple-character system which gives the player the opportunity to experience three uniquely different playing perspectives - either as Sisko, Kira or Worf. The Fallen's digital cast is brought to life with the actual voices of Deep Space Nine's cast. Your task to save the universe is made more complicated when faced with over 25 alien species all vying for the most devastating power of all.
Dominion Wars:
This real-time tactical strategy game takes you into the heart of the ultimate space combat where you experience every photon blast and phaser strike as you crusade through this epic battle. The Federation and its Klingon allies fight for control of the Alpha quadrant against the Cardassians and the invading Dominion.
Following on from the story line of the last two seasons of the Deep Space Nine television series, you have over thirty missions spread across three different campaigns in which you battle against four different races: Federation, Klingon, Cardassian and Jem'Hadar.
To win the ultimate battle you have to construct your fleet and groom your crew building on experience from each mission. Think strategically as you choose the best ships and captains to meet the mission objectives. You can command up to six ships at any one time out of the twenty different classes of starship. You can choose between Star Trek fan favourites such as the Defiant, Galaxy and Sovereign classes - in addition to some original, never-before-seen ship designs created exclusively for Dominion Wars.
Dominion Wars includes artificial intelligence enabling ultra-realistic behaviour of both allies and enemy ships with astonishing and fully-playable cinematic views including special effects to create environments never before seen in any Star Trek episode or motion picture.
To add to this realism, Dominion Wars gives you several scenarios for Internet and LAN play, with up to eight players able to play at any one time as either of the four races - Federation, Klingon, Cardassian or Jem'Hadar.
About KOCH Distribution:
KOCH Distribution is a division of KOCH Media UK Ltd.
KOCH Distribution provides an innovative and focused retail distribution service to an extensive database of independent, national and mail order retailers within the interactive entertainment, SoHo and leisure multimedia industry.
KOCH is the UK distributor for leading software publishers including UK Info, Macmillan, LEGO Media, Blue Byte, McAffee, Empire, Guildhall Leisure (some on an exclusive basis). It also has an impressive line up of peripheral partners such as Saitek, Gravis, Guillemot and Fire International.
Based in Basingstoke, UK, KOCH Distribution is part of the $500 million KOCH Group, whose interests cover publishing, distribution of music & software, blank Media, CDR and CD-ROM duplication.
Star Trek is one of the world's most popular and successful sci-fi franchises. KOCH Distribution will be responsible for rolling out the sale of these two PC CD ROM titles in the UK and will be supporting the launch with a series of sales and marketing initiatives through its internal marketing and on the road support services.
The Fallen and Dominion Wars will retail at £29.99 and are expected to attract not only earnest Star Trek fans but PC gamers who enjoy complex action -adventure or strategy gaming. With outstanding special effects and dramatic interaction between characters, these two Star Trek titles create quality photo-realistic environments never before seen in any Star Trek episode or motion picture.
Craig McNicol, Managing Director of KOCH Distribution, said: "Simon and Schuster are one of the world's key entertainment brands, it goes without saying that we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with them. These two Star Trek titles will reinforce our growing influence in the games retail arena as KOCH continues to deliver a more sophisticated service with a broadening games product catalogue."
He added: "The Fallen and Dominion Wars are fantastic PC products for us to be working with. At under £30 they are well positioned and will be well supported by our product management and marketing teams. We will also put the full force of our sales and on the road KOCH Distribution Force behind them. We look forward to the next few weeks with great anticipation."
The Fallen:
In this 3-D 3rd person action-adventure your mission is to find the three lost Red Orbs that hold the key to the final reckoning and the destruction of the universe. The Federation firmly believes that whoever controls all three orbs will have the power to destroy the universe, so it is up to Captain Sisko and his crew to find them first.
Battling against unsavoury forces such as the Cardassians, the Dominion and the Bajoras and an unknown race of terrifying aliens, known only as the Grigari, your mission to retrieve these three Red Orbs will give you the power to create a new era or to trigger Armageddon. The survival of the universe as we know it depends on you.
This exciting Deep Space game is energised by an enhanced version of the revolutionary Unreal® Tournament engine which places you at the heart of an electrifying 3D adventure. The Fallen uses a multiple-character system which gives the player the opportunity to experience three uniquely different playing perspectives - either as Sisko, Kira or Worf. The Fallen's digital cast is brought to life with the actual voices of Deep Space Nine's cast. Your task to save the universe is made more complicated when faced with over 25 alien species all vying for the most devastating power of all.
Dominion Wars:
This real-time tactical strategy game takes you into the heart of the ultimate space combat where you experience every photon blast and phaser strike as you crusade through this epic battle. The Federation and its Klingon allies fight for control of the Alpha quadrant against the Cardassians and the invading Dominion.
Following on from the story line of the last two seasons of the Deep Space Nine television series, you have over thirty missions spread across three different campaigns in which you battle against four different races: Federation, Klingon, Cardassian and Jem'Hadar.
To win the ultimate battle you have to construct your fleet and groom your crew building on experience from each mission. Think strategically as you choose the best ships and captains to meet the mission objectives. You can command up to six ships at any one time out of the twenty different classes of starship. You can choose between Star Trek fan favourites such as the Defiant, Galaxy and Sovereign classes - in addition to some original, never-before-seen ship designs created exclusively for Dominion Wars.
Dominion Wars includes artificial intelligence enabling ultra-realistic behaviour of both allies and enemy ships with astonishing and fully-playable cinematic views including special effects to create environments never before seen in any Star Trek episode or motion picture.
To add to this realism, Dominion Wars gives you several scenarios for Internet and LAN play, with up to eight players able to play at any one time as either of the four races - Federation, Klingon, Cardassian or Jem'Hadar.
About KOCH Distribution:
KOCH Distribution is a division of KOCH Media UK Ltd.
KOCH Distribution provides an innovative and focused retail distribution service to an extensive database of independent, national and mail order retailers within the interactive entertainment, SoHo and leisure multimedia industry.
KOCH is the UK distributor for leading software publishers including UK Info, Macmillan, LEGO Media, Blue Byte, McAffee, Empire, Guildhall Leisure (some on an exclusive basis). It also has an impressive line up of peripheral partners such as Saitek, Gravis, Guillemot and Fire International.
Based in Basingstoke, UK, KOCH Distribution is part of the $500 million KOCH Group, whose interests cover publishing, distribution of music & software, blank Media, CDR and CD-ROM duplication.
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Games: Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Dominion Wars Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Fallen
Games: Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Dominion Wars Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Fallen