Company:Dotemu
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| 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
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Nicky Boom |
| Krypton Egg | |
| 2009 | Ishar + Ishar 2 |
| Street Fighter II | |
| Ishar Compilation | |
| Golvellius | |
| Nicky 2 | |
| 2010 | Gobliiins Pack |
| Dráscula | |
| Raptor | |
| R-Type | |
| Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut | |
| Gobliiins | |
| Avenging Spirit | |
| 2011 | Red Baron Pack |
| The Last Express: Collectors Edition | |
| Earth Defense Force | |
| 64th Street: A Detective Story | |
| X-Men | |
| P47 Thunderbolt | |
| Irem Arcade Hits | |
| Rod Land | |
| Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition | |
| 2012 | Metal Slug 3 |
| Final Fantasy VII | |
| The Last Express | |
| Rayman Jungle Run | |
| Raiden Legacy | |
| Metal Slug | |
| 2013 | Metal Slug 2 |
| Metal Slug X | |
| The Last Express: Gold Edition | |
| Double Dragon Trilogy | |
| 2014 | R-Type II |
| Little Big Adventure | |
| Final Fantasy III | |
| Final Fantasy IV | |
| Sanitarium | |
| 2015 | Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition |
| Ys Chronicles 1 | |
| Battle Fantasia: Revised Edition | |
| Final Fantasy IV | |
| Final Fantasy V | |
| Final Fantasy VI | |
| Little Big Adventure: Enhanced Edition | |
| Little Big Adventure Bundle | |
| 2016 | The King of Fighters 2000 |
| Shock Troopers | |
| The Last Blade | |
| Pulstar | |
| Fatal Fury Special | |
| Samurai Shodown V Special | |
| Ironclad | |
| Twinkle Star Sprites | |
| Garou | |
| Blazing Star | |
| Baseball Stars 2 | |
| Art of Fighting 2 | |
| Sengoku 3 | |
| Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 | |
| I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | |
| Ys Chronicles II | |
| Pang Adventures | |
| Neo Turf Masters | |
| Shock Troopers | |
| 2017 | Ys Origin |
| Wonder Boy | |
| King of the Monsters | |
| The King of Fighters 2002 | |
| Samurai Shodown II | |
| Windjammers | |
| 2019 | Final Fantasy VIII Remastered |
| 2020 | Streets of Rage 4 |
| 2021 | Ghoul Patrol |
| Zombies Ate My Neighbors | |
| 2022 | Windjammers 2 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | |
| 2023 | Pharaoh[12] |
| Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes: Definitive Edition[13] | |
| TBA | Metal Slug Tactics[14] |
References
- ↑ "Legal notice". Dotemu. https://www.dotemu.com/legal/. "79 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière 75009, Paris, France"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Blanchard, Nicolas (30 May 2018). "DotEmu: l'avenir dans le rétro" (in fr). https://www.dna.fr/loisirs/2018/05/30/le-futur-dans-le-retro.
- ↑ Gillen, Kieron (26 April 2010). Birds Of A Feather: DotEmu Beta. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/04/26/birds-of-a-feather-dotemu-beta/. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ↑ "DotEmu is closing its online store, games will will be gone on June 1". 20 March 2017. https://www.pcgamer.com/dotemu-is-closing-its-online-store-games-will-will-be-gone-on-june-1/.
- ↑ O'Connor, Alice (18 March 2017). DotEmu closing its own online store. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/18/dotemu-closing-online-store/. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ↑ DotEmu's online store is closing. 20 March 2017. https://www.mcvuk.com/business/dotemus-online-store-is-closing. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ↑ "DotEmu Founders Sell Company and Form Playdigious, Announce First Project 'Pix the Cat' from Pastagames". 1 September 2015. https://toucharcade.com/2015/09/01/pix-the-cat-mobile/.
- ↑ "DotEmu founders launch new publisher Playdigious". 4 September 2015. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-09-04-dotemu-founders-launch-new-publisher-playdigious.
- ↑ McAloon, Alissa (14 March 2018). "Dotemu opens new publishing label to support small creative devs". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/315530/Dotemu_opens_new_publishing_label_to_support_small_creative_devs.php.
- ↑ "Dotemu assembling The Arcade Crew". 14 March 2018. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-03-14-dotemu-assembling-arcade-crew.
- ↑ Grubb, Jeff (August 5, 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". Venture Beat. https://venturebeat.com/2021/08/05/focus-home-interactive-acquires-dotemu-to-capitalize-on-retro-nostalgia/. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ↑ Boudreau, Ian (2020-11-02). "Classic city builder Pharaoh is making its return, exploits and all". https://www.pcgamesn.com/pharaoh-a-new-era/reveal-trailer.
- ↑ "Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is getting a Definitive Edition this summer" (in en-US). 2023-04-27. https://www.destructoid.com/might-and-magic-clash-of-heroes-definitive-edition-summer-dotemu/.
- ↑ (in en) Metal Slug Tactics - Reveal trailer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqF0KLsaf6U, retrieved 2022-12-07
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