Dotemu
French video game developer and publisher
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::summary French video game developer and publisher ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox company"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dotemu SAS |
| logo | DotEmu logo.png |
| type | Subsidiary |
| industry | Video games |
| founded | |
| founders | |
| hq_location_city | Paris |
| hq_location_country | France |
| key_people | Cyrille Imbert (CEO) |
| parent | Focus Entertainment (2021–present) |
| divisions | The Arcade Crew |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Dotemu SAS | logo = DotEmu logo.png | type = Subsidiary | industry = Video games | founded = | founders = | hq_location_city = Paris | hq_location_country = France | key_people = Cyrille Imbert (CEO) | parent = Focus Entertainment (2021–present) | divisions = The Arcade Crew | website =
Dotemu SAS (originally DotEmu SAS) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris, founded in 2007 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand. It is best known for its ports, remasters and remakes.
History
Dotemu was founded by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand in 2007. The company's offices are located in Paris, close to the Folies Bergère.
In April 2010, Dotemu launched a digital distribution service that would sell games without digital rights management, akin to Good Old Games. In March 2017, Dotemu announced that their online store would be closed down on 1 June that year. The company cited tough market competition and their focus shifting towards game development rather than game distribution.
In September 2015, Liard and Tisserand sold their company to an unnamed private investor. Later that month, they founded a new video game publisher, Playdigious (who would later publish Dotemu’s games on mobile platforms). Subsequently, in October 2014, Cyrille Imbert was appointed as Dotemu's chief executive officer. In March 2018, Dotemu announced the creation of The Arcade Crew, a publishing label that would support small development teams.
In August 2021, the company was acquired by Focus Home Interactive (now Focus Entertainment) for approximately ().
List of video games
Games developed
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Games published
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| Year | Title | Developer |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap | Lizardcube |
| 2019 | Dark Devotion | Hibernian Workshop |
| 2021 | Young Souls | 1P2P |
| 2022 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | Tribute Games |
| 2023 | Pharaoh: A New Era | Triskell Interactive |
| 2024 | Metal Slug Tactics | Leikir Studio |
| 2025 | Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound | The Game Kitchen |
| Absolum | Guard Crush Games, Supamonks | |
| Marvel Cosmic Invasion | Tribute Games | |
| 2026 | Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes | Alt Shift |
| Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! | Auroch Digital | |
| :: |
References
References
- "Legal notice". Dotemu.
- Blanchard, Nicolas. (30 May 2018). "DotEmu: l'avenir dans le rétro".
- (26 April 2010). "Birds Of A Feather: DotEmu Beta".
- (20 March 2017). "DotEmu is closing its online store, games will {{sic".
- (18 March 2017). "DotEmu closing its own online store".
- (20 March 2017). "DotEmu's online store is closing".
- (1 September 2015). "DotEmu Founders Sell Company and Form Playdigious, Announce First Project 'Pix the Cat' from Pastagames".
- (4 September 2015). "DotEmu founders launch new publisher Playdigious".
- McAloon, Alissa. (14 March 2018). "Dotemu opens new publishing label to support small creative devs".
- (14 March 2018). "Dotemu assembling The Arcade Crew".
- Grubb, Jeff. (August 5, 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". [[Venture Beat]].
- (2023-04-27). "Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is getting a Definitive Edition this summer".
- Boudreau, Ian. (2020-11-02). "Classic city builder Pharaoh is making its return, exploits and all".
- Romano, Sal. (2024-06-03). "Metal Slug Tactics launches this fall for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC".
- Yin-Poole, Wesley. (2024-12-13). "Ninja Gaiden Returns as a Side-Scroller Called Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - The Game Awards 2024".
- Webster, Andrew. (March 5, 2025). "The team behind Shredder’s Revenge and Streets of Rage 4 is making a fantasy beat ‘em up". [[The Verge]].
- (2025-03-27). "Arcade-style beat 'em up game MARVEL Cosmic Invasion announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC".
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