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Two strong releases added to Sold Out's 2018 schedule
Read More »Sold Out goes on new adventures with Strange Brigade and Jurassic World Evolution physical releases
Sold Out rebrands with launch of new website
The publisher is eagerly seeking new development partners to continue the success of the past year
Read More »Exclusive: Curve Digital’s Bomber Crew goes physical with Sold Out partnership
Xbox One and PS4 boxed releases, plus A Knight’s Quest is also in the payload
Read More »Sold Out adds two new Team 17 games to distribution range
Team 17 titles Yoku’s Island Express and Genesis: Alpha One will receive a physical release in the UK courtesy of Sold Out. Pinball title Yoku’s Island Express will be heading to PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch while procedurally generated space adventure Genesis: Alpha One will grace PS4 and Xbox …
Read More »Mothergunship to get physical PS4 and Xbox One release courtesy of Sold Out
Boxed specialist Sold Out has partnered with Terrible Posture Games and Grip Digital to publish the physical console versions of first-person bullet-hell shooter Mothergunship in 2018, the company has announced. Arriving on PS4 and Xbox One and digitally on PC, Mothergunship is the spiritual successor to 2014’s Tower of Guns, …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Green Man Gaming, Sold Out, PlayStack and more
In this week’s roundup: Green Man Gaming hires new performance marketing EVP, Ukie’s Blackwell becomes theMayor of London’s first chief digital officer, a new marketing director arrives at Sold Out, PlayStack gets new COO and board director,Koch Media’s Scarborough joins Improbable and Ukie welcomes three new members. Green Man Gaming …
Read More »Souled Out: Immortal Unchained announced, blending Souls and 40K to great effect
UK publisher Sold Out has announced a new Souls-like action RPG at gamescom, titled Immortal: Unchained. The new IP comes from Swedish developer Toadman Interactive and will be available digitally and at retail on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in Q2 next year. The easiest way to …
Read More »Sarah Hoeksma joins Sold Out as marketing director
Sold Out the digital and physical publisher today announced that industry marketing veteran, Sarah Hoeksma is joining the team as marketing director. Hoeksma has previously spent time with Ubisoft and EA before her tenure at Eidos and Square Enix Europe where she headed up brand marketing across the company’s Western …
Read More »Opinion: Sold Out on why the games industry is experiencing a ‘publishing renaissance’
The games industry is experiencing a publishing renaissance, as even the most ardent proponents of self-publishing have now learnt that selling a game from the equivalent of your bedroom is not a great replacement for the human touch. The title ‘publisher’ may not yet be ‘clean’, but even pragmatists are …
Read More »The Escapists 2 gets boxed PS4 and Xbox One release on August 22nd
The Escapists 2 will arrive on PS4, Xbox One and PC on August 22nd, publisher Team17 has announced, with a Switch version following at a later date. Priced at 19.99, the game will be available as both a digital and physical release on PS4 and Xbox One thanks to Team17’s …
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