Blaze Entertainment has revealed a trio of positive news stories, boosting plans to continue the growth of its Evercade and HyperMegaTech brands.
The first is announcing a big sales milestone – one million physical Evercade cartridges sold. The milestone has been achieved thanks to the continued growth of the Evercade platform, the quality of retro and indie game licences, and the recent hardware launches from both Evercade and the HyperMegaTech brands encouraging sales.
Next is the appointment of games industry veteran Dominic Wheatley as chairman. Dominic is best known as the co-founder and ceo of games publisher Eidos, launching the successful Tomb Raider and Championship Manager franchises. He took over as ceo of the Catalis Group in 2012, building it up to over 2,300 staff across multiple countries. He is now a director of the Catalis Group, which includes indie game publisher Curve Games and outsource service provider Testronic.
The news of this appointment also comes alongside another milestone with the recent announcement of a partnership with Crystal Dynamics, the licence of the Tomb Raider franchise and the launch of the Evercade Tomb Raider Collection 1 physical cartridge. The cartridge has already become the fastest-selling cartridge in Evercade’s five-year history.
The physical cartridge collection features the original three Tomb Raider games in their 32-bit release form for home console and is also bundled with the Evercade EXP-R and Evercade VS-R, the newest hardware from the brand.
“The opportunity to bring Dominic on board with his experience and connections within gaming, alongside our growth milestones is almost serendipitous, especially with the success of our recent partnership with Crystal Dynamics and the Tomb Raider franchise,” commented Andrew Byatt, ceo at Blaze Entertainment. “I’m delighted that we’ve managed to steer Blaze Entertainment to this success and I look forward to even more possibilities and the chance to create more great products for everyone with this new appointment.”
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