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Mastertronic has worked with virtually every major games firm and executive in the world. Andy Payne offers his thanks to some of the Group’s most important partners and friends Listed below are just some of the people who have been supporters of The Producers, Just Flight, Get Games, Sold Out …
Read More »25 YEARS OF MASTERTRONIC: Timeline
For over 25 years, Mastertronic has been responsible for bringing some the biggest titles to market and worked with some industry icons. MCV offers a comprehensive tour through the company’s origins and greatest hits. APRIL 1ST 1988The Producers was formed by ex Activision-exec Andy Wood, Andy Payne and ex-EA exec …
Read More »25 YEARS OF MASTERTRONIC: Q&A with Andy Payne
1988 was an important year. The Iran-Iraq War ended. The English Pound Note ceased to be legal tender, and laws are changed to allow pubs to stay open all day. Bruce Willis dropped Alan Rickman off a building in Die Hard. Jessie J was born. And in Wimbledon, three men …
Read More »Mastertronic reveals Bethesda PC games deal
American developer Bethesda has struck a deal with UK distributor Mastertronic that will see the latter bring a number of the former’s PC games to UK retail. The titles included in the agreement are Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition, Rage: Anarchy Edition, …
Read More »Downloadable Worms trilogy coming to retail
Worms returns to High Street shelves next month with Mastertronic’s Worms Collection. The compilation features three entries in the series that have previously only been available via download on XBLA and PSN: Worms, Worms 2: Armageddon and Worms: Ultimate Mayhem. The disc will also include six bonus DLC packs, adding …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Microsoft Flight
Flight simulators have been around since the early days of computer games, with the first one landing around 30 years ago. Technology and business models have advanced dramatically, but flying sims have always remained a more traditional part of the market. Lucrative, too: Microsoft releases new version, third-parties sell extra …
Read More »Publishers to Microsoft: ‘Don’t kick us off the Flight’
Microsoft Flight could harm the simulation games market if the company doesn’t open it up to third-parties, publishers have told MCV. Firms such as Mastertronic and Contact Sales currently sell extra content for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.But its sequel Flight, a free-to-play digital PC title out this spring, will not …
Read More »Mastertronic launches Just Sims label
A range of simulation games has been released under Mastertronic’s new Just Sims label. The first eight titles are available now, and include Towing Simulator, Tank Simulator and Heavy Freight Simulator. The games retail for a budget price of 9.99 each. Mastertronic’s sales director James Cato told MCV: There is …
Read More »Mastertronic readies Heroes of M&M compilation
Mastertronic will release Heroes of Might & Magic Complete tomorrow. The title is a compilation of Ubisoft and 3DO’s strategy series that sees players commanding vast armies of fantasy characters. The collection includes five full titles and seven expansion packs. The Heroes of Might & Magic series has been around …
Read More »Mastertronic gets Serious on Xbox 360
Mastertronic has acquired the rights to publish two more big Xbox 360 boxed games. Serious Sam HD First & Second Encounter and Alien Breed Trilogy will both hit shelves in March, courtesy of the publisher. The latter will arrive on March 18th while Serious Sam is due for release sometime …
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