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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , France |
Key people | Cyrille Imbert ( CEO) |
| Parent | Focus Entertainment (2021–present) |
| Divisions | The Arcade Crew |
| Website | dotemu.com |
Dotemu SAS (originally DotEmu SAS) is a French video game developer and publisher based in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, [1] founded in 2007 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand. It is best known for its remasters and remakes of old games.
History
Dotemu was founded by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand in 2007. [2] The company's offices are located in Paris, close to the Folies Bergère. [2]
In April 2010, Dotemu launched a new digital distribution service that would sell games without digital rights management, akin to Good Old Games. [3] In March 2017, Dotemu announced that their online store would be closed down on 1 June that year. [4] The company cited tough market competition and their focus shifting towards game development rather than game distribution. [5] [6]
In September 2015, Liard and Tisserand sold their company to an unnamed private investor. [7] Later that month, they founded a new video game publisher, Playdigious (who would later publish Dotemu’s games on mobile platforms). [8] Subsequently, in October 2014, Cyrille Imbert was appointed as Dotemu's chief executive officer. [2] In March 2018, Dotemu announced the creation of The Arcade Crew, a publishing label that would support small development teams. [9] [10]
In August 2021, the company was acquired by Focus Home Interactive (now Focus Entertainment) for approximately €38.5 million (US$46 million). [11]
Games developed or published
References
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"Legal notice". Dotemu. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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- ^ a b c Blanchard, Nicolas (30 May 2018). "DotEmu: l'avenir dans le rétro". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French).
- ^ Gillen, Kieron (26 April 2010). "Birds Of A Feather: DotEmu Beta". rockpapershotgun.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "DotEmu is closing its online store, games will will be gone on June 1". pcgamer.com. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ O'Connor, Alice (18 March 2017). "DotEmu closing its own online store". rockpapershotgun.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "DotEmu's online store is closing". mcvuk.com. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "DotEmu Founders Sell Company and Form Playdigious, Announce First Project 'Pix the Cat' from Pastagames". toucharcade.com. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "DotEmu founders launch new publisher Playdigious". gamesindustry.biz. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ McAloon, Alissa (14 March 2018). "Dotemu opens new publishing label to support small creative devs". gamasutra.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Dotemu assembling The Arcade Crew". gamesindustry.biz. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Grubb, Jeff (5 August 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". Venture Beat. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Boudreau, Ian (2 November 2020). "Classic city builder Pharaoh is making its return, exploits and all". PCGamesN. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is getting a Definitive Edition this summer". Destructoid. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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