Dotemu SAS (originally DotEmu SAS) is a French
video game developer and
publisher
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based in the
9th arrondissement of
Paris
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, founded in 2007 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand.
History
Dotemu was founded by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand in 2007.
The company's offices are located in
Paris
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, close to the
Folies Bergère
The Folies Bergère () is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trév ...
.
In April 2010, Dotemu launched a new
digital distribution
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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 a too strong 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. Subsequently, in October 2014, Cyrille Imbert was appointed as Dotemu's
chief executive officer
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.
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
Focus Entertainment (formerly Focus Home Interactive) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris, France. Founded in 1996, Focus has published and distributed original titles such as ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''TrackMania'', ''Runa ...
) for approximately ().
Games developed or published
Dotemu announced new games to be published: ''
Metal Slug Tactics'' ''and
Pharaoh: A New Era''
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French companies established in 2007
Video game companies established in 2007
Video game companies of France
Video game development companies
Video game publishers
Companies based in Paris
2021 mergers and acquisitions