SouthPeak Acquires Gamecock Media
Coming virtually out of nowhere this morning, software publisher SouthPeak Interactive, today announced that it has officially completed acquisition of Austin-based publisher Gamecock Media Group.
Gamecock, known as much for its PR stunts (rushing the Spike Video Game Awards stage and putting on a mock funeral for E3) as it is for its games, has published such titles as Dementium: The Ward for the DS, Insecticide on the DS and PC, and most recently Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball on Xbox LIVE Arcade. SouthPeak, meanwhile, is probably best known to gamers for Two Worlds and the upcoming DS release Ninjatown.
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.”
While there’s no word yet on how the acquisition might affect other Gamecock titles, such as the WWII shooter Velvet Assassin, SouthPeak did confirm it still expects to ship Gamecock’s Legendary and Mushroom Men in the current quarter.
