Ignition And SNK Play More
SNK/IGNITION EXCLUSIVE EUROPEAN PUBLISHING DEAL EXTENDED
29th June 2006
Following the recent high profile announcements of Mercury
Meltdown and Blade Dancer, both for the PSP
(PlayStation® Portable), Ignition Entertainment is pleased to
confirm the extension to the exclusive Publishing Deal that
will ensure that SNK Playmore titles will continue to enjoy a
dedicated European release.
The agreement will cover such fan favourites as KOF XI, King
of Fighters Maximum Impact 2, NEOGEO Battle Coliseum, SNK Vs
Capcom Card Fighters and the eagerly awaited Metal Slug
Anthology, and also extends to SNK's debut titles across the
various Next-Gen formats.
'We are delighted to have signed the next wave of SNK
releases for Europe' Vijay Chadha, Managing Director,
Ignition Entertainment, 'SNK have a very strong line-up and
an even stronger following. The SNK titles have proven to be
extremely popular, and have shipped close to one million
units, we are confident that we can build upon this
success'
'We are really pleased with Ignition's professionalism, and
the support they have shown over the last 2 years' says
Shinya Morishita, Overseas Marketing manager, SNK Playmore
'we are delighted to renew our agreement for our new
titles."
www.ignitionent.com/_Press/SNK_Ignition.zip
More details will be announced in the coming weeks.
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For more information, please contact:
Peter Rollinson or Derek R, Ignition Entertainment
01992 70 39 70
Peter@ignitionent.com Derek@ignitionent.com
www.ignitionent.com
About IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
Ignition Entertainment Limited is a privately owned software
developer and publisher. Ignition was created by a core team
of gaming industry veterans with the purpose of building upon
their successful track record within the international games
industry, and to bring a fresh new approach to both the
development and distribution of original gaming product. You
can find more information about IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT
LIMITED at http://www.ignitionent.com
About SNK PLAYMORE & SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION
Over the past 15 years, SNK has published classic arcade
titles such as THE KING OF FIGHTERS, BASEBALL STARS, METAL
SLUG, SAMURAI SHODOWN, and FATAL FURY on a wide variety of
home gaming and handhelds systems. In June 2003, SNK opened
SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION in Wall, New Jersey to
again publish arcade classics on the current home and
portable gaming systems. The company changed its name to SNK
PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION in the fall of 2004. You can find
more information about SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION games at
http://www.snkplaymoreusa.com.
You can find more information about SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION
games at
http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/
About PSP
PSP is a new handheld video game system that allows
users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video,
and high-fidelity stereo audio. With graphics rendering
capability comparable to that of PlayStation 2, PSP features
a 4.3 inch widescreen, high-resolution TFT display. PSP also
adopts a newly developed compact but high-capacity (1.8GB)
optical disc, Universal Media Disc (UMDTM), as its storage
medium. With a wide range of accessories and connectivity
options, including Memory Stick, USB 2.0, IR port and WiFi
wireless LAN, PSP is the new entertainment platform from
PlayStation.
"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered
trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All Rights
Reserved. "PSP" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc.
®SNK PLAYMORE
"The king of fighters" is a registered trademark of SNK
PLAYMORE CORPORATION.
®SNK PLAYMORE
"Metal Slug" is a registered trademark of SNK PLAYMORE
CORPORATION.