CDV announced today that they have signed an agreement with Trymedia Games which will allow gamers to download,try and purchase select CDV games. The initial list contains only five games but if this takes off I can see this really taking off.
CDV Offers
Expanded Purchasing Options with New Digital Download
Service
January 19, 2006 --
Cary, North
Carolina – CDV Software Entertainment,
USA has announced an agreement with
digital distribution leader Trymedia Games, a division of Macrovision, which
will enable consumers to electronically download and purchase select CDV
videogame titles. In addition, the service will allow consumers to try complete
game versions before buying them.
The initial games to be made
available through the digital distribution system will be:
- Lula 3D (An adult-only erotic adventure
game)
- Blitzkrieg (WWII RTS)
- Mission
Kursk (Expansion that requires the
original Blitzkrieg
title)
- Mission Barbarossa (Expansion that requires the
original Blitzkrieg
title)
- Green Devils (Stand-alone expansion to the
original Blitzkrieg)
“We are delighted to be working with
Macrovision’s Trymedia Games, the leader in the field of electronic product
distribution world-wide,†explains CDV’s North American CEO
Tom
Gross.
“We see this as a great opportunity to enhance our customers’ convenience, as
they will be able to directly download fully functional versions from the
convenience of home. This will be of particular benefit for products carried
only in limited retail outlets or otherwise difficult to
find.â€
About CDV Software
Entertainment
CDV
Software Entertainment is dedicated to publishing and distributing top-notch
video games worldwide. The publicly traded company, founded and headquartered in
Karlsruhe,
Germany, has its
North American offices located in New
Jersey and
North
Carolina, and
partners with leading distribution partners across the globe. As publisher of
critically acclaimed titles like Codename: Panzers, Divine Divinity, American
Conquest, Combat Mission, War
Front: Turning Point, Cossacks and the
Blitzkrieg series, CDV is Europe’s
foremost publisher of PC strategy titles.
About Macrovision
Macrovision develops and markets
content and software value management solutions for the video, music, games and
software industries. Macrovision's technologies are embedded in over 9 billion
DVD, VHS and CD units representing over $130 billion of protected entertainment
content. In the software market, Macrovision licenses software developers the
FLEXnet™ universal licensing platform and the InstallShield® suite of software
installation, repackaging and update solutions, which are deployed on more than
500 million desktops worldwide. Over 50,000 software publishers and virtually
all of the Fortune 1000 companies use Macrovision's technologies to maximize the
value of their software. Macrovision is headquartered in
Santa Clara, California and has offices worldwide. More
information about Macrovision can be found at www.macrovision.com.
About Macrovision's Games Division
Macrovision recently acquired
Trymedia® Systems in order to offer a robust solution for the secure
distribution of PC games across the physical and digital worlds. This
acquisition provided the foundation for the newly formed game division within
Macrovision. Macrovision's games division is a leading provider of secure
digital distribution services and operates the world's largest distribution
network for downloadable games. Macrovision's technology solutions provide game
publishers, portals and retailers with content protection, eCommerce and
distribution services to maximize their PC game sales. The company's game
distribution network connects hundreds of publishers and Internet sites with
millions of consumers worldwide, offering games to legitimately download,
purchase, subscribe to and share. Macrovision's games division is headquartered
in San
Francisco. Please visit
www.macrovision.com/games to learn more about Macrovision's game technology and
services.
