Fanatical (company) explained

Fanatical
Location:Rugeley, Staffordshire, England[1]
Homepage:www.fanatical.com
Industry:Video games, electronic commerce, Digital distribution

Fanatical (formerly Bundle Stars) is a United Kingdom-based online video game retailer. It has sold more than 80 million officially authorised game keys to over two million customers globally.[2]

Fanatical has a catalogue of over 8,000 games from more than 1,000 game publishers and developers.[3] These include direct partnerships with Bethesda Softworks, SEGA, THQ Nordic, Deep Silver, Kalypso Media and Codemasters as well as smaller independent developers.[4] [5]

History

Fanatical was originally launched in 2012 by Focus Multimedia Limited, under the name Bundle Stars. As Bundle Stars, it curated collections of games for the Steam platform at significantly discounted prices.

Bundle Stars relaunched as Fanatical on November 1, 2017, expanding both its product offering and its team. As a digital distribution service, Fanatical offers games, bundles and downloadable content (DLC) for Windows PC, Mac and Linux platforms as well as eBooks, eLearning courses and a variety of other digitally delivered products.

In February 2021, Focus Multimedia Limited was acquired by Fandom, Inc.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ukie | Supporting the UK's games and interactive entertainment industry . 2018-02-13 . 2017-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319182040/http://ukie.org.uk/company-profile/focus-multimedia . dead .
  2. Web site: Bundle Stars Rebranding as Fanatical. 26 October 2017. 13 February 2018. Gamesindustry.biz. Gamer Network Limited. Batchelor. James. 20 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220212521/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-10-26-bundle-stars-rebranding-as-fantatical. live.
  3. Web site: Bundle Stars Becomes Fanatical. 26 October 2017. 13 February 2018. Neowin. Neowin LLC. Bodnarescu. Florin. 15 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143740/https://www.neowin.net/news/bundle-stars-becomes-fanatical-starting-november-1st. live.
  4. Web site: Bundle Stars Rebrands as Fanatical. 2 November 2017. 13 February 2018. MCV. NewBay Media LLC. Parfitt. Ben. 19 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230719120519/https://mcvuk.com/business-news/bundle-stars-rebrands-as-fanatical/. live.
  5. Web site: Sega Approved Digital Partners. 8 June 2017. 14 February 2022. 14 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220214221800/https://www.sega.com/sega-approved-partner-list. live.
  6. Web site: Fanatical. www.fanatical.com. 2021-05-07. 2021-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507141140/https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/fanatical-now-part-of-fandom-what-you-need-to-know. live.
  7. Web site: Fandom acquires digital games marketplace Fanatical. 24 February 2021. 2021-05-07. 2021-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507141138/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-24-fandom-acquires-digital-games-marketplace-fanatical. live.

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