The French developer and publisher announced the acquisition of DotEmu for a week that could rise to 60 million dollars. However, initially it will take 77.5% of the shares for 38.5 million dollars, then it will pay 15 million more in 2022 and another sum that will be calculated based on the performance of the study.
For its part, DotEmu, is a developer focused on two-dimensional titles that simulate the graphics of the first generations. Their most recent hit is Street of Rage 4 and right now they are developing Metal Slug Tactics.
A new acquisition
The acquisition is an important step for Focus Home Interactive, which is increasingly producing AAA titles and acquiring more small studios around it. A year ago it acquired Deck13, developers of The Surge, and just a few months ago Streum On Studio, developers of Necromunda: Hired Gun.
These were the statements of Cyrille Imbert, CEO of DotEmu:
Maintaining the editorial and strategic independence that has made it successful, Dotemu will be able to give its projects even more ambition and equip itself with the means to expand the range of services offered to studios, in order to guarantee the success of its productions on the label. retro.
He also mentioned that his personal mission was to share his experience with Focus Home Interactive to convince other industry teams to join his project. So it looks like FHI purchases will not stop now and will most likely continue to be AA equipment acquisitions.