Sold-Out Software
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Sold-Out Software is a British
computer game publisher
which has become one of the most important in the budget
price range since December 1997. While retailing most of their titles with a £4.99 price tag, in 2000 a run of £9.99 titles named Sold-Out Extreme was released, but quickly assimilated into the regular catalogue.
The backbone of their current catalogue are major hits of the past ten years, including, Caesar III
, Black and White, "Sonic Adventure DX", Shogun: Total War
, Tomb Raider
and Commandos. The company now publishes 450 games in many categories, mainly strategy and business simulation. However the series also contains cult classics such as Thief II: The Metal Age
and Dungeon Keeper 2
which, despite widespread critical acclaim, never achieved large volumes of sales at the original RRP
.
Sold-Out Software and the Sold Out-label is now owned by Mastertronic
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
computer game publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
which has become one of the most important in the budget
Budget range
Budget range is the name given to software that are sold for a fraction of a regular product price...
price range since December 1997. While retailing most of their titles with a £4.99 price tag, in 2000 a run of £9.99 titles named Sold-Out Extreme was released, but quickly assimilated into the regular catalogue.
The backbone of their current catalogue are major hits of the past ten years, including, Caesar III
Caesar III
Caesar III is a video game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment; the third installment of the Caesar series, part of Sierra's City Building Series...
, Black and White, "Sonic Adventure DX", Shogun: Total War
Shogun: Total War
Shogun: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Electronic Arts. Released in June 2000, the game is the debut title in The Creative Assembly's Total War series...
, Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider series
Tomb Raider is a media franchise consisting of video games, comic books, novels, theme park rides and movies, centring around the adventures of the fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft...
and Commandos. The company now publishes 450 games in many categories, mainly strategy and business simulation. However the series also contains cult classics such as Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age is a 2000 first-person stealth game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. The sequel to Thief: The Dark Project, the game's plot follows Garrett, a master thief, as he attempts to uncover a conspiracy in a medieval, steampunk city...
and Dungeon Keeper 2
Dungeon Keeper 2
Dungeon Keeper 2 is a strategy game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1999 for Microsoft Windows. It was released in Europe and North America in June 1999. It was the sequel to Peter Molyneux's Dungeon Keeper and predecessor to the canceled Dungeon Keeper 3...
which, despite widespread critical acclaim, never achieved large volumes of sales at the original RRP
Suggested retail price
The manufacturer's suggested retail price , list price or recommended retail price of a product is the price which the manufacturer recommends that the retailer sell the product. The intention was to help to standardise prices among locations...
.
Sold-Out Software and the Sold Out-label is now owned by Mastertronic
Mastertronic
Mastertronic was originally a publisher and distributor of low-cost computer game software founded in 1983. Their first games were distributed in mid-1984. At its peak the label was the dominant software publisher in the UK, a position achieved by selling cassette-based software at the £1.99...
.