Kalypso Media lauched its new label "Kasedo Games" this month. The first game published under this label will be Hegemony Rome : the rise of caesar, from Longbow games http://www.longbowgames.com/rome/

Back in April 2012, Longbow stated that :


We are big fans of GOG and I know Rick and Philippe both have a sizable collection of their games. Up until recently we hadn't thought of talking to them because, with the exception of their own Witcher games, their focus had been on older games at a much lower price point than Hegemony. However, I know they've started adding some newer titles like Grimrock and have expanded their price range a little so it might be worth checking out again.

As Rick recently pointed out in a rant on reddit, we appreciate that many player's like to make all of their purchases through their favourite digital stores and we try to support the most popular ones. However, there can be a surprising amount of overhead that goes into getting a game on a new distribution platform and, at least in our experience, it's often not worth the time it takes away from development so we approach them more carefully now.

Thanks for the feedback. GOG definitely seems to be one of the more promising up and coming digital retailers and we'll likely look into it.

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Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:31 am

It's very helpful for us to hear where you guys like to buy your games. We don't have the resources to support every distribution platform out there so comments like yours are useful in helping us decide. Please keep the comments coming, they're always appreciated!

Not sure whether the involvment of Kalypso/Kasedo actually makes it more likely to get these games on GOG, but al least it should solve what was presented as the main issue.

It would be a nice addition on GoG, and for the first one, Hegemony - Wars of Ancient Greece, as well.

It will have Steam early access next week.

I don't mind waiting months until the official release, I just hope that a DRM-free version will be available at least.

"Kasedo Games is the ‘digital first’ - Division of Kalypso Media. The Kasedo Games label is committed to publishing high quality games in the mid-price range, distributed primarily digitally"

And Kalypso feel they need a separate label for this why?

Kalypso perhaps may have some deals with traditionnal distributors, which could prevent other deals like early access?
In that case, another division with other kind of contracts could be a solution.
But I am not sure of the reals reasons, maybe I'm wrong.


There will be 2 live walkthrough and Q&A sessions on twitch this week
It could be a nice time to ask about the game, and maybe more. *wink* *wink*

There was an interview on Strategy Informer
(viewed in the Longbow games forum)