Plaion

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Plaion
Founded: 1994
Merged into: THQ Nordic AB (2018)
Headquarters:
Austria

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Plaion (known as Koch Media until August 2022) is the official distributor of Sega products in Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.[1][2].

In 2002, the company started publishing video games as Deep Silver.

The company first took on Sega distribution roles on 1st July 2012[3] after Sega Europe closed its regional offices; Sega France, Sega Germany, Sega Spain and Sega Benelux. Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden were added in 2014[4], and the Benelux countries (and Italy) in 2015. In 2024, Plaion's parent company Embracer Group announced that it would split into three companies. As a result, Plaion would be retained by Embracer Group which would be renamed to a company tentatively known as "Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends".[5]


Softography

PlayStation 4

  • (2018) (as Koch Media)
  • (2018) (as Koch Media)

Xbox One

  • (2018) (as Koch Media)

Windows PC

  • (2015) (as Koch Media)
  • (2015) (as Koch Media)
  • (2016) (as Koch Media)
  • (2016) (as Koch Media)
  • (2017) (as Koch Media)
  • (2017) (as Koch Media)
  • (2017) (as Koch Media)
  • (2017) (as Koch Media)
  • (2019) (as Koch Media)
  • (202x) (as Koch Media)
  • (202x)
  • (202x) (as Koch Media)

Windows PC/Macintosh

  • (2016) (as Koch Media)

Logos

  • Koch Media

  • Plaion

References

  1. ↑ https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/6/28/3123317/sega-shutting-down-offices-throughout-europe (archive.today)
  2. ↑ https://n4g.com/news/1709457/koch-media-will-publish-all-sega-games-in-italy (archive.today)
  3. ↑ http://www.kochmedia.com/press/news/news-details/sega-reviews-their-european-structure.html (Wayback Machine: 2012-08-06 20:44)
  4. ↑ https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/koch-media-will-distribute-sega-games-in-nordic/ (archive.today)
  5. ↑ https://variety.com/2024/film/global/lord-of-the-rings-embracer-three-company-separation-1235977775/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-04-22 19:38)


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