Right now, when a video game studio makes an important announcement, developers tremble. But do not panic, Focus Entertainment has no plans to lay off any staff (yet). However, a big change will be made in the coming monthsplayers have an interest in following.
Focus Entertainment announces that he will rename himself PulluP Entertainment from April 1, 2024. This is not a joke, but simply the first day of its next fiscal year, the change will also have to be approved by shareholders at the end of next month. As a reminder, the studio was called Focus Home Interactive until 2021, but it continues to evolve and move forward. PulluP Entertainment will therefore be a large entity, with a new head at the management. Fabrice Larue remains general director, but he appoints Geoffroy Sardin (ex-Ubisoft) to the position of deputy general director of the studio. John Bert will be Deputy CEO of Focus Entertainment Publishingwhich will focus on publishingCyrille Imbert will be in charge of the division dedicated to the publishing of independent games and retrogaming, therefore ensured by Dotemu And The Arcade CrewAnd PulluP Entertainment can also count on its numerous development studios (Deck13, Streumon, Twelve Tenths, Leikir Studio, Blackmill, Dovetail And Carpool Studio).
In the end, players will always find Focus Entertainment Publishing on future game boxes. Before the name change, the studio will release Banishers: Ghost of New Eden, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game and the next DLC ofAtomic Heartbut the 2024/2025 fiscal year already promises great things, with an improved version ofAtlas Fallencontent for Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, Void Crew, Cross Blitz, Isonzo And Atomic Heartnew games Train Sim World And Train Simulator Classicand especially the launches of Metal Slug Tactics, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 And John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando.
The medium-term future of Focus/PulluP Entertainment seems clear, it remains to be seen whether all these future titles will succeed in attracting players. You can pre-order Banishers: Ghost of New Eden from €44.99 on Amazon, there Fnac And Gamesplanet.
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