A new report has revealed that German-Austrian media company Plaion (formerly Koch Media), a subsidiary of Embracer Group, is restructuring its game publishing business, with roughly “five to six jobs” at stake as the company looks to drop its Deep Silver, Prime Matter, and Ravenscourt labels.
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Having rebranded from Koch Media to Plaion last year, the company was acquired in 2018 by Embracer Group (then known as THQ Nordic AB) and since then has responsible for Shenmue III, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the Saints Row reboot, Evil West, and Dead Island 2 amongst other successful video game titles. Though Embracer recently revealed a colossal number of game projects in development, Plaion still feels the need to restructure given the economic challenges the industry has faced during the last few years.
Its subsidiaries Deep Silver, Prime Matter, and Ravenscourt will reportedly be merged into one, with future titles being published under the Plaion brand. However, the process is expected to take up to twelve months, with games possibly still being published under the existing labels “over the next couple of years.”
The report does not mention Plaion’s subsidiary development studios Warhorse and Milestone, with the brands possibly remaining unaffected through the change. A Plaion representative commented that the restructuring is part of “simplifying our publishing operations” and with only five to six jobs likely to be eliminated out of the company’s 2000-strong workforce.
Source: Gamesindustry.biz