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Kalypso Media Takes Over Majority Ownership Of Gaming Minds Studios

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Kalypso Media revealed today that they had completely taken over the majority of ownership in indie company Gaming Minds Studios. If you're not familiar with the development studio, you might be familiar with their games as they have produced several well-known titles for Kalypso and other including Patrician IV, Port Royale 3, Grand Ages: Medieval and Railway Empire. Originally the company had a 60% stake in the studio, but the remaining 40% shares have now been acquired by Kalypso retroactively from January 2020, with Daniel Dumont and Kay Struve remaining as Studio Heads of Gaming Minds for the long-term future. We have a couple of quotes from the announcement today from both companies, but as far as we can tell it will be business as usual moving forward, as Gaming Mindsw will continue to develop titles for Kalypso in what is pretty much an exclusive capacity.

Kalypso Media Takes Over Majority Ownership Of Gaming Minds Studios
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"The complete takeover of Gaming Minds is a logical result of our strategy to expand our own development resources not only in Germany, but also internationally" says Simon Hellwig, owner and Global Managing Director of Kalypso Media. "We are offering the highly qualified and motivated team in Gütersloh the opportunity to focus exclusively on the further development of exciting franchises such as Railway Empire and Port Royale and to establish their own engine even more strongly within the rest of the Kalypso Media Group."

Daniel Dumont, Studio Head at Gaming Minds Studios said, "Above all, we want to develop great simulation and strategy games on all platforms that players will love to play for years to come. It is a great relief to us that we have had a strong, secure publishing partner in Kalypso for over 10 years, who have always supported us fully and share in our philosophy for the studio." adds Kay Struve, Studio Head at Gaming Minds Studios.

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