TopWare/SouthPeak deal
DIstribution of latter's games sorted out for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Karlsruhe, 2nd June 2009 – effective immediately, TopWare Entertainment is handling the exclusive games distribution for the US publisher SouthPeak Interactive in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). The agreement encompasses sales, marketing and PR for the complete portfolio of all of SouthPeak’s future titles. Included in the ten currently-planned multi-platform games are the Stealth Action hit “Velvet Assasin” and the eagerly-awaited Science-Fiction Shooter “Section 8” for PC and Xbox 360. Further titles are “Brave - A Warriors Tale” (PC, Wii), “Brave – Shamans Challenge” (NDS), “Dementium” (NDS), “Mushroom Men” (NDS, Wii), “Raven Squad” (PC, Xbox 360), “RooGoo Attack” (NDS), “RooGoo – Twisted Towers” (PC, Wii) and “Völkerball / Dodgeball” (Wii).
TopWare CEO Dirk P. Hassinger commented, “This agreement with SouthPeak has enabled us to take an important step forwards - at one stroke, our product portfolio has been increased by many high-class titles on various platforms. Since our US sister company has been working with SouthPeak with great success for a while now and we can get started in the our region right away.”
Felix Bradshaw, European Sales Director, SouthPeak Games: “After a highly successful global relationship with Topware for many years, there’s no doubting their reputation for excellence. I’m excited to be partnering such an ambitious, talented team in the crucial GAS territories. SouthPeak have a fantastic line-up and it is important for us to get the right strategic partners that share our passion for our titles and have the same desire to drive retail penetration”