Reto-Moto Explained

Reto-Moto ApS
Type:Private
Industry:Video games
Founders:-->
Fate:Bankruptcy
Hq Location City:Copenhagen
Hq Location Country:Denmark
Key People:Jean-Marc Broyer (CEO)
Products:Heroes & Generals
Owner:Nordisk Film (minority stake)
Num Employees:25
Num Employees Year:2012

Reto-Moto ApS was a Danish video game developer based in Copenhagen. Founded in 1997, its staff formed IO Interactive as a joint venture in September 1998. Following a decade of inactivity, some founders reformed Reto-Moto in April 2008, and the company developed Heroes & Generals, which was released in September 2016.

History

Prior to founding Reto-Moto, all founding members had been part of various demo groups. After a time in the US, they decided to move back to Copenhagen in 1997, where they founded Reto-Moto later that year.[1] In September 1998, Reto-Moto, at the time consisting of Jesper Vorsholt Jørgensen, Rasmus Guldberg-Kjær, Martin Munk Pollas, Karsten Lemann Hvidberg, Jacob Andersen, Janos Flösser and David Guldbrandsen, and Danish film studio Nordisk Film launched IO Interactive, another developer, as a joint venture.[2] Nordisk Film held a 40.3% stake in the venture. Due to IO Interactive's rapid success through in 2000, Reto-Moto's operations were put on ice.[3] Eventually, all stakes in IO Interactive were sold to Eidos Interactive in March 2004.[4]

On 11 April 2008, four of IO Interactive's founders—Vorsholt Jørgensen, Pollas, Andersen, and Guldbrandsen—announced that they had, together with former Eidos Interactive executive producer Neil Donnell, reformed Reto-Moto as an active developer.[5] Guldbrandsen and Donnell became the chief technology officer and chief executive officer, respectively.[6] Six further IO Interactive employees left the company to join Reto-Moto in December that year.[7] By April 2012, Reto-Moto had 25 employees, most of them transplants from IO Interactive.[8]

Reto-Moto's first game, Heroes & Generals, was announced on 7 October 2011.[9] A temporary publishing agreement for the game was reached with Square Enix in November 2012.[10] Heroes & Generals was officially released on 23 September 2016 and has since reached 10 million registered users as of January 2017.[11] On 16 August 2017, Reto-Moto hired Jean-Marc Broyer as new chief executive officer.[12] Nordisk Film announced on 6 December 2017 that they had acquired a minority stake in Reto-Moto in exchange for a investment.[13]

On 4 February 2022, TLM Partners announced that it had acquired Heroes & Generals and related businesses from Reto-Moto.[14] A bankruptcy notice for the company was published on 7 March 2022.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From Hitman to Reto-Moto: Jesper Kyd follows his own sound . Mike . Griffin . 3 January 2012 . . 26 May 2018 . 27 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201334/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/128748/From_Hitman_to_RetoMoto_Jesper_Kyd_follows_his_own_sound.php . live .
  2. Web site: Hitman solgt til England . da . Hitman sold to England . 4 March 2004 . . 26 May 2018 . 16 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220316105348/https://www.berlingske.dk/business/hitman-solgt-til-england . live .
  3. Web site: Hitman devs go solo with Reto-Moto . Brendan . Sinclair . 11 April 2008 . . 26 May 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162220/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hitman-devs-go-solo-with-reto-moto/1100-6189099/ . live .
  4. Web site: Eidos acquires Hitman developer as profits rise . Ron . Fahey . 4 March 2004 . . 26 May 2018 . 22 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190922203243/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/eidos-acquires-hitman-developer-as-profits-rise . live .
  5. Web site: Hitman Veterans Leave IO, Form Reto-Moto . Chris . Faylor . 14 April 2008 . . 26 May 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140108/https://www.shacknews.com/article/52207/hitman-veterans-leave-io-form . live .
  6. Web site: IO Interactive Founders Reform Reto Moto . Mathew . Kumar . 11 April 2008 . . 26 May 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143218/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/109173/IO_Interactive_Founders_Reform_Reto_Moto.php . live .
  7. Web site: More IO Interactive employees join Reto-Moto . Will . Freeman . 12 December 2008 . . 26 May 2018 . 16 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220316105402/https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/more-io-interactive-employees-join-reto-moto/ . live .
  8. Web site: In-Depth: At Reto-Moto, AAA veterans speak out on fascinating culture shift . Leigh . Alexander . Leigh Alexander (journalist) . 18 April 2012 . . 26 May 2018 . 27 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527120744/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/167663/InDepth_At_RetoMoto_AAA_veterans_speak_out_on_fascinating_culture_shift.php . live .
  9. Web site: Heroes & Generals: Re-Announced, Trailered . John . Walker . 10 October 2011 . . 26 May 2018 . 19 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419104552/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heroes-generals-re-announced-trailered . live .
  10. Web site: Heroes & Generals to be published by Square Enix, new shots and video released . Stephany . Nunneley . 7 November 2012 . . 26 May 2018 . 16 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220316105349/https://www.vg247.com/heroes-generals-to-be-published-by-square-enix-new-shots-and-video-released . live .
  11. Web site: MMOFPS Heroes & Generals hits 10 million players, promises more planes and vehicles . Richard . Scott-Jones . 17 January 2017 . . 26 May 2018 . 27 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201519/https://www.pcgamesn.com/heroes-generals/heroes-generals-10-million-players-2017-content . live .
  12. Web site: Reto-Moto brings on Jean-Marc Broyer as CEO . James . Brightman . 16 August 2017 . . 26 May 2018 . 27 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201406/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-08-16-reto-moto-brings-on-jean-marc-broyer-as-ceo . live .
  13. Web site: Nordisk Film takes $5m ownership stake in Heroes & Generals studio . James . Batchelor . 6 December 2017 . . 26 May 2018 . 27 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201340/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-12-06-nordisk-film-takes-USD5m-ownership-stake-in-heroes-and-generals-studio . live .
  14. Web site: TLM Partners acquires Heroes & Generals business operations . Jeffrey . Rousseau . 4 February 2022 . . 16 March 2022 . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218140535/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-02-04-tlm-partners-acquires-heroes-and-generals-business-operations . live .
  15. Web site: 2022-03-10 . Feb-Company 2022 ApS . 2022-09-12 . Statstidende.

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