Publisher

High Voltage Software began the development of The Conduit without a publisher. Soon after the game received a high amount of publicity, at least 10 companies expressed interest in publishing the game. The developer claims that one of the reasons why many of its licensed games have generated poor reviews is because big publishers interfered with the game design process, and says that they want to do as much as they can with The Conduit before getting a publisher. On September 2, 2008, High Voltage Software announced that they had selected the publisher for The Conduit, and that they would reveal their choice within the following weeks. One month later on October 2, 2008, during Nintendo's fall media summit, the developer's CCO Eric Nofsinger stated that although the developer had wanted to reveal the chosen publisher during the conference, further legal matters had to be finalized and the publisher would not be officially announced until sometime in October. According to Eric Nofsinger, the chosen publisher was open to the idea of a sequel to The Conduit, and High Voltage Software regards the game as the first in a potential franchise, saying "I think people are going to feel like they got their money’s worth [with The Conduit], but we’ve got a big ol’ universe of stories that we want to tell." The publisher was finally revealed to be Sega on October 29, 2008. Kerry Ganofsky, CEO and founder of High Voltage Software, stated "SEGA shares our vision for the title and its tremendous potential, which is why we chose them from a long list of potential partners. With their support, we are confident that The Conduit will deliver the definitive shooter experience that Wii fans have been waiting for." The announcement came the day after Sega added a file folder for The Conduit to their file transfer protocol website, indicating that the publisher may be set to support High Voltage Software's game.