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There’s a quote which goes something along the lines of ‘we learn about geology the morning after the earthquake’, and I must admit it does feel rather apt today. Since last October we have had to fight tooth and nail to keep Mastertronic alive. We’ve learned loads along the way …
Read More »Mastertronic’s Andy Payne on surviving insolvency
Publisher's CEO discusses the company's deal with creditors and a tough year for the firm
Read More »Mastertronic seeking CVA, closing Cambridgeshire HQ, cutting 40% of jobs
One of Britain’s most established publishing labels is confronting the possibility of going out of business. Writing for Develop, Mastertronic boss Andy Payne has said that a meeting will be held next month in which he hopes the company’s creditors will agree to new terms to enable the publisher to …
Read More »‘The hardest year of our life’
Mastertronic's Andy Payne discusses the publisher's current troubles
Read More »Publishers: who needs them?
Publisher 3.0: In his new regular column, Mastertronic CEO and AppyNation founding partner Andy Payne describes
Read More »New retail games agency Sold Out signs Mastertronic
A new retail sales business has launched, and has signed Mastertronic as its first publisher, MCV can reveal. The new company, Sold Out, is a spin out of the former retail sales team at Mastertronic, led by Garry Williams and James Cato. It will handle the packaged good sales of …
Read More »UKIE: TV’s £233m proves we need games tax breaks now
Trade body points to success of high-end television tax relief as it continues to rally for games industry equivalent
Read More »UKIE proposes merger with fellow trade body Tiga
Industry trade body UKIE said it would like to explore a closer relationship with its counterpart Tiga at its Annual General Meeting today. There have been numerous calls from the industry in the past for a single UK trade organisation to represent developers, and UKIE has now expressed its interest …
Read More »30 YEARS OF SYSTEM 3: The industry remembers
System 3 has worked with some of the biggest names and businesses in the UK and global video games industry. As the company celebrates its 30th year in business, we speak to some of those executives, developers and publishers, who share their memories about the company, including big press parties, …
Read More »25 YEARS OF MASTERTRONIC: Plans for the future
So what of the next 25 years? Since The Producers first opened its doors, the Mastertronic Group has gathered a very loyal team. For MD?Andy Payne, it is these people that will keep the company on track for the next quarter of a century. I’m not sure I can guarantee …
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