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dtp - Insolvent!
April 29th, 2012, 21:39
Originally Posted by AvantenorDTP failed on the international market because they didn't even try. No marketing and above all there releases came out 1-2 years later. If they were smart they should of released there games on steam and other online services.
I don't know what to think. On the people's side of the story, it's a desaster and incredibly sad. On the business side, I am not that surprised. dtp was a traditional german company and imho that's the reason why it failed. As did all typical german companies before them, who tried to get international. I don't know why it does not work, but so it is.
Most European developers are doing away with pc physical boxed copy's in the international markets now.
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Last edited by Couchpotato; April 29th, 2012 at 22:55.
April 29th, 2012, 22:21
Not going onto Steam when the platform was still relatively open was definitely a huge mistake. Nowadays it's very difficult to get onto Steam unless you own a reasonably well known brand.
But it's hard to blame them dtp was a conservative company built on retail distribution.
But it's hard to blame them dtp was a conservative company built on retail distribution.
April 30th, 2012, 10:36
Even in the Netherlands (Western neighbour of the Germans) it was hard to get DTP games… so can't say I'm surprised this happens. Too bad for the employees I wish them all the best!
April 30th, 2012, 14:19
All businesses have problems with cash flow, but game publishing must be one of the more problematic businesses in that regard. It takes so long to get a return on the investment that it's no wonder games are shoved out the door too early.
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May 1st, 2012, 05:14
Poor marketing decisions and support for international releases. Not surprised.
May 1st, 2012, 17:26
German IT portal "heise" has more informations about it:
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldu…t-1564414.html
According to this news it is a "planned insolvency", the goal is to restructure the company and release all announced titles (e.g. Game of Thrones and Memento Mori 2) in time.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldu…t-1564414.html
According to this news it is a "planned insolvency", the goal is to restructure the company and release all announced titles (e.g. Game of Thrones and Memento Mori 2) in time.
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