PlayLogic has launched GamEssence, a new digital distribution portal for their own games as well as games from third-party publishers, with their initial offerings including Age of Pirates, Gene Troopers, Aggression: Reign over Europe, and more. GamesIndustry.biz quotes Rogier Smit, "Playlogic has taken an aggressive approach to become one of the world’s leading videogame publishers," says the executive vice president of Playlogic. "Gamessence.com presents another revenue opportunity for Playlogic, providing us with the ability to fully manage our content directly into the hands of the consumer."