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Focus Entertainment
French video game company
French video game company
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Focus Entertainment |
| logo | Focus Entertainment logo.svg |
| former_name | Focus Home Interactive (1996–2021) |
| type | Public |
| industry | Video games |
| founded | |
| key_people | Christophe Nobileau (President and CEO) |
| hq_location_city | Paris |
| hq_location_country | France |
| products | City Life series |
| Cities XL series | |
| Pro Cycling Manager series | |
| Sherlock Holmes series | |
| TrackMania series | |
| Wargame series | |
| revenue | |
| revenue_year | 2021 |
| operating_income | |
| income_year | 2021 |
| net_income | |
| net_income_year | 2021 |
| assets | |
| assets_year | 2021 |
| equity | |
| equity_year | 2021 |
| homepage | |
| traded_as | |
| parent | PulluP Entertainment |
| subsid | Deck13 |
| Dotemu | |
| Douze Dixiemes | |
| Leikir Studio | |
| BlackMill Games | |
| Dovetail Games | |
| Carpool Studio |
Cities XL series Pro Cycling Manager series Sherlock Holmes series TrackMania series Wargame series Dotemu Douze Dixiemes Leikir Studio BlackMill Games Dovetail Games Carpool Studio
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. 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
On 25 June 2010, it was announced that Focus had acquired the Cities XL franchise from now-defunct Monte Cristo. In 2012, Focus began working with Giants Software, the creator of Farming Simulator. In April 2018, then-CEO Cédric Lagarrigue left the company after 20 years.
In June 2020, the company acquired Deck13 for €7.1 million. In April 2021, Focus also acquired Streum On Studio. In August 2021, the company acquired Dotemu for approximately ().
On 6 September 2021, Focus Home Interactive rebranded to Focus Entertainment. In October 2021, Focus acquired Douze Dixiemes.
In February 2022, Focus acquired Leikir Studio for an undisclosed sum. On 13 September 2022, Focus acquired BlackMill Games.
In April 2023, Focus acquired Dovetail Games.
In April 2024, the company rebranded as PulluP Entertainment with a new logo, retaining Focus Entertainment Publishing as a subsidiary.
Studios
| Name | Location | Founded or acquired | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackMill Games | Heiloo, Netherlands | ||
| Deck13 | Deck13 Hamburg | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Deck13 Montreal | Montreal, Canada | ||
| Deck13 Spotlight | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Dotemu | Paris, France | ||
| Douze Dixièmes | Saint Ouen, France | ||
| Carpool Studio | Paris, France | ||
| Leikir Studio | Ivry-sur-Seine, France | ||
| Dovetail Games | Chatham, England |
Games
Main article: List of Focus Entertainment games
References
References
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- (16 June 2021). "FY 2021/2022 Annual Results and Lineup Overview".
- (16 July 2018). "ANNUAL RESULTS 2017-2018".
- (13 March 2025). "Focus Entertainment Publishing announces the development of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3".
- (4 July 2010). "Focus Home Interactive announces Cities XL 2011". Focus Home Interactive.
- "Farming Simulator". Focus Home Interactive.
- Dealessandri, Marie. (11 April 2018). "Focus CEO Cédric Lagarrigue resigns after 20 years".
- (25 June 2020). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive".
- "Focus Home Interactive accelerates its development with the acquisition of Streum On Studio, long-standing partner of the group".
- Grubb, Jeff. (5 August 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". Venture Beat.
- (6 September 2021). "Focus Home Interactive, the Publisher of a Plague Tale, is Now Focus Entertainment".
- (21 October 2021). "Focus Entertainment acquires Douze Dixiemes".
- (14 February 2022). "Focus acquires Leikir Studio".
- (13 September 2022). "Focus Entertainment acquires WW1 Game Series developer BlackMill Games".
- Romano, Sal. (20 April 2023). "Focus Entertainment acquires Dovetail Games".
- "Focus Entertainment to rebrand to PulluP in April".
- (13 September 2022). "Focus Entertainment acquires WW1 Game Series developer BlackMill Games".
- (25 June 2020). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive".
- Grubb, Jeff. (5 August 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". [[Venture Beat]].
- (21 October 2021). "Focus Entertainment acquires Douze Dixiemes".
- Kerr, Chris. (16 June 2023). "Focus Entertainment taps Ubisoft veterans to establish Carpool Studio".
- (14 February 2022). "Focus acquires Leikir Studio".
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