Koch Media Unveils Prime Matter, Publishing Brand For Games Like Payday 3 & Kingdome Come Deliverance

While developer/publisher Starbreeze Studios remained sufficient to keep its grasp on the Payday license following the restructuring of the company, it was more surprising to reveal later on that the upcoming sequel will be co-published by Koch Media. Furthermore, it was also confirmed that the highly-anticipated follow-up would ship in 2023 as well.

Leading to Summer Game Fest, Koch Media announced that it will be making a special announcement over at the Geoff Keighley show on Thursday. However, the firm later went on to clarify that there will be not attendance of select namely franchises under the publisher. Those franchises includes Saint’s Row, Metro, TimeSplitters, or Dead Island 2 to be present at Summer Game Fest.

Instead, it was revealed that the scheduled announcement is for Prime Matter: a new publishing brand for upcoming franchises and release. In that, 12 titles in total were shared to be included:

Codename Final Form
Crossfire: Legion
Echoes Of The End
Encased
Dolmen
Gungrave G.O.R.E
Kings Bounty 2
Kingdome Come Deliverance
Outward
Payday 3
Scars Above
The Chant
The Last Oricru

“Prime Matter is a new home for premium games, offering both current and future partners all the expertise of the Koch Media Group alongside a new and dynamic team dedicated to maximising their true potential,” Koch Media’s CEO Klemens Kundratitz told in the press release.

He continues, “The core of the video games industry is, of course, entertainment. Prime Matter will constantly look to innovate and inspire gamers across all its activities while retaining the fundamental values of what makes our industry so special; it is intrinsically fun.”

What are your thoughts on the new publishing line from Koch Media?

Source: Koch Media