Dotemu Explained

Dotemu SAS
Type:	Subsidiary
Industry:	Video games
Hq Location City:	Paris
Hq Location Country:	France
Key People:	Cyrille Imbert (CEO)
Parent:	Focus Entertainment (2021–present)
Divisions:	The Arcade Crew

Dotemu SAS (originally DotEmu SAS) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris,^[1] founded in 2007 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand. It is best known for its remasters and remakes.

History

Dotemu was founded by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand in 2007.^[2] The company's offices are located in Paris, close to the Folies Bergère.

In April 2010, Dotemu launched a digital distribution service that would sell games without digital rights management, akin to Good Old Games.^[3] In March 2017, Dotemu announced that their online store would be closed down on 1 June that year.^[4] The company cited tough market competition and their focus shifting towards game development rather than game distribution.^{[5] [6]}

In September 2015, Liard and Tisserand sold their company to an unnamed private investor.^[7] Later that month, they founded a new video game publisher, Playdigious (who would later publish Dotemu’s games on mobile platforms).^[8] Subsequently, in October 2014, Cyrille Imbert was appointed as Dotemu's chief executive officer. In March 2018, Dotemu announced the creation of The Arcade Crew, a publishing label that would support small development teams.^{[9] [10]}

In August 2021, the company was acquired by Focus Home Interactive (now Focus Entertainment) for approximately .^[11]

Games developed or published

Year	Title
2008	Nicky Boom
	Krypton Egg
2009	Ishar + Ishar 2
	Ishar Compilation
	Golvellius
	Nicky 2
2010	Gobliiins Pack
	R-Type
	Gobliiins
	Avenging Spirit
2011	Red Baron Pack
	Earth Defense Force
	X-Men
	P47 Thunderbolt
	Irem Arcade Hits
	Rod Land
	Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
2012	Metal Slug 3
	Final Fantasy VII
	The Last Express
	Rayman Jungle Run
	Raiden Legacy
	Metal Slug
2013	Metal Slug 2
	Metal Slug X
	Double Dragon Trilogy
2014	R-Type II
	Little Big Adventure
	Final Fantasy III
	Final Fantasy IV
	Sanitarium
2015
	Ys Chronicles 1
	Final Fantasy V
	Final Fantasy VI
	Little Big Adventure Bundle
2016	The King of Fighters 2000
	Shock Troopers
	The Last Blade
	Pulstar
	Fatal Fury Special
	Samurai Shodown V Special
	Ironclad
	Twinkle Star Sprites
	Blazing Star
	Baseball Stars 2
	Art of Fighting 2
	Sengoku 3
	I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
	Ys Chronicles II
	Pang Adventures
	Neo Turf Masters
2017	Ys Origin
	King of the Monsters
	The King of Fighters 2002
	Samurai Shodown II
	Windjammers
2019	Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
2020	Streets of Rage 4
2021	Ghoul Patrol
	Zombies Ate My Neighbors
2022	Windjammers 2
2023	^[12]
	Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes: Definitive Edition^[13]
2024	Metal Slug Tactics^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Legal notice. Dotemu. 2020-06-12. 79 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière 75009, Paris, France.
2. Web site: DotEmu: l'avenir dans le rétro . Nicolas . Blanchard . 30 May 2018 . . fr.
3. Birds Of A Feather: DotEmu Beta . rockpapershotgun.com . 26 April 2010 . 10 September 2018 . Gillen . Kieron .
4. News: DotEmu is closing its online store, games will be gone on June 1 . pcgamer.com . 20 March 2017 . 10 September 2018.
5. DotEmu closing its own online store . rockpapershotgun.com . 18 March 2017 . 10 September 2018 . O'Connor . Alice .
6. DotEmu's online store is closing . mcvuk.com . 20 March 2017 . 10 September 2018.
7. Web site: DotEmu Founders Sell Company and Form Playdigious, Announce First Project 'Pix the Cat' from Pastagames . 1 September 2015 . toucharcade.com . 10 September 2018.
8. Web site: DotEmu founders launch new publisher Playdigious . gamesindustry.biz . 4 September 2015 . 10 September 2018.
9. Web site: Dotemu opens new publishing label to support small creative devs . Alissa . McAloon . gamasutra.com . 14 March 2018 . 10 September 2018.
10. Web site: Dotemu assembling The Arcade Crew . gamesindustry.biz . 14 March 2018 . 10 September 2018.
11. Web site: Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia . Jeff . Grubb . August 5, 2021 . August 5, 2021 . .
12. Web site: Boudreau . Ian . 2020-11-02 . Classic city builder Pharaoh is making its return, exploits and all . 20 December 2020 . PCGamesN.
13. Web site: 2023-04-27 . Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is getting a Definitive Edition this summer . 2023-04-30 . Destructoid . en-US.
14. Web site: Romano . Sal . 2024-06-03 . Metal Slug Tactics launches this fall for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC . 2024-06-03 . Gematsu . en-US.