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JoWooD Entertainment

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Also known as JoWooD, JoWooD Productions Software AG, JoWooD Productions

JoWooD Entertainment AG (formerly JoWooD Productions Software AG, commonly referred to as JoWooD) was an Austrian video game publisher that was founded in 1995. JoWooD went into administration in 2011 and all assets were purchased by Nordic Games.

Key facts

Company.name
JoWooD Entertainment AG
Company.logo
JoWooD Entertainment.svg
Company.type
Public
Company.industry
Video games
Company.fate
Bankruptcy
Company.hq_location_city
Rottenmann (Liezen District), Styria
Company.hq_location_country
Austria
Company.subsid
DreamCatcher Interactive

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Austria
Headquarters
Rottenmann
Employees
24
Official website
www.jowood.com
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inception
1995-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2011-01-01
product or material produced
software
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Acquisition of DreamCatcher Games, formation of the JoWooD Group, and Insolvency (2006-2011)
  • Games published
  • References

JoWooD Entertainment AG (formerly JoWooD Productions Software AG, commonly referred to as JoWooD) was an Austrian video game publisher that was founded in 1995. JoWooD went into administration in 2011 and all assets were purchased by Nordic Games.

Its games include the futuristic racing car game Beam Breakers which was released in 2002, action role-playing games in the Gothic series, the SpellForce series, and the Industry Giant series of games. Other titles include Transport Giant, World War III: Black Gold, The Sting!, Hotel Giant, and other games of the Giants series.

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