Gamecock set out on a mission to publish original games from independent developers. But the start has been rough, the games they have managed to release have not sold very well and now it has been announced that Southpeak Interactive (Monster Madness, Ninja Town, Two Worlds) has acquired the Texan publisher.
From the press release:
Commenting on the acquisition, Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak, stated, "Gamecock brings us a solid slate of upcoming titles, including Legendary, Mushroom Men and Velvet Assassin and supports our strategy of working with independent developers. We are excited to give the Gamecock titles a bigger platform to succeed."
"We are thrilled to be joining forces with SouthPeak to continue to bring great original titles from independent developers to market with a stronger sales and distribution reach," said Mike Wilson, CEO of Gamecock. "We have followed each other's progress closely over the last two years, and combining our team with theirs results in a very strong and well-rounded force in the market."
The gaming industry needs publishers who takes a chance on original games from independent publishers - and hopefully this merger will insure that the developers who signed up with Gamecock will see their games released.