Streets of Rage 4 developer Dotemu gets acquired by Focus Home

Focus Home Interactive announced its acquisition of 77.5% of share capital in Dotemu, the French developer and publisher behind games such as the excellent Streets of Rage 4 and the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, for €38.5 million (approx $45.5 million).

“We are delighted to welcome to the Focus Home group talents such as [Dotemu CEO] Cyrille Imbert and his team, who have succeeded in making games attractive and giving them new life for millions of players around the world,” Focus Home Interactive CEO Christophe Nobileau says. With this statement, he is referring to Dotemu’s focus on retro games, both as a publisher and developer. Dotemu published and developed sequels and remakes of classic games and series such as Metal Slug, Garou, Shock Troopers, and Wonder Boy. Its label The Arcade Crew publishes interesting indies with a slight retro touch, like tower defense game The Last Spell or the upcoming Young Souls.