Press Coverage – R&R Software Closes – Personal Computer News, 19th January 1985
R&R Software, the original developers of Spectipede and Gnasher for the ZX Spectrum that were later re-released by Mastertronic, finally closed their doors at the […]
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Press Coverage – Submitting Games To Mastertronic – Sinclair User, August 1985
A very well written article in Sinclair User August 1985 which unusually looks at the business side of games development and publishing. It includes quotes […]
Press Coverage – A Closer Look At Codemasters – Amstrad Action, September 1988
Amstrad Action had a major feature on Codemasters in the September 1988 issue. The first extract below mentions the early history of their involvement with […]
Press Coverage – Mastertronic Relaunced – PC Gameworld, August 2003
PC Gameworld picks up on the relaunch of Mastertronic, several years after the company ceased trading.
Press Coverage – Richard Branson Talks About The Mastertronic Acquisition
The growth of the Sega part of Mastertronic’s business, the partial acquisition by Virgin in 1987, full control in 1988 and the sale of the […]
Press Coverage – Amiga Format Arcade Shoot-Em-Up Retrospective – Amiga Format, 1993
Amiga Format published a special issue in 1993 (actual date not known) looking back on the Amiga gaming scene. It included this feature on our […]
Press Coverage – Crash Looks At Tronix Launch – Crash, February 1992
As already detailed, the breakup of Virgin Mastertronic in summer of 1991 required a new name for the budget brand. Crash, in February 1992, announced […]
Press Coverage – Tronix Budget Label Launched – 1991
A few months after Virgin Mastertronic divested its Sega distribution business back to Sega Japan, in the summer of 1991, the company rebranded budget games […]
Press Coverage – ACE Names 50 Most Influential People In Games Industry – ACE, July 1991
Who were the most influential people in the UK games industry in 1991? ACE ran a feature split over many pages in its July issue […]
Press Coverage – Special Feature On The Growth Of Budget Games – Crash, October 1987
In October 1987 Crash devoted two pages to a feature on budget games, against the background that more than half of the games sold in […]