Focus Entertainment (formerly Focus Home Interactive) is a French

video game developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...

and

publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

based in

Paris, France Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. Founded in 1996, Focus has published and distributed original titles such as ''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

'', ''

TrackMania ''TrackMania'' is a series of racing games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo DS and Wii developed by Nadeo and Firebrand Games. Instead of following the usual trend of choosing a set car and track to ...

'', '' 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, creator of ''

Farming Simulator ''Farming Simulator'' is a farming simulation video game series developed by GIANTS Software. The locations are based on American and European environments. Players are able to farm, breed livestock, grow crops and sell assets created from farm ...

''. In April 2018, then-CEO Cédric Lagarrigue left the company after 20 years. In June 2020, the company acquired

Deck13 Deck13 Interactive GmbH (formerly TriggerLab GmbH) is a German video game developer and publisher based in Frankfurt. The company was founded in July 2001 by the team behind Artex Software, a studio that primarily developed video games for RISC ...

for €7.1 million. In April 2021, Focus also acquired

Streum On Studio Streum On Studio is a French video game development company based in Paris. Founded in 2007, the studio is best known for developing '' E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy'', '' Space Hulk: Deathwing'', and '' Necromunda: Hired Gun'' History Streum On Stu ...

. In August 2021, the company acquired

Dotemu Dotemu SAS (originally DotEmu SAS) is a French video game developer and publisher based in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, founded in 2007 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand. History Dotemu was founded by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisseran ...

for approximately (). On September 6, 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 September 13, 2022, Focus acquired BlackMill Games.

Studios

Games

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1996 establishments in Paris Companies based in Paris Companies listed on Euronext Paris French companies established in 1996 Video game companies established in 1996 Video game companies of France Video game development companies Video game publishers