Retro Gaming Platform Antstream Announces First Wave Partnerships with Legendary Game Brands Ahead of Global Launch
SNK, Data East, Epyx, Gremlin Interactive And Technōs Among The Iconic Game Brands Players Will Find On The Service At Launch Q1 2019
London, United Kingdom – December 13, 2018 – Antstream, the upcoming gaming platform dedicated to retro games, is proud to announce it has secured a partnership with five legendary gaming brands and will be able to offer a variety of their most famous titles at launch.
Antstream will then feature multiple games from:
- SNK (Ikari Warriors)
- Data East (Joe & Mac)
- Epyx (California Games)
- Gremlin Interactive (Zool)
- Technōs (Double Dragon)
Antstream will offer its subscribers an easy, legal, and fun way to play thousands of classic games that have previously been beyond the reach of most gamers. Antstream is set to launch on PC, Mac, Xbox One, Tablets and Smartphones in Q1 2019.
“Giving instant access to great games is at the heart of what we are building, tracking down and securing the rights of those titles that are the foundation of videogaming is no easy task, and the partners we are able to announce today are just the tip of the iceberg of what we have planned.”
said Steve Cottam CEO at Antstream.
“The video games industry had been suffering from the absence of a way for many arcade games to be played years after their original platform disappeared,” said Koichi Toyama, Company President & CEO at SNK. “We are working with Antstream to right this wrong, and allow everyone to play and challenge their friends at some of our most iconic retro titles.”
In the new year, Antstream will reveal more about its plan to bring back retro games to the world, players can register today on the website to be the first informed: www.antstream.com. More details about Antstream on Facebook and Twitter.
About Antstream
Founded in 2013 by Steve Cottam, Antstream is an independent technology company based in London. Antstream brings decades of iconic video games to modern devices including PC, Mac, Xbox One, Smartphones, and Tablets.
Through an affordable subscription, gamers get instant access to 1,000’s of games for them to play directly from the cloud, with no downloads or installs. Antstream have a strong executive team including gaming industry veteran Ian Livingstone CBE (Chairman), Jim Burton as Creative Director (Founder of TT Games), Miyake Kazutoshi for Licensing (former Sega CEO os Sega Europe). For more information, please visit: www.antstream.com.