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| − | + | Established in December 1991, the '''''Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH''''', doing business as '''''Ulisses Spiele''''', is a [[w:Germany|German]] games publishing company, distributor and wholesale dealer with a focus of fantasy and role-playing games. | |
| − | + | ==German BattleTech licensee== | |
| + | In a sense, Ulisses Spiele was a successor to [[FanPro]]. They had picked up many [[w:intellectual property|intellectual properties]] previously held by [[FanPro]] prior to FanPro's factual disbanding, and held the license to produce the German line of [[BattleTech]] from 2011 to April 2023. | ||
| − | + | Like FanPro before them, Ulisses did not merely translate content from the American edition. They included small expansions and errata with the translated rulebooks and sourcebooks, and also publish entirely original material such as the ''[[Bruderkampf]]'' promotional scenario pack, as well as continuing the line of [[FanPro Novels|"Classic BattleTech" novels]] established by FanPro with new, original German novels in addition to translated novels from both the [[Classic BattleTech]] and [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] lines. | |
| − | == | + | A notable change implemented by Ulisses is that they abandoned using the established German edition names of [[BattleMech]]s, [[aerospace fighter]]s, and other combat units. The original English designations are now used across the board even where German translations of these names have been established for a long time (for example, the HBK-4G ''[[Hunchback]]'' is now referred by this designation in Ulisses' German edition of the boxed set, whereas it was previously referred to as QSM-4G ''Quasimodo'' in Germany ever since FanPro published the German edition of [[CityTech]] and the ''[[Technical Readout: 3025|Hardware-Handbuch: 3025]]'' in 1990). |
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| + | ==License expiry== | ||
| + | On 14 December 2022, Ulisses Spiele announced that their license with Catalyst would expire and that they would stop selling Battletech in April 2023<ref>''[https://ulisses-spiele.de/battletech-verlaesst-ulisses-spiele/''Official Announcement'']''</ref> (which they did). | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | * [http://www.ulisses-spiele.de Ulisses Spiele website] |
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[[Category:Game Publisher]] | [[Category:Game Publisher]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:40, 18 May 2023
Established in December 1991, the Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH, doing business as Ulisses Spiele, is a German games publishing company, distributor and wholesale dealer with a focus of fantasy and role-playing games.
German BattleTech licensee[edit]
In a sense, Ulisses Spiele was a successor to FanPro. They had picked up many intellectual properties previously held by FanPro prior to FanPro's factual disbanding, and held the license to produce the German line of BattleTech from 2011 to April 2023.
Like FanPro before them, Ulisses did not merely translate content from the American edition. They included small expansions and errata with the translated rulebooks and sourcebooks, and also publish entirely original material such as the Bruderkampf promotional scenario pack, as well as continuing the line of "Classic BattleTech" novels established by FanPro with new, original German novels in addition to translated novels from both the Classic BattleTech and MechWarrior: Dark Age lines.
A notable change implemented by Ulisses is that they abandoned using the established German edition names of BattleMechs, aerospace fighters, and other combat units. The original English designations are now used across the board even where German translations of these names have been established for a long time (for example, the HBK-4G Hunchback is now referred by this designation in Ulisses' German edition of the boxed set, whereas it was previously referred to as QSM-4G Quasimodo in Germany ever since FanPro published the German edition of CityTech and the Hardware-Handbuch: 3025 in 1990).
License expiry[edit]
On 14 December 2022, Ulisses Spiele announced that their license with Catalyst would expire and that they would stop selling Battletech in April 2023[1] (which they did).