Focus Entertainment

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Focus Entertainment
FormerlyFocus Home Interactive (1996–2021)
Company type Public
Euronext:  ALFOC
Industry Video games
Founded1996;29 years ago (1996)
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
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
RevenueDecrease2.svg €142 million [2]  (2021)
Decrease2.svg€42.2 million [2]  (2021)
Decrease2.svg€5.9 million [2]  (2021)
Total assets Increase2.svg€251.0 million [3]  (2021)
Total equity Increase2.svg€133.7 million [3]  (2021)
Parent PulluP Entertainment
Subsidiaries Deck13
Dotemu
Douze Dixiemes
Leikir Studio
BlackMill Games
Dovetail Games
Carpool Studio
Website focus-entmt.com

Focus Entertainment (formerly Focus Home Interactive, also known as Focus Entertainment Publishing) is a French video game publisher based in Paris. It is a subsidiary of PulluP Entertainment Group. [4] 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.

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History

On 25 June 2010, it was announced that Focus had acquired the Cities XL franchise from now-defunct Monte Cristo. [5] In 2012, Focus began working with Giants Software, the creator of Farming Simulator . [6] In April 2018, then-CEO Cédric Lagarrigue left the company after 20 years. [7]

In June 2020, the company acquired Deck13 for €7.1 million. [8] In April 2021, Focus also acquired Streum On Studio. [9] In August 2021, the company acquired Dotemu for approximately €38.5 million (US$46 million). [10]

On 6 September 2021, Focus Home Interactive rebranded to Focus Entertainment. [11] In October 2021, Focus acquired Douze Dixiemes. [12]

In February 2022, Focus acquired Leikir Studio for an undisclosed sum. [13] On 13 September 2022, Focus acquired BlackMill Games. [14]

In April 2023, Focus acquired Dovetail Games. [15]

In April 2024, the company rebranded as PulluP Entertainment with a new logo, [16] retaining Focus Entertainment Publishing as a subsidiary.

Studios

NameLocationFounded or acquiredRef(s).
BlackMill Games Heiloo, NetherlandsSeptember 2022 [17]
Deck13 Deck13 Hamburg Hamburg, GermanyJune 2020 [18]
Deck13 Montreal Montreal, Canada
Deck13 Spotlight Frankfurt, Germany
Dotemu Paris, FranceAugust 2021 [19]
Douze DixièmesSaint Ouen, FranceOctober 2021 [20]
Carpool StudioParis, FranceJune 2023 [21]
Leikir Studio Ivry-sur-Seine, FranceFebruary 2022 [22]
Dovetail Games Chatham, EnglandApril 2023 [15]

Games

References

  1. ↑ "FHI | Investors". investor.focus-home.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "FY 2021/2022 Annual Results and Lineup Overview". Focus Home Interactive. 16 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ANNUAL RESULTS 2017-2018" (PDF). Focus Home Interactive. 16 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Focus Entertainment Publishing announces the development of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3". Focus Entertainment. 13 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Farming Simulator". Focus Home Interactive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Dealessandri, Marie (11 April 2018). "Focus CEO Cédric Lagarrigue resigns after 20 years". MCV/DEVELOP. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive". Gematsu. 25 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Focus Home Interactive accelerates its development with the acquisition of Streum On Studio, long-standing partner of the group".
  10. ↑ Grubb, Jeff (5 August 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". Venture Beat. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Focus Home Interactive, the Publisher of a Plague Tale, is Now Focus Entertainment". 6 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Focus Entertainment acquires Douze Dixiemes". Gematsu. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Focus acquires Leikir Studio". GamesIndustry.biz. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Focus Entertainment acquires WW1 Game Series developer BlackMill Games". GamesIndustry.biz. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  15. 1 2 Romano, Sal (20 April 2023). "Focus Entertainment acquires Dovetail Games". Gematsu. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Focus Entertainment to rebrand to PulluP in April". www.gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "Focus Entertainment acquires WW1 Game Series developer BlackMill Games". GamesIndustry.biz. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive". Gematsu. 25 June 2020.
  19. ↑ Grubb, Jeff (5 August 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". Venture Beat . Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "Focus Entertainment acquires Douze Dixiemes". Gematsu. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  21. ↑ Kerr, Chris (16 June 2023). "Focus Entertainment taps Ubisoft veterans to establish Carpool Studio". Game Developer. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Focus acquires Leikir Studio". GamesIndustry.biz. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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