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Kuju Partners to offer independent studios support in taking games to market
Read More »505 signs two-game Starbreeze Studios deal
Chronicles of Riddick and Syndicate developer Starbreeze Studios has signed a two-game publishing deal with 505 Games. Previously announced titles Payday 2 and P13 (working title) will both release in 2013 under the agreement. The former title is a sequel to Sony Online Entertainment’s Payday: The Heist. The latter is …
Read More »Starbreeze partners with 505 for Payday 2
Developer wanted more than a â??traditional publisherâ?? for its 2013 projects
Read More »Wargaming.net: Publishers don’t get free-to-play
'Too big, too slow' to spot the opportunities, says MMO maker
Read More »Red Bull re-enters the games publishing race with Kinect title
Extreme sports brand Red Bull is to try its hand at video games publishing… again. The company has announced a co-publishing agreement with Microsoft for Xbox 360 Kinect title ‘Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect’, which is due for release some time this winter. As long ago as 2007 it was …
Read More »Unity debuts publishing and monetisation Asset Store
Unite 12: Unity Asset Store: Online Services to help engine's users reach consumers and maximise earnings
Read More »Nintendo’s expands its brave new digital world
The days of Satoru Iwata cowering behind the sofa at the mere mention of the internet are (mostly) behind us. Nintendo has announced that New Super Mario Bros 2 will not be the only full game” download to be made available on the Nintendo eShop next week. The publisher will …
Read More »Nintendo acquires Fatal Frame publishing rights – Report
A report has claimed Nintendo has now acquired co-ownership status of Tecmo Koei’s horror IP Fatal Frame. Rely On Horror reports that Nintendo has recently changed its copyright status to confirm the move and at the same time has fully acquired Fatal Frame’s spin-off IP Spirit Photography. It now has …
Read More »THQ shuts Spain and Italy publishing arms
Koch media to take on distribution services in regions
Read More »Koch awarded THQ Spain/Italy distribution deal
THQ has struck a deal with Koch Media that will see the company assume responsibility for distribution in Spain and Italy. CVG adds that the publisher has also closed its Spanish and Italian publishing division as part of its previously announced restructuring plans. "In line with our European growth strategy, …
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