A Vampyre Story found a French publisher/distributor!
 

Focus Interactive

(In French)
http://www.clubic.com/actualite-6825...cus-edite.html

Is this different from the worldwide publisher announced here?

:)

Most worldwide publishers still need local publishers to distribute a game internationally. But usually "distributor" is referred to only as "publisher", so it gets kind of confusing. :P

In this case, it seems Focus Home is handling the distribution for France. :) Sounds like a good choice.

EDIT: Whoa, hold the fort! Looks like the UK is part of this agreement. Nice!

Thanks for the clarification. :)

Oops I've could have been more clear, that's for sure :)

But... but... Focus don't distribute games in the UK! They seem to be using Avalon at the moment :crazy:.

Can a distributor really pass on to another distributor :crazy:?

Yes. :P

But I probably sold Focus a little short here. It sounds like they've probably agreed to take on the localization responsibilities, too, so they're a little more than just a distributor even in France.

Oh God, those 2 new background screenshots make me giddy with delight.

This is good news. :)

Has there been any recent updates on how the development is going? I can't find anything reported since July of last year and the game is supposed to be released 4Q this year.

Wow! The artwork/atmosphere is so beautiful in A Vampyre Story. The two new backgrounds look amazing.

Try AME's blog (Oct 27 entry). Still a bit old, but newer than July!