UK independent developer has decided to move into digital publishing.

The Alien Breed and Worms developer is to branch out more extensively into publishing for download platforms.

Team 17's co-founder Martyn Brown expalained the decision to MCV saying: Digital distribution has allowed easy and direct access to the game for millions of customers at a time when it has become difficult to get attention at retail.

He added: We have no ambitions to return to publishing.

By Ewan Aiton