Green Man Gaming
Green Man Gaming is an online video game retailer, distributor and publisher in Britain. It has a multi-platform catalog of 9,000+ games from more than 1,350 publishers, selling games in 195 countries.[1]
Green Man Gaming’s Publishing division lets independent video game studios opt for a mixture of services for publishing.[2]
History[change | change source]
In 2009, Paul Sulyok opened Green Man Gaming with Lee Packham. Green Man Gaming officially started trading on 10 May 2010. [3]
Callum Jay joined Green Man Gaming as CFO in 2011. He was a finance direction at Miniweb Interactive, Morgan Stanley Capital International and at the Tomb Raider publisher, Eidos.[4][5] Tim Sawyer also joined Green Man Gaming as their EVP Operations in 2011.[6] After a year-long silence at Twitter to develop Tweet Deck's iOS, Lee Packham returned to Green Man Gaming as Co-Founder and EVP Engineering.[4]
On 9 July 2012, Green Man Gaming made public that it connects with Playfire.[7] Playfire had more than 1.2 million users, tracking over 50,000 video games on the website allowing users to automatically track their gameplay and in-game achievements or trophies from Steam, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live.[8] At the end of July 2012, Green Man Gaming expanded its multi-platform portfolio to include selling boxed games, and PC-DVD, Xbox360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4 games, as well as consoles and peripherals.[9]
In March 2014, trade publication MCV CEO said that Paul Sulyok was one of the 100 most influential people working in the British video games industry.[10]
In October 2016, the company made an agreement with Sony Interactive Entertainment to sell digital titles for PlayStation 4 consoles through redemption keys.[11] Sony stopped selling redemption keys by March 2019.[12]
In March 2017, Green Man Gaming started eCommerce. It was the first website in local language in Germany.[13] Then Green Man Gaming made sites in 10 different languages including Chinese and South Korean. [14]
In April 2017, Paul Eibeler, who was a Take-Two CEO,[15] took the position of an Advisor.
In February 2021, Green Man Gaming united with Payload Studios.[16]
Published games[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Developer | Genre(s) | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Black & White Bushido | Good Catch Games | Action / Multiplayer | Microsoft Windows / OS X |
| Quell | Fallen Tree Games | Puzzle | Microsoft Windows | |
| Quell Memento | ||||
| Quell Reflect | ||||
| Idol Hands | Pocket Games | Strategy | Microsoft Windows / OS X / Linux | |
| Keebles | Burnt Fuse | Action / Physics | Microsoft Windows / OS X | |
| Switch Galaxy Ultra | Atomicom Limited | Racing | Microsoft Windows / OS X / linux | |
| Eternal Step | Once More With Gusto | Action / Adventure | Microsoft Windows / OS X / Linux | |
| 2016 | Square's Route | Black Death Apps Limited | Puzzle | Microsoft Windows / OS X |
| Glitchrunners | Torque Studios | Action / Multiplayer | Microsoft Windows / OS X | |
| The Black Death | Syrin Studios | Survival | Microsoft Windows | |
| 2017 | Aporia: Beyond The Valley | Investigate North | Adventure / Puzzle | Microsoft Windows |
| Peregrin | Domino Digital Limited | Adventure / Puzzle | Microsoft Windows / OS X | |
| War Tech fighters | Drakkar Dev | Action / Mech | Microsoft Windows | |
| 2018 | Stable Orbit | Codalyn | Simulation | Microsoft Windows / OS X / Linux |
| Stormworks: Build And Rescue | Sunfire Software | Sandbox / Building | Microsoft Windows / OS X | |
| 2019 | ShockRods | Stainless Games | Action / Multiplayer | Microsoft Windows |
| 2019 | Pride Run | IV Productions | Rhythm action | Microsoft Windows / OS X |
| 2019 | Skybolt Zack | DEVS MUST DIE | Rhythm action / Platformer | Microsoft Windows / Nintendo Switch |
| 2020 | Aeronautica Imperialis: Flight Command | Binary Planets | Strategy | Microsoft Windows |
| 2020 | Lovingly Evil | Lizard Hazard Games | Dating Sim | Microsoft Windows / OS X / Linux |
| 2020 | Re:Turn - One Way Trip | Red Ego Games | Adventure / Puzzle | Microsoft Windows / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4 /
Xbox One |
| 2020 | Dustoff Z | Invictus Games Ltd. | Action | Microsoft Windows |
| 2020 | Ponpu | Purple Tree Studio | Action | Microsoft Windows |
| 2021 | Sea of Craft | Wizard Games | Adventure / Building | Microsoft Windows |
Controversy[change | change source]
In 2015 Green Man Gaming answered to blames of unauthorised keys being sold on the Store. The majority of keys come directly from publishers, with the occasional need to offer keys for games from publishers that were not able to give them directly due to commercial limitations.[17]
Following this, in November 2015, the company placed information on each game's store page on their site to finf the source of the redemption keys, either through Green Man Gaming directly from the publisher, or through an authorised third-party reseller, for full clarity.[18]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Green Man Gaming - LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ↑ "Green Man Gaming". Green Man Gaming. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ "Green Man Gaming finally goes live".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "GAME and TweetDeck vets join Green Man Gaming | Games industry news | MCV". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ↑ "Executive Team". www.greenmangaming.com.
- ↑ "Green Man Gaming hires new Operations Director | Games industry news | MCV". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ↑ "Playfire Acquired By European Games Retailer Green Man Gaming – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com.
- ↑ Petitte, Omri (9 July 2012). "Green Man Gaming merges with gaming social network Playfire". VentureBeat. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "Green Man Gaming to sell boxed PC and console games". Eurogamer.
- ↑ "Revealed: The 100 most influential people working in the British video games industry | Games industry news | MCV". Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ Pagat, Mat (6 October 2016). "Digital PS4 Games Are Now Sold on Green Man Gaming". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ Orland, Kyle (26 March 2020). "Sony stops selling digital game codes at physical retailers". Ars Technica. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ↑ "Green Man Gaming launches retail website in Germany".
- ↑ "Store". Green Man Gaming. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ "MCV Jobs Weekly: Former Take-Two CEO joins Green Man Gaming | Games industry news | MCV". Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ↑ "Payload Studios launches incubator for underrepresented developers". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 10 Jun 2021.
- ↑ "Green Man Gaming Denies It Sells "Grey Market" Game Keys". GameSpot. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ Purchese, Robert (18 November 2015). "Green Man Gaming will now tell you where game keys come from". Eurogamer. Retrieved 10 June 2021.