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Mastertronic Group
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<p>Mastertronic Group Limited was a <a href="/facts/Software_publisher/Tg4saajq">software publisher</a> formed as a result of a merger between The Producers and Sold Out Sales & Marketing in 2004. Frank Herman, one of the founders of the original <a href="/facts/Mastertronic/IwdKDRCf">Mastertronic</a> and former <a href="/facts/Chairman/RS6EemFF">chairman</a> of Sega Europe, was involved in negotiations to buy back the name from Sega in 2003. Frank Herman died in 2009 and the company was run by MD Andy Payne and Garry Williams. </p><p>Mastertronic Group licensed, published and distributed value <a href="/facts/IBM_PC/yhcJGMPL">PC</a> software under the Sold Out, M.A.D. and PC Gamer Presents labels. They also owned the Everyone Can Play and Great Indie Games labels. Mastertronic closed in November 2015. </p>