Green Man Gaming’s strike at Valve and Steam: First two studios sign to its Loaded publishing label

One of the handful of companies competing with Steam in the PC game-distribution space is turning to publishing.

The United Kingdom-based Green Man Gaming, which sells PC games, revealed the first two studios and games to join the Green Man Loaded publishing label. Developers Pocket Games and Burnt Fuse plan to release their next products in the first quarter of 2015 in partnership with Green Man Gaming. As part of their publishing agreement, Green Man Gaming provides the two developers with the opportunity to get financing to finish their projects, access to a sales and marketing team, and the chance to test the games in beta. Green Man Loaded also promises to always let developers maintain ownership of their intellectual property.