Dotemu
- Xavier Liard
- Romain Tisserand
Dotemu SAS (originally DotEmu SAS) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris,[1] founded in 2007 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand. It is best known for its remasters and remakes.
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 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: Champion Edition | |
Ishar Compilation | |
Golvellius | |
Nicky 2 | |
2010 | Gobliiins Pack |
Dráscula: The Vampire Strikes Back | |
Raptor: Call of the Shadows | |
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: The After Years | |
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: Mark of the Wolves | |
Blazing Star | |
Baseball Stars 2 | |
Art of Fighting 2 | |
Sengoku 3 | |
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers | |
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | |
Ys Chronicles II | |
Pang Adventures | |
Neo Turf Masters | |
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad | |
2017 | Ys Origin |
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap | |
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: Shredder's Revenge | |
2023 | Pharaoh: A New Era[12] |
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes: Definitive Edition[13] | |
2024 | Metal Slug Tactics[14] |
References
- ^ "Legal notice". Dotemu. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
79 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière 75009, Paris, France
- ^ 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.
- ^ Romano, Sal (3 June 2024). "Metal Slug Tactics launches this fall for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
External links
- Official website