DTP Entertainment

{{Short description|Game developer from Germany}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

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| name = DTP Entertainment AG

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| type = Private

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| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1995}}

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| defunct = 2012

| fate = Insolvency

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| location = Hamburg, Germany

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| industry = Video games

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| revenue = {{circa|€50}} million[https://www.afl.db.com/de/content/mergers_and_aquisitions_transaktionen_dtp.html Deutsche Bank Global Banking: dtp entertainment]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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| num_employees = c. 140 (as of 2014){{Cite web |url=http://www.dtp-entertainment.de/de/corporate/index.php |title=dtp Corporate |access-date=25 September 2014 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015748/http://www.dtp-entertainment.de/de/corporate/index.php |url-status=dead }}

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| subsid = Cranberry Productions
RealU
House of Tales

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| homepage = {{URL|dtp-entertainment.com}}

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DTP Entertainment AG (formerly known as DTP Neue Medien AG) was a German video game publisher founded in 1995 by Thomas Baur and located in Hamburg. At its time, it was one of Germany's leading game publishers. DTP was known for having published a high number of games which were developed in Germany, especially adventure games. The company was also acting as a video game distributor.

In 2004, a new subsidiary, DTP Young Entertainment, was opened, which specialises in development and publishing of educational software and games for children. In 2007, DTP Entertainment bought 4HEAD Studios and changed it into Cranberry Productions, which is located in Hannover, and opened a new studio, RealU, located in Singapore.{{Cite web |last=Welsh |first=Oli |date=2008-10-02 |title=Getting to know the Real U |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/getting-to-know-the-real-u |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}} In 2008, DTP bought House of Tales, a Bremen-based developer.

In 2012 the company declared insolvency.[http://www.golem.de/news/spielepublisher-in-not-dtp-entertainment-meldet-insolvenz-an-1204-91471.html dtp Entertainment meldet Insolvenz an], Golem.de (29. April 2012) Since then, several adventure licenses have been picked up by Swedish publisher Nordic Games.{{Cite web | url=http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/black-mirror-3/news/black_mirror,46214,3054725.html | title=Black Mirror – Nordic Games übernimmt Adventure-Marke| website=Gamestar| date=11 April 2014| last1=Münster| first1=Tobias}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/05/nordic-acquires-adventure-games-from-awesomenauts-publisher/ |title=Nordic acquires adventure games from Awesomenauts publisher | Joystiq |access-date=7 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215133558/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/05/nordic-acquires-adventure-games-from-awesomenauts-publisher/ |archive-date=15 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}