Blacknut expands its catalogue of premium games through this latest deal with NACON, adding games including WRC 9, Tennis World Tour 2, Blood Bowl 2 and AO Tennis 2
Paris, 9 March 2021 – Cloud-gaming specialist Blacknut has announced a partnership with French publisher NACON, which brings a selection of well-known action-adventure, racing, sports and simulation titles to Blacknut’s cloud gaming catalogue. The NACON games Tennis World Tour and WRC 8 were already part of Blacknut’s service, and this new agreement expands the number of NACON titles available for Blacknut subscribers to play, including Blood Bowl 2, Of Orcs and Men, Hunting Simulator 2, Overpass, Pro Fishing Simulator and Tour de France 2020.
NACON’s titles join Blacknut’s constantly growing catalogue of over +400 family-friendly games. Blacknut subscribers can stream and play games on PC, Mac, Android-based tablets and mobile phones, Amazon FireTV, Chromecast and selected models of Samsung Smart TV for a full cross-device experience.
NACON is a subsidiary of the Bigben group, gathering all its gaming activities since 2019. NACON specialises in video game publishing and gaming accessories. NACON sets itself apart by focusing on racing, simulation, action-adventure and sports games, via its 10 studios. The latest new titles will be going live on Blacknut services for gamers across 33 countries, as well as through partnerships with telecom operators.
“We are excited to sign with Blacknut, thus increasing the number of games available on their service,” said Benoît Clerc, Head of Publishing at NACON. “We love making quality games that provide our players with the best gaming experience, and so working with Blacknut allows us to reach a new cloud gaming audience.”
“We are thrilled about our new partnership with NACON, who is such a renowned publisher in the gaming industry,” said Nabil Laredj, Director, Business Development & Licensing at Blacknut. “NACON’s games, as other publishers’ who are taking advantage of the latest cloud gaming technology, will now be able to reach new players through Blacknut’s cross-device platform and catalogue. We look forward to seeing our partnership continuing to grow in the future.”
Through a monthly subscription, Blacknut subscribers have unlimited access to hundreds of great games. Signing up is quick and easy at www.blacknut.com.
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About NACON
NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the video game market. By bringing together its 10 development studios, the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 20 years of expertise at the service of players. This new unified business unit strengthens NACON’s position in the market and enables it to innovate by creating new unique competitive advantages. https://corporate.nacongaming.com/
About Blacknut
Blacknut is the world’s leading pure player cloud gaming service dedicated to the general public, distributed both direct to consumers and B2B through ISPs, device manufacturers, OTT services & Media companies. Blacknut offers the largest catalogue of premium games with 400+ titles carefully selected for the whole family; all included in a monthly subscription. The service is now available across Europe, Asia & North America on a wide range of devices, including mobiles, set-top-boxes and Smart TVs. Blacknut was founded in 2016 by Olivier Avaro (CEO) and is headquartered in Rennes, France, with offices in Paris, Seoul and San Francisco. www.blacknut.com
