FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE Announces the Acquisition of Game Developer Leikir Studio and Continues to Strengthen Its Teams
14 Février 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
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FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE (FR0012419307 - ALFOC) today
announces the acquisition of video game developer Leikir Studio.
Based in Paris and made up of around twenty passionate creators,
Leikir Studio thus becomes the 5th development studio to integrate
with Focus. The Group is also strengthening through the recruitment
of four new talents who will come to occupy strategic
positions.
Acquisition of Leikir Studio
With the acquisition of Leikir Studio, Focus has several new
production lines with various art directions - stylized 3D,
pixel-art and 2D. After having developed several PC and console
titles acclaimed by the press and players, LEIKIR STUDIO is
currently working on the game Metal Slug Tactics. Due to release in
2022, the game is a highly promising and anticipated title, based
on the legendary license from Japanese publisher SNK. As a
partner of Leikir Studio and subsidiary of the Focus Group,
Dotemu will be responsible for publishing the game. In
addition to its ability to produce quality titles with unique
gameplay, Leikir Studio also has significant technical know-how,
something its founding President Aurélien Loos has aimed to
nurture from the beginning.
“We are happy to join the Focus Group because it is an important
step for the growth of our studio. This acquisition validates our
multi-production strategy and will allow us to reach new
qualitative and creative heights. This is a great recognition for
the work accomplished by our teams over the past several years.”
declares Aurélien Loos, President and founder of Leikir
Studio.
“Following Deck13, StreumOn, Dotemu and Douze-Dixièmes, it is
with great pleasure that we welcome a fifth studio to the Focus
Group,” says Christophe Nobileau, President of Focus Home
Interactive. “We are constantly looking for new talents capable
of growing and supporting the ambitions of our Group, and Leikir
Studio, headed by Aurélien Loos, is a choice acquisition to achieve
this objective.”
Strengthening the Group's teams and know-how
Aurélien Loos also becomes Senior Consultant to
the Comex on the creative and organizational aspects of internal
productions. In addition, Focus is pleased to announce the arrival
of four new talents who will help the Group accelerate its
growth:
- Cyril Labordrie as Technical Director, after more
than 25 years of experience in the video game industry in France,
North America and Asia. He will bring his expertise in the
development of multi-platform games, as well as in R&D acquired
from major players such as Virtuos, gumi Inc., etc.
- Julien Ramette as Director of Business
Development, bringing his business, marketing and market
knowledge acquired over the years with publishers such as Bandai
Namco, Ubisoft and Wargaming.
- Geoffroy Starkloff as Director of Management
Control. He will bring his financial expertise acquired at
General Electric, as well as his experience acquired at PwC, on
performance and transformation aspects.
- Stéphane Kaufmann as Head of Data, bringing his
experience in User Research, Analytics and his knowledge of live
titles after several years at Ubisoft.
About Focus Home Interactive
FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE is one of Europe’s leading video game
publishers and developers. Its vocation is to support leading
international studios in the development, production monitoring,
marketing, sales and financing of their projects. As a publisher of
strong brands such as The Surge, Vampyr, and A Plague Tale:
Innocence, the Group generated revenues of €171 million in 2020/21,
up 20% compared to the previous comparable period. FOCUS HOME
INTERACTIVE generates 95% of its sales internationally. For
additional information, visit www.focus-entmt.com
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About Leikir Studio
Leikir Studio is an PC/console game studio based in Ivry sur
Seine, France. Specialized in system games, we have at heart to
carry projects that we are passionate about. We are the creators of
the merciless Isbarah, the ruthless Wondershot, the robotic I AM
LEGION and the diabolical Rogue Lords. Today, we put all our energy
and talent on Metal Slug Tactics to honor the hours of joy spent on
this mythical license.
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