Cincinnati, Ohio-based Zoo Publishing has picked up the rights to license, publish and distribute the catalogue of games previously held by Empire Interactive.
The company has penned a deal with New World IP - which bought the rights to Empire’s catalogue after the publisher went into administration this week - allowing it to re-release previous Empire titles, port previously released games to new platforms and create new gaming content from existing IP including Pipe Mania, Big Mutha Truckers and FlatOut.
“I am incredibly excited about the prospects of remaking some of the Empire IP, bringing others online, and generating revenue from the current titles,” said Mark Seremet, CEO of Zoo Games.
“Empire distributed my first company's software in the EU back in the 1980s and while I'm sad to see this economic environment take its toll on Empire, I'm grateful for the opportunity to partner with New World IP to continue the company's franchises.”