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Deep Silver Biography & Facts
Deep Silver is an Austrian video game publisher and a division of Plaion. History Deep Silver was announced in November 2002, with their first release to be Anarchy Online: The Notum Wars. According to Craig McNichol, who ran Koch Media's England branch, the idea behind Deep Silver was to have a business segment that would develop games that would complement the games Koch Media was distributing on behalf of other publishers. McNichol also stated that Deep Silver's name was subject to much internal discussion. Koch Media invested €500,000 in Deep Silver in July 2003, and in November 2003, all of Koch Media's game publishing operations (excluding distribution) were reallocated to Deep Silver. The division had been continuously active since, primarily in Europe. In April 2008, Koch Media opened Deep Silver, Inc., a subsidiary branch based in Los Angeles, under Deep Silver's name. In August 2007, Games That Matter, a studio founded by former Rockstar Vienna employees in 2006, was acquired by Koch Media and became part of Deep Silver under the name Deep Silver Vienna. Co-founders Niki Laber and Hannes Seifert had left the studio by January 2010, at which point Deep Silver Vienna was shut down. Deep Silver Vienna has only produced one game, Cursed Mountain, which was developed in association with Sproing Interactive and released in August 2009 for the Wii. Deep Silver first gained widespread attention with their release of Dead Island and their acquisition of Volition. Dead Island had been their first release to reach the top spot on sales charts in September 2011, and they acquired Volition in January 2013, alongside the rights to the Metro series, from the bankruptcy proceedings of THQ. Deep Silver also acquired a minority interest in Berlin-based free-to-play game developer Infernum Productions in December 2012. In February 2013, Deep Silver announced its intentions to expand into the mobile games market. In December 2013, Fishlabs, which had filed for self-administration the previous October, was acquired by Koch Media and became Deep Silver's dedicated mobile game studio. As the agreement was an asset deal, the legal entity of the studio was dissolved and Fishlabs was reorganised as a division, officially known as Deep Silver Fishlabs. In July 2014, Deep Silver acquired the rights to Homefront and its in-development sequel, Homefront: The Revolution, from German developer Crytek. Dambuster Studios (officially, Deep Silver Dambuster Studios) was established to continue the development of The Revolution, succeeding Crytek UK. Later on the same day, Crytek announced that Crytek UK would be closed, and all of its staff transferred to Dambuster Studios. In August 2018, Koch Media acquired the rights to the TimeSplitters games, which would be overseen by Deep Silver. In May 2020, Koch Media and THQ Nordic, by this time both part of Embracer Group, exchanged several intellectual property rights: Deep Silver received Red Faction and Painkiller, while handing off Risen, Rush for Berlin, Sacred, Second Sight, and Singles: Flirt Up Your Life. In May 2021, Deep Silver and Koch Media, part of Embracer Group since 2018, announced that Free Radical Design had been re-founded. Work on a new part of the TimeSplitters series is to begin before the end of 2021. In November 2022, Volition was transferred to Gearbox Entertainment, another company under Embracer Group. In December 2023, Free Radical Design was closed down amidst a widescale company restructuring from Embracer Group. Controversy In January 2013, Deep Silver announced a special edition of their then-upcoming game Dead Island: Riptide, titled Zombie Bait Edition, which would include a statuette of a mutilated female torso in Europe and Australia. After strong criticism over the item, Deep Silver initially offered an apology, stating that they were "deeply sorry" and promising consumers that something like that would not happen again. However, when the game was released in April that year, the bust was still included, generating further backlash. In January 2019, Deep Silver partnered with Epic Games on a one-year exclusivity deal for the PC version of their upcoming game Metro Exodus on Epic's digital distribution storefront, the Epic Games Store. Through this deal, Metro Exodus was removed from Steam, another digital distribution storefront, where Deep Silver had been selling pre-orders for the game since August 2018. Additionally, the deal was made and announced less than three weeks prior to game's release, causing criticism and confusion among critics and fans of the Metro franchise. Valve, the company behind Steam, labelled the move as unfair to consumers, while fans review-bombed previous entries of the series on Steam. Games Franchises published by Deep Silver include Metro from 4A Games and Volition's Saints Row, both of which were acquired through THQ's bankruptcy auction in 2013, as well as Techland-created Dead Island. Other games include Homefront: The Revolution by Dambuster Studios, Shenmue III by Ys Net, and Payday 3 by Starbreeze Studios References External links Official website. Discover the Deep Silver popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Deep Silver books.
Best Seller Deep Silver Books of 2024
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Silver Bullets
Suzetta PerkinsIn this sizzling, exciting novel, four women show that age is just a number by seeking out new forms of pleasure, love, and romance.Whether it’s getting a tattoo, using whips and c...
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Nothing Stays the Same
Suzetta PerkinsCombining suspense, high drama, and seduction, Nothing Stays the Same is about a man who’s on the brink of losing his business, home, family, and even his selfrespect.Marvin Thomas...
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From Sunset Till Sunrise
Jonathan RosenDevin Dexter and his cousin Tommy just saved the city of Gravesend from the menace of magical, malicious Cuddle Bunnies brought to life by the warlock, Herb. But there’s no rest fo...
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Buried Deep and Other Stories
Naomi NovikA thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance trilogy, including a sneak peek at the land where ...
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Deja Vu
Suzetta PerkinsAs the former mistress of a notorious crime boss, Angelica Barnes struggles to lead a normal lifebut it seems that every avenue she takes is filled with pain, mayhem, and danger.An...
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The Miss Silver Mysteries Volume Seven
Patricia WentworthFour mysteries featuring governessturnedsleuth Miss Silver, who “has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot” (Manchester Evening News). “Ma...
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Deep Sleep
Frances FyfieldThis gripping psychological maze is perfect for fans of Ruth Rendell and P. D. James.Pip Carlton is a devoted husband and a highly respected pharmacist, cherished by his loyal cust...
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In My Rearview Mirror
Suzetta PerkinsBaby drama and political scandal don’t mix in this sequel to Suzetta Perkins’s Behind the Veil.Margo Myles is getting ready to give birth to twins, but she isn’t sure who the fathe...
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The Art of Dead Island 2
Alex CalvinI Love HELLA!This gory volume is dripping with insights showing just how the video game world of Dead Island 2 came to life!Featuring never before seen concept art on each of the S...
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Death at the Deep End
Patricia WentworthA lonely young nanny boards a bus and disappearsand the “marvelous” Miss Silver must investigate (Daily Mail). Anna Ball has disappeared. For a year she has moved from one job as a...
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The Things I Should Have Told You
Carmel Harrington‘Anyone who loved the great Maeve Binchy will adore this gorgeous gem of a book’ – Claudia CarrollThe gripping new novel from Irish Times bestseller Carmel Harrington, shortlisted ...
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Dead Island 2 - Latest Game Guide
Deep SilverDead Island 2 is a 2023 action roleplaying game developed by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver. It is a sequel to the 2011 video game Dead Island and the third major i...
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Sacred Legends - The Beginning
Andrea Di VitoThe city of Argive is under siege.†Houses are burning, people are fleeing and demons are raging in the streets. Only a handful of champions remain, eager to turn the tables on the ...
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Betrayed
Suzetta PerkinsNineteen years after she was raped, Mimi Bailey makes a desperate attempt to protect her secret when she returns to the scene of the crime.Setrina “Mimi” Bailey is carrying a ninet...
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The Deep Dark
Gregg Olsen“A vividly detailed, heartbreaking tale about a dark, alien place, the people who loved working there and a town that has never been the same. He brings to life the hot, dirty, tre...
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Complete Mystery Romance Humorous of S. R. Crockett
S. R. CrockettSamuel Rutherford Crockett who published under the name "S. R. Crockett", was a Scottish novelist. Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation. Contents Patsy (1912) R...
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Spinning Silver
Naomi NovikNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the year’s strongest fantasy novels” (NPR), an imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from the bestselling author of U...
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Tor.com Publishing 2019 Debut Sampler
C. S. E. Cooney, Katharine Duckett, Jennifer Giesbrecht, Kerstin Hall, Vylar Kaftan, Scotto Moore, Tamsyn Muir, Lina Rather, Priya Sharma & Emily TeshTor.com Publishing is proud to present a sneak peak at its 2019 debut authors. Read free sample chapters from the most exciting new voices in science fiction and fantasy today:C. S...
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Ex-Terminator
Suzetta PerkinsA novel from book club favorite, Suzetta Perkinswhat happens to those who are left behind in the turbulent breakup of failed love and romance?The transition from despair to satisfa...
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Hollywood Skye
Suzetta PerkinsWhen a young woman seeking fame and fortune falls into a con artist's trap, she learns what Hollywood is really all about…and what really matters most.Skye Taylor is a naïve, attra...
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A Love So Deep
Suzetta PerkinsA heartwarming and exhilarating story about a widow offered a second chance on love…if he can overcome the objections of his friends and family.When Graham Peters’s wife of forty y...
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Dead Island 2 - Companion Guide
Deep SilverDead Island 2 is a 2023 action roleplaying game developed by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver. It is a sequel to the 2011 video game Dead Island and the third major i...