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There has been a big consolidation in the Eastern European video games distribution sector. Serbian outfit Iris-Mega, which is based in Belgrade, has agreed to acquire Slovenian rival Videotop Skupina, which is based in Maribor. Iris-Mega, which has been operating since the ’90s, recently acquired IT distributor PC Centar in …

Consumer electronics specialist Snakebyte is branching out in to the UK and Ireland. The German company has partnered with UK sales and brand consultant Twenty5Eight Solutions, which is headed up by Big Ben Interactive’s and 4Gamers’ Neil Meredith. Snakebyte offers a range of gaming hardware and accessories, although it’s best …

Crowd-funding and investment platform Fig has announced the Fig Finishing Fund to help developers put the final touches to their games in light of the imminent demise of Steam Greenlight. Starting from today, Fig is committing up to $500,000 to help developers overcome the final hurdles standing between them and …

Koch Media has announced a new distribution partnership with Italian developer and publisher Milestone. The partnership will begin with the release of the next entry in Milestone’s MXGP franchise, MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame, and will see Koch Media being the exclusive distributor of all Milestone’s 2017 titles. After …

Starbreeze and Behaviour Digital have joined forces with 505 Games to bring he PS4 and Xbox One versions of its asymmetrical multiplayer horror title Dead by Daylight to retail later this year. Starbreeze will publish the game on digital platforms for PS4 and Xbox One, as per its announcement in …

Distribution platform for in-progress titles aims to solve ‘problem’ of Steam’s competing service by offering devs more control over their release

‘We just don’t have the tools and processes to handle many types of non-gaming software right now,’ platform holder explains after blocking Greenlight app

‘If Microsoft does not commit to opening PC UWP up, then it can, should, must and will die,’ writes Tim Sweeney

Distribution network aims to offer a single route to market for all of the major virtual reality headsets

Koch Media and Codemasters have inked a new distribution and co-publishing deal to cover the western games market. Beginning in 2016, the former firm will replace Bandai Namco as the sole distributor for Codemasters titles in EMEA. The collaboration also means that Koch Media will exclusively co-publish Codemasters games in …