Encore expands JoWood publishing deal

Encore has announced that it has signed a wide-ranging copublishing agreement with Austrian publisher JoWood. Under the deal, Encore will release a number of new games, including key JoWood games like Silent Storm, Spellforce, and Soldner, plus Against Rome and Railroad Pioneers. The deal will also have Encore manage the distribution of JoWood's back catalog of two dozen other previously released PC games and a handful of console games.

The new JoWood games are expected to start shipping by the end of the year. Encore has also announced that it has started shipping AquaNox 2, Cold Zero, and Chaser, which were covered by an earlier deal. Neighbors from Hell will ship next week, and Wildlife Park is scheduled for release in October.