The publisher takes a minority stake in the German studio Limbic Entertainment.
As if it were a football transfer market, the last weeks are full of acquisitive movements in the world of videogames. Several publishers are acquiring new studios with the next fiscal year in mind, and now, in this chess game they move from Bandai Namco Entertainment, which have been made with the services of Limbic Entertainment.
In case its name doesn’t sound too familiar to you, it is the German studio in charge of developing games like Tropico 6 and several of the installments of the Might & Magic saga. The purchase has been made official now, but it has been effective since December 30, 2020. It is the last studio to join the Bandai Namco family, after it did the same in September 2020. Reflector Entertainment, who featured the intriguing Unknown Awakening.
Limbic’s latest work is the management game Tropico 6At the moment, and as part of the agreement, Limbic Entertainment will develop two new games for Bandai Namco, details of which are not yet known. “This collaboration gives us the support, capacities and resources to continue developing and growing our studio. We are excited for the next chapter of Limbic Entertainment and we couldn’t be more excited to share the journey with Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe as we work together on two fantastic new projects, “he said. Stephan winter, CEO of the German studio.
From Bandai Namco they have also congratulated themselves for having been able to materialize the movement. “We are happy to announce our association and acquisition of a minority stake in Limbic Entertainment. His style fits perfectly within the strategy we established for Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe a few years ago and allows us to continue increasing the production of new studio IP, “he says. Arnaud miller, director of operations of the company.
In the absence of knowing what they will work on, in recent weeks we have learned that Tarsier Studios, responsible for Little Nightmares, will no longer deal with the saga, with Bandai Namco being the publisher who has the rights to the horror game. Until we know if it continues in new hands or not, we leave you with our analysis of Little Nightmares 2.
More about: Limbic Entertainment and Tropico 6.
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