Strapped Senator seeks help

June 09, 2009 Indie company Senator U.S. is scaling back its distribution operations, throwing the release of two of its biggest bets into question. President Marco Weber acknowledged Tuesday that the company was undergoing a financial crunch that would squeeze its ability to release its high-profile titles. "We're not in a position to locate the P&A for the bigger pictures, so we have to form alliances and adjust our release schedule," Weber said.

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