Indie developer Pixelbomb signs boxed distribution deal

Games publisher Sold Out will release the console versions of upcoming mech shooter Beyond Flesh and Blood at retail.

The title is from Manchester-based studio Pixelbomb Games. It’s due in Q2 and will launch in a box and at digital retail for 29.99. It is also coming to PC.

We have a standout hit with Beyond Flesh and Blood,” said Pixelbomb MD John Kavanagh. Our marketing campaigns clearly demonstrates our ambitions for the game and the studio. This means that in order to maximise all revenues and plough funds into building the brand; no avenues can be left on the table.

Significant numbers of consumers want a boxed version. Sold Out is the natural choice of publishing partner.”

Sold Out CEO Garry Williams added: We were blown away by Beyond Flesh and Blood at Insomnia56. The latest version has looked and played even better than we could ever hoped. We just had to strap Sold Out’s boxed sales machine to their digital engine as this unique mech shooter is going to be one of the major releases of 2016.”