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One of Britain’s most established publishing labels is confronting the possibility of going out of business. Writing for Develop, Mastertronic boss Andy Payne has said that a meeting will be held next month in which he hopes the company’s creditors will agree to new terms to enable the publisher to …
Read More »Mastertronic files for company voluntary arrangement
Publisher lays off 40 per cent of staff; negotiating with creditors to pay off debts
Read More »‘The hardest year of our life’
Mastertronic's Andy Payne discusses the publisher's current troubles
Read More »Shadow Warrior reboot arriving on PS4 and Xbox One in September
The 2013 reboot of Shadow Warrior is coming to current-gen consoles later this year. The distributors for the game, Devolver Digital and Majesco Entertainment, confirmed that Flying Wild Hog’s resurrection of the bloody 90s first-person shooter would be released on PS4 and Xbox One this September. The studios added that …
Read More »BBC announces Stig-themed Top Gear smartphone game
Top Gear: Race the Stig is due for release on iOS, Android and Windows Phone today. The BBC Worldwide published title is published by Mastertronic and developed by Top Gear: Stunt School Revolution creators Supersonic Software. It’s an endless runner-style racer in which players must collect nuts while charging about …
Read More »New retail games agency Sold Out signs Mastertronic
A new retail sales business has launched, and has signed Mastertronic as its first publisher, MCV can reveal. The new company, Sold Out, is a spin out of the former retail sales team at Mastertronic, led by Garry Williams and James Cato. It will handle the packaged good sales of …
Read More »Indie Games Collective to host ‘How To Sessions’
September 6th debut for free-to-attend workshops for games makers
Read More »Roundtable: Marketing games through mobile
MCV and mobile giant Velti quiz trade experts on how traditional firms are taking advantage of mobile
Read More »Celebrate 25 years of Mastertronic
April 1st, 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of the Mastertronic Group, the long-serving UK publisher and distributor that began life as The Producers. MCV and Mastertronic have teamed up to celebrate this milestone with a series of features exploring the company’s past, present and future. The full features can be …
Read More »25 YEARS OF MASTERTRONIC: Plans for the future
So what of the next 25 years? Since The Producers first opened its doors, the Mastertronic Group has gathered a very loyal team. For MD?Andy Payne, it is these people that will keep the company on track for the next quarter of a century. I’m not sure I can guarantee …
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