Deep Silver

Austrian video game publisher

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February 4 2025 Release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, developed by Warhorse Studios, available on Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S
November 7 2024 Release of Metro Awakening, developed by Vertigo Games, available on multiple VR platforms including Meta Quest 2/Pro/3, Windows, and PlayStation VR2
October 11 2024 Release of Undisputed, developed by Steel City Interactive, available on Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S
March 15 2024 Release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance on Nintendo Switch, developed by Warhorse Studios
December 2023 Free Radical Design was closed down during a large-scale Embracer Group restructuring.
November 2 2023 Release of Dead Island 2 - HAUS downloadable content, developed by Deep Silver Dambuster Studios and Deep Silver Fishlabs, available on multiple platforms including Windows, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox One/Series X/S
September 21 2023 Release of Payday 3, developed by Starbreeze Studios, available on Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S
August 8 2023 Release of Saints Row - A Song of Ice and Dust expansion, developed by Deep Silver Volition, available on multiple platforms including Windows, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox One/Series X/S
April 28 2023 Release of Dead Island 2, developed by Deep Silver Dambuster Studios and Deep Silver Fishlabs, available on multiple platforms including Windows, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox One/Series X/S
November 2022 Volition was transferred to Gearbox Entertainment, another company under the Embracer Group.
May 2021 Deep Silver and Koch Media announced the re-founding of Free Radical Design, with plans to begin work on a new TimeSplitters game before the end of 2021.
May 2020 Deep Silver exchanged intellectual property rights with THQ Nordic, receiving Red Faction and Painkiller while trading off several other game franchises.
January 2019 Deep Silver partnered with Epic Games to make Metro Exodus a one-year PC exclusive on the Epic Games Store, removing the game from Steam where pre-orders had been ongoing since August 2018. This sudden move caused significant criticism from fans and the gaming industry.
August 2018 Koch Media acquired the rights to the TimeSplitters games, to be overseen by Deep Silver.
July 2014 Deep Silver acquired the rights to Homefront and Homefront: The Revolution from Crytek, establishing Dambuster Studios to continue the game's development.
2013 Deep Silver began publishing the Dead Island franchise after acquiring the rights from Techland.
December 2013 Koch Media acquired Fishlabs, which became Deep Silver's dedicated mobile game studio, reorganized as Deep Silver Fishlabs.
April 2013 Despite prior apologies, Deep Silver released the Dead Island: Riptide Zombie Bait Edition with the controversial female torso statuette, reigniting backlash from consumers.
February 2013 Deep Silver announced its intentions to expand into the mobile games market.
January 2013 Deep Silver announced a controversial special edition of Dead Island: Riptide called 'Zombie Bait Edition', which included a statuette of a mutilated female torso, drawing significant criticism from consumers and the gaming community.
January 2013 Deep Silver acquired Volition and the rights to the Metro series from THQ's bankruptcy proceedings.
December 2012 Deep Silver acquired a minority interest in Berlin-based free-to-play game developer Infernum Productions.
September 2011 Dead Island became Deep Silver's first release to reach the top spot on sales charts, marking a significant milestone for the company.

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