Breitbild VFX Showcased Their Work At The Gamescom

files/pictures/picture-35.jpgPress Release from Breitbild VFX

Eislingen, 19th September 2011.Visitors of the largest European games convention, the gamescom [www.gamescom.de], had the chance to catch a sneak preview of the upcoming game "Risen 2: Dark Waters". The Breitbild Visual Effects team contributed to the game by working on a rendered 3D Animation for the Main Menu of the game.

Publisher Deep Silver [www.deepsilver.com], a division of Koch Media GmbH, turned to Breitbild VFX to develop an animated 3D background for the main menu of the third person role-playing game. “The challenge was to capture the atmosphere of the game and reflect it in the 3D animation of the main menu”, said Francesco Faranna, Managing Director of Breitbild VFX.

The animation includes loopable flame and smoke simulations which were produced using Chaosgroup Phoenix FD. The animation, rendered in Breitbild VFXs own render farm, was designed to accommodate the different aspect ratios and resolutions of most monitors. Using Autodesk 3ds Max and ChaosGroup V-Ray, the Breitbild VFX team used their expertise to give the animation a gritty, authentic feel - most visible in the objects of the animation.

The end product convinced Alexander Stein, Art Director at Deep Silver: „It was great working with Breitbild VFX – I could rely on Breitbild for the creation of the Main Menu animation.“

Fans can look forward to the release of the game in the first half of 2012. Publisher Deep Silver [www.deepsilver.com] and developer Piranha Bytes [www.piranha-bytes.com] work on making the game even more successful than its precursor Risen. In the meantime, check out the trailer at www.risen2.com [1].

About Breitbild VFX:
Breitbild VFX is an international visual effects studio for movie, TV and web productions located in Eislingen/Germany. Breitbild Visual Effects stands for 3D animations and large-format cinematic experiences. Our mission is to increase the photorealism of 3D animations and visual effects by going the extra mile – in every respect and without forgetting our customers need or budget. For more information about Breitbild Visual Effects visit the websites www.breitbild-vfx.com [2] and www.breitbild-studio.de [3].

About Deep Silver:
Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all gamers who have a passion for thrilling gameplay in exciting game worlds. Deep Silver works with its partners to achieve a maximum of success while maintaining the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires. Deep Silver products are designed to equally appeal to pros and beginners, children and adults. Deep Silver has published more than 100 games since 2003, including the Chernobyl shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and Prison Break: The Conspiracy, the action adventure based on the popular TV series, plus own brands like the action role-playing game Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, successful adventures such as the Secret Files series and Lost Horizon, the Horse Life series of horse simulations, and the role-playing game Risen. Deep Silver has announced more upcoming highlights such as Dead Island, the worldwide highly anticipated zombie slasher / action RPG and Risen 2, the sequel to the hit RPG. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com [4]

Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company's own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. The Koch Media group has more than 15 years of experience in the digital media distribution business, and has risen to become the number one distributor in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Capcom, Codemasters, Kaspersky Labs, Paradox Entertainment, Square Enix, Tecmo-Koei, and System 3 etc. in various European countries. With Headquarters in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux and the USA. www.kochmedia.com [5]

About Piranha Bytes:
Piranha Bytes are based in Germany's old industrial heartland, the Ruhr region. They were founded in 1997, while approximately 20 team members have been working together since 2002. Piranha Bytes have acquired fame with their RPG successes „Gothic" (2001), „Gothic II" (2002), „Gothic – Night of the Raven" (2003) and „Gothic 3" (2006) that have so far sold several million copies worldwide. In 2007 Piranha Bytes have started a new RPG series - Risen. The first part was released in 2009 internationally for Xbox 360 and PC. www.piranha-bytes.com [6]