Interplay and Rage Announce Exclusive Distribution Agreement

Interplay and Rage Announce Exclusive Distribution Agreement is today’s industry move, and it is one more reminder that the games business is growing up fast, whether it is ready or not.

Interplay Entertainment and Liverpool, England based Rage they have signed a binding letter of agreement for Interplay to distribute entertainment titles from Rage in North America, on several platforms. Included in the list of titles are Midnight GT, Off Road, Hostile Waters and Incoming for the SEGA Dreamcast. “Rage has an absolutely outstanding line up of product for calendar year 2000,” said Paul Finnegan, CEO of Rage Software Plc., “and finding the right distribution partner is important.

It is business news, sure, but these moves shape what games get made, what stores carry them, and who is still standing next year.