Atari Nordic overtager distributionen af Midway titler i de nordiske lande. Første titel bliver Unreal Championship 2, som udgives i slutningen af april. Se pressemeddelelsen her:
Atari Nordic AB and Midway Games Ltd sign exclusive
distribution agreement for Nordic Territories
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, March 18, 2005
Atari Nordic AB and Midway Games Ltd today signed an exclusive distribution agreement covering the Nordic territories of: Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Atari will be handling distribution, PR and marketing for all Midway titles commencing on April 1st on exclusive basis.
Midway’s 2005 portfolio contains a number of strong titles such as: Unreal Championship 2 Xbox, Narc PS2 and XBOX, Area 51 PS2, XBOX and PC, LA-Rush PS2 and XBOX, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks PS2 and XBOX and the highly anticipated Fear & Respect featuring Snoop "Doggy" Dogg on PS2 and XBOX.
Please find more information about complete Midway line up at: www.midway.com
"We are very pleased to start up this relationship with the Midway team consisting of some very talented people. Midway has a clear strategy in becoming one of the leading publishers in the next couple of years and this fits very well with our own objective of further growth in the Nordic marketplace." says Martin Sirc, Deputy Managing Director at Atari Nordic AB.
Rob Gross, European Sales Director at Midway said:
"We have every confidence that Martin Sirc and his team will deliver increased market share in the Nordic region for Midway, starting with Unreal Championship 2 on XBox in April. Atari Nordic’s strengths in PC distribution will ensure a strong start for Midway as we self publish PC titles for the first time in the PAL territory."