Manchester-based developer Blade Interactive Studios is to begin publishing its own titles. The firm will self-publish the follow-up to the successful World Snooker Championship 2007, shortening the name to WSC Real 2008. It is now on the hunt for a distribution deal, and says this will be made ‘imminently’. Blade …
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Blade Interactive becomes a publisher
Manchester-based developer Blade Interactive Studios is to begin publishing its own titles. The firm will self-publish the follow-up to the successful World Snooker Championship 2007, shortening the name to WSC Real 2008. It is now on the hunt for a distribution deal, and says this will be made ‘imminently’. Blade …
Read More »Kalypso signs with Pinnacle
The exclusive deal will see Pinnacle handle all warehousing and logistics support for UK and international orders alongside full sales support to national accounts, general retail and independents. Kalypso opened a UK office in Stoneygate, Leicester earlier this year and plans to use Pinnacle to leverage its forthcoming range of …
Read More »Kalypso signs with Pinnacle
The exclusive deal will see Pinnacle handle all warehousing and logistics support for UK and international orders alongside full sales support to national accounts, general retail and independents. Kalypso opened a UK office in Stoneygate, Leicester earlier this year and plans to use Pinnacle to leverage its forthcoming range of …
Read More »Sony to take PS3 on tour
SONY IS sending its next-generation console on a UK tour to show off its worth as an interactive entertainment hub. The ‘PlayStation 3 UK Tour’ will focus on the non-gaming capabilities of the machine. The main aim of the PS3 UK Tour is to showcase those capabilities which stretch beyond the …
Read More »Sony to take PS3 on tour
SONY IS sending its next-generation console on a UK tour to show off its worth as an interactive entertainment hub. The ‘PlayStation 3 UK Tour’ will focus on the non-gaming capabilities of the machine. The main aim of the PS3 UK Tour is to showcase those capabilities which stretch beyond the …
Read More »Blade Interactive moves into publishing
Studio to release next World Snooker Championship game independently
Read More »Blade Interactive moves into publishing
Studio to release next World Snooker Championship game independently
Read More »Playlogic granted PS3 publishing license
Holland-based publisher Playlogic has announced that it has been granted a global publisher’s license for Sony’s next-gen PS3. This is really great news for our company,” Playlogic’s executive VP Rogier W. Smit stated. SCEA is representative of the highest standard in game publishing. To be able to develop and publish …
Read More »Playlogic granted PS3 publishing license
Holland-based publisher Playlogic has announced that it has been granted a global publisher’s license for Sony’s next-gen PS3. This is really great news for our company,” Playlogic’s executive VP Rogier W. Smit stated. SCEA is representative of the highest standard in game publishing. To be able to develop and publish …
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[Industry news] Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 “A Painted Symphony” goes on an international tour in 2027
Following an initial run of sold-out concerts across France and Europe (Seine Musicale, Eventim Apollo…), met with an enthusiastic response from audiences, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 “A Painted Symphony” is entering an exciting new chapter. Led by composer Lorien Testard, vocalist Alice Duport-Percier and Orchestre Curieux, the official concert dedicated to the game’s original soundtrack will tour France, Europe and the United States in 2027.
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