UBISOFT® EXPANDS DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION OF ITS VIDEO GAMES TITLES WITH NEXWAY
City, COUNTRY – July 1st, 2009 – Ubisoft® announced today that it will extend the distribution of its games catalog in partnership with Nexway, the European leader of digital distribution of software and video games. Ubisoft will reinforce its online distribution strategy, making both back catalog and upcoming titles available on Nexway’s network of online games portals and digital channels such as 01net, jeuxvideo.com, Dell Download Store, Yahoo! Japan and Boonty.com.
With the growing rate of video game downloads worldwide, Ubisoft will work with Nexway to distribute successful titles such as:
Assassin’s Creed®
ANNO 1404™
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell®
Prince of Persia®
Far Cry®
Heroes of Might & Magic® (available from september 1st, 2009)
"With the public’s enthusiasm for online games, we are seeing both hardcore and casual gamers, as well as people new to gaming choosing to obtain their video games online. It makes sense for us then to expand our download catalog with the expertise and partnership of Nexway as well as their powerful distribution network. «said Stéphanie Perotti, Chief Operating Officer EMEA at Ubisoft.
This partnership enriches Nexway’s portfolio of titles, which already counts over a thousand video games, thanks to the recent acquisition of Boonty, the leader in casual games distribution, which helped consolidate their position as the uncontested leader in the European digital distribution market.
"We are excited about this new partnership with Ubisoft. Indeed, downloading offers considerable benefits for both the editor and the gamer since internet allows gamers to purchase best-selling games that are unavailable in stores due to their success. The expertise that we bring to Ubisoft ensures an optimal distribution of their catalog to e-merchant websites and major Internet portals,” said Francis Ingrand, VP Business Development, Head of Games, Nexway.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft is present in 28 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2008–09 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of 1.058 billion euros. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.
About Nexway:
Nexway is a leading player in the digital e-commerce sector and a strategic partner of worldwide digital content publishers and international e-commerce portals. It has grown rapidly through strong and diversified partnerships with leading companies, including: 01net, Dell, Fnac, Orange, Gamestop, Pixmania, VirginMega, ElCorteIngles, Tom’sGuide, Softwareload; key software publishers, such as: Avanquest, Kaspersky, Lavasoft, Mindscape, and Nero; and video-games publishers, including: EA, Ubisoft, THQ, Sega, Atari and Take 2. Nexway is a leading provider of turnkey e-commerce solutions dedicated to e-content publishers and major Internet players. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge titles to consumers through its broad portfolio of exciting software and video games, enriched by its acquisition of Boonty in January 2009 (www.boonty.com). Nexway has teams in 12 countries and distributes software and video-games for download in more than 50 countries around the globe. In 2008, Nexway reached the million download milestone, ranked in the Top 10 of Deloitte Technology’s 2008 Fast 50, and in the Top 100 of EMEA’s Fast 500 of the fastest growing technology companies. To learn more, please visit www.nexway.com
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