Slave Circus Opens - PC

A brand new company, Slave Circus Entertainment, sent word that they've opens their doors in Brampton, Ontario. From the sounds of it, they seem to be focussing on supporting indie developers worldwide, using their experience in game publishing and distribution to help out the little guy. Slave Circus was founded by a dynamic sales and management team from such notable companies as Wal-Mart Canada, CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) and RBC World Markets.

Currently, they are working on establishing a strong catalogue to sell to major retailers and building new markets for developers. And developers seem keen to join them - they recently built partnerships with studios such as Gabitasoft (Hyperball Racing), Pi-Eye Games (Scavenger), DK Games (Animates) and more. VP of Distribution Peter C. Wood commented that "clearly developers want options when choosing a distribution partner."

They made sure to note that as part of their continuing distribution efforts they are actively seeking games to distribute through new retail channels in North America, with over thirty further titles set to release by the end of year. Slave Circus have also created their own online retail store at ReadyLetsPlay.com.

Sliced Comments: It increasingly seems like the indie development side of the gaming industry is producing more interesting and original game concepts than many major studios. Hell, look at Portal, a runaway success that students from DigiPen pitched to Valve. Slave Circus have given us access to a few of their flagship games, which we'll have reviews of over the next few weeks.