SouthPeak to Publish Six Titles from THQ

SouthPeak to Publish Six Titles from THQ 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.

SouthPeak Interactive the company has acquired North American publishing rights to five PC and N64 games, and the distribution rights to one Color GameBoy title from THQ. Scheduled for release in the 1999 holiday shopping season and the first quarter of 2000, the six games include: BLAZE AND BLADE, a 3-D role-playing game for the PC; BREAKNECK, a 3-D racing game for the PC; RENT-A-HERO, a 3-D adventure game for the PC; X: BEYOND THE FRONTIER, a space-based strategy game for the PC; WORLD LEAGUE SOCCER 2000, a soccer sports game for N64; TOCA TOURING CARS, a racing game for the Color GameBoy. SouthPeak Interactive will announce specific.

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