Focus Entertainment
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| Formerly | Focus Home Interactive (1996–2021) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Key people | Christophe Nobileau (President and CEO)[1] |
| Products | City Life series Cities XL series Pro Cycling Manager series Sherlock Holmes series TrackMania series Wargame series |
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| Parent | PulluP Entertainment (2024–present) |
| Subsidiaries | Deck13 Dotemu Douze Dixiemes Leikir Studio BlackMill Games Dovetail Games Carpool Studio |
| Website | focus-entmt |
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Focus Entertainment Publishing (formerly Focus Home Interactive and Focus Entertainment) is a French video game publisher based in Paris. It became a subsidiary of holding PulluP Entertainment Group in 2024.[2] Founded in 1996, Focus has published and distributed original titles such as Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania, Runaway, and sports games like Cycling Manager and Virtual Skipper.
History
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On 25 June 2010, it was announced that Focus had acquired the Cities XL franchise from now-defunct Monte Cristo.[3] In 2012, Focus began working with Giants Software, the creator of Farming Simulator.[4] In April 2018, then-CEO Cédric Lagarrigue left the company after 20 years.[5]
In June 2020, the company acquired Deck13 for €7.1 million.[6] In April 2021, Focus also acquired Streum On Studio.[7] In August 2021, the company acquired Dotemu for approximately €38.5 million (US$46 million).[8]
On 6 September 2021, Focus Home Interactive rebranded to Focus Entertainment.[9] In October 2021, Focus acquired Douze Dixiemes.[10]
In February 2022, Focus acquired Leikir Studio for an undisclosed sum.[11] On 13 September 2022, Focus acquired BlackMill Games.[12]
In April 2023, Focus acquired Dovetail Games.[13]
In April 2024, the company rebranded as PulluP Entertainment,[14] retaining Focus Entertainment Publishing as a subsidiary.
Studios
| Name | Location | Founded or acquired | Ref(s). | |
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| BlackMill Games | Heiloo, Netherlands | Template:Dts | [15] | |
| Deck13 | Deck13 Hamburg | Hamburg, Germany | Template:Dts | [16] |
| Deck13 Montreal | Montreal, Canada | |||
| Deck13 Spotlight | Frankfurt, Germany | |||
| Dotemu | Paris, France | Template:Dts | [17] | |
| Douze Dixièmes | Saint Ouen, France | Template:Dts | [18] | |
| Carpool Studio | Paris, France | Template:Dts | [19] | |
| Leikir Studio | Ivry-sur-Seine, France | Template:Dts | [20] | |
| Dovetail Games | Chatham, England | Template:Dts | [13] | |
Games
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FHI | Investors". investor.focus-home.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PullUp Entertainment: Neuer Name für Focus Entertainment (Update)". GamesWirtschaft.de (in Deutsch). 7 March 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Home Interactive announces Cities XL 2011" (Press release). Focus Home Interactive. 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Farming Simulator". Focus Home Interactive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dealessandri, Marie (11 April 2018). "Focus CEO Cédric Lagarrigue resigns after 20 years". MCV/DEVELOP. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive". Gematsu. 25 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Home Interactive accelerates its development with the acquisition of Streum On Studio, long-standing partner of the group".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Grubb, Jeff (5 August 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Home Interactive, the Publisher of a Plague Tale, is Now Focus Entertainment". 6 September 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Entertainment acquires Douze Dixiemes". Gematsu. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus acquires Leikir Studio". GamesIndustry.biz. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Entertainment acquires WW1 Game Series developer BlackMill Games". GamesIndustry.biz. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Romano, Sal (20 April 2023). "Focus Entertainment acquires Dovetail Games". Gematsu. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Entertainment to rebrand to PulluP in April". www.gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Entertainment acquires WW1 Game Series developer BlackMill Games". GamesIndustry.biz. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive". Gematsu. 25 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Grubb, Jeff (5 August 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus Entertainment acquires Douze Dixiemes". Gematsu. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kerr, Chris (16 June 2023). "Focus Entertainment taps Ubisoft veterans to establish Carpool Studio". Game Developer. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus acquires Leikir Studio". GamesIndustry.biz. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
External links
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- PulluP Entertainment
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