Focus Entertainment Publishing (formerly Focus Home Interactive and Focus Entertainment) is a French video game publisher based in Paris. It became a subsidiary of holding PulluP Entertainment Group in 2024.[2] Founded in 1996, Focus has published and distributed original titles such as Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania, Runaway, and sports games like Cycling Manager and Virtual Skipper.
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| Formerly | Focus Home Interactive (1996–2021) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Christophe Nobileau (President and CEO)[1] |
| Products | A Plague Tale series City Life series Cities XL series Pro Cycling Manager series Sherlock Holmes series TrackMania series Wargame series |
| Parent | PulluP Entertainment (2024–present) |
| Subsidiaries | Deck13 Dotemu Douze Dixiemes Leikir Studio BlackMill Games Dovetail Games Carpool Studio |
| Website | focus-entmt |
History
editFocus Home Interactive was founded in 1996 in Paris. Initially a distributor of software, the company shifted its focus to video game publishing around 2000. During the 2000s it established itself as a publisher of PC and console games, releasing titles and series such as Runaway, TrackMania, Cycling Manager, and Cossacks, while later publishing internationally successful franchises including Farming Simulator.[3]
In June 2010, Focus acquired the Cities XL franchise from the bankrupt developer Monte Cristo.[4] In 2012, the company began publishing games developed by Giants Software, further strengthening its position in the simuation genre.[5] CEO Cédric Lagarrigue, who had led the company for two decades, departed in 2018.[6]
Beginning in 2020, Focus pursued a strategy of expansion through acquisitions, purchasing several development studios including Deck13,[7] Streum On Studio,[8] Dotemu,[9] Douze Dixièmes,[10] Leikir Studio,[11] BlackMill Games,[12] and Dovetail Games.[13] These acquisitions transformed the company from primarily a publisher into a group with substantial internal development capabilities.[3]
On 6 September 2021, Focus Home Interactive was renamed Focus Entertainment to reflect its broader activities in the video game industry.[14][3] In 2024, the company underwent a major corporate reorganization and adopted the name PulluP Entertainment. Under the new structure, Focus Entertainment Publishing continued as the group’s publishing subsidiary while the parent company assumed a holding and support role for its publishing and development businesses.[15][16][3]
Studios
edit| Name | Location | Founded or acquired | Ref(s). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackMill Games | Heiloo, Netherlands | September 2022 | [17] | |
| Deck13 | Deck13 Hamburg | Hamburg, Germany | June 2020 | [18] |
| Deck13 Montreal | Montreal, Canada | |||
| Deck13 Spotlight | Frankfurt, Germany | |||
| Dotemu | Paris, France | August 2021 | [19] | |
| Douze Dixièmes | Saint Ouen, France | October 2021 | [20] | |
| Carpool Studio | Paris, France | June 2023 | [21] | |
| Leikir Studio | Ivry-sur-Seine, France | February 2022 | [22] | |
| Dovetail Games | Chatham, England | April 2023 | [13] | |
Games
editReferences
edit- ↑ "FHI | Investors". investor.focus-home.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ↑ "PullUp Entertainment: Neuer Name für Focus Entertainment (Update)". GamesWirtschaft.de (in German). 7 March 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Our story - PulluP Entertainment". pullupent.com. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Focus Home Interactive announces Cities XL 2011" (Press release). Focus Home Interactive. 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ↑ "Farming Simulator". Focus Home Interactive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ Dealessandri, Marie (11 April 2018). "Focus CEO Cédric Lagarrigue resigns after 20 years". MCV/DEVELOP. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ↑ "Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive". Gematsu. 25 June 2020.
- ↑ "Focus acquires Streum On studio - Focus Entertainment". www.focus-entmt.com. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Grubb, Jeff (5 August 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Focus Entertainment acquires Douze Dixiemes". Gematsu. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ↑ "Focus acquires Leikir Studio". GamesIndustry.biz. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ↑ "Focus Entertainment acquires WW1 Game Series developer BlackMill Games". GamesIndustry.biz. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- 1 2 Romano, Sal (20 April 2023). "Focus Entertainment acquires Dovetail Games". Gematsu. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ "Focus Home Interactive, the Publisher of a Plague Tale, is Now Focus Entertainment". 6 September 2021.
- ↑ "Focus Entertainment to rebrand to PulluP in April". www.gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "FOCUS ENTERTAINMENT: FOCUS ENTERTAINMENT becomes PULLUP ENTERTAINMENT on 1 April 2024". live.euronext.com. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Focus Entertainment acquires WW1 Game Series developer BlackMill Games". GamesIndustry.biz. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive". Gematsu. 25 June 2020.
- ↑ Grubb, Jeff (5 August 2021). "Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu to capitalize on retro nostalgia". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Focus Entertainment acquires Douze Dixiemes". Gematsu. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ↑ Kerr, Chris (16 June 2023). "Focus Entertainment taps Ubisoft veterans to establish Carpool Studio". Game Developer. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ "Focus acquires Leikir Studio". GamesIndustry.biz. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
