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Ignition Rebrands, Focuses on Digital Distribution

by Jon Lindemann - July 17, 2010, 2:20 pm EDT
Total comments: 4 Source: (Gamasutra), http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/29476/Ignition_...

Muramasa publisher undergoes a 'major strategical evolution'.

Ignition Entertainment, publisher of Muramasa: The Demon Blade for Wii, has announced that it is rebranding and shifting its focus to digital distribution platforms.

The company's new name is UTV Ignition Entertainment, assuming the brand of Ignition's parent company UTV Group. In what the company is calling a "major strategic evolution", they will emphasize the development, marketing, and publishing of titles on digital platforms like Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Steam, Facebook, Apple's App Store, and Google Games.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, former IGN executive Justin Keeling has joined the company as chief of global strategy and product to spearhead this new initiative.

Talkback

TJ SpykeJuly 17, 2010

What a shame, but I guess this is financially the best move for them (the same way Majesco shifted their focus to handheld games and budget games after Psychonauts and Advent Rising bombed).

StratosJuly 17, 2010

Well, from what I hear their localization work is not very good so its probably for the best. Now they can stop sniping projects from XSeed. Too bad XSeed is rather slow to localize projects.

Interesting that there is no mention of WiiWare or DSiWare on that list.

Retro DeckadesJuly 17, 2010

Quote from: Stratos

Interesting that there is no mention of WiiWare or DSiWare on that list.

I also found this interesting, although I can't readily recall any Ignition games other than Muramasa (which is sitting on my shelf and I have yet to play).

TJ SpykeJuly 17, 2010

According to Wikipedia and the company's website:

DS games:
*Blue Dragon Plus
*Boing! Docomodake DS
*Lux-Pain
*Nostalgia
*Spectral Force Genesis
*Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!
*Tornado
*Zoo Keeper

Wii games:
*Muramasa: The Demon Blade
*Arc Rise Fantasia
*Mercury Meltdown Revolution
*Metal Slug Antholog

Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 games:
*Deadly Premonition
*Blacklight: Tango Down (also on PC)

They also made the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 versions of The King of Fighters XII.

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