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Read More »Mindscape Asia-Pacific unaffected by French withdrawal from games
Mindscape Asia-Pacific (MAP) has issued a statement saying that it is unaffected by its former parent’s decision to pull out of videogames. The statement confirms that it’s still ‘business as usual’ for MAP at the Australian and New Zealand office in Sydney. Tonia Velasco, general manager of sales and marketing …
Read More »Publisher Mindscape abandons video games
Mindscape has, after thirty years in the games business, decided to work in other technology sectors. While recent release U-Singsold well at retail, sister site Develop understands the music license costs had a stark impact on profits.Mindscape bet big again on the studio with the PC title Crasher, yet the …
Read More »40 jobs gone as Mindscape quits games
U-Sing publisher moves away from software after three decades; Punchers Impact closed
Read More »Dance Paradise confirmed for Kinect
Mindscape and Universal Music have announced that Dance Paradise will go on sale as Kinect launches on November 10th. The new game will go up against rival Kinect motion-sensing dance titles at launch including Microsoft’s Dance Central and Konami’s Dance Evolution. Dance Paradise includes 40 hip hop, pop and dance …
Read More »Gem partners with Mindscape
Distributor Gem has announced an exclusive partnership with French publisher Mindscape that will see its upcoming games distributed across the UK. The first game to be included in the deal will be Wii karaoke title U-Sing Girls Night which hits retail on June 18th. We are thrilled to be working …
Read More »Mindscape returns to UK
Mindscape has returned to the UK publishing scene, MCV can reveal. The firm is currently based in Leicestershire and is looking for a new office dedicated to handling its titles in the UK after a successful spell working with Koch Media. While Koch remains the distributor, Mindscape UK general manager …
Read More »Punchers Impact announces first title
Crasher to launch via download on PC this year
Read More »Mindscape details first digital distribution game
Mindscape has announced its first internally-developed digital distribution title in the form of online vehicle battler Crasher. The game is will be released via download on PC later this year. It is the first title to be developed by the publisher’s new studio Punchers Impact, established in October 2009. Crasher …
Read More »Retailers praise U-Sing boom
U-Sing has become a big hit on the High Street, as supermarkets and specialist retailers give special support to Wii’s first karaoke game. Universal Music and publisher Mindscape have told MCV they are delighted by the support for the initial instalment of their franchise U-Sing: U’ve Got Talent. Mindscape’s UK …
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