DontNod entertainment revealed that, in addition to publishing PortaPlay's Gerda: A Flame in Winter and Studio TOLIMA's co-production title, the French publisher/developer plans to release two internally developed titles in 2022, one in Paris in the buoyant action-RPG segment, at the heart of the success of Vampyr, with a new project, and one in Montreal, with a strong narrative component promoted by the creators of the best-seller Life Is Strange.
To support its goal of long-term profitable growth, DONTNOD will accordingly continue to develop a robust portfolio of assets consisting of eight intellectual property assets whose releases are spread over four years.
After two years of investment, the creation of a studio in Montreal and the structuring of the marketing and publishing departments, and backed by a current workforce of over 320 highly skilled individuals, the coming years will be a turning point for the Group, with the release of a wave of self-published or co-produced games. This accelerated pace of releases and the disintermediation initiated in 2020 will enable DONTNOD to retain the majority of its royalties and intellectual property.
“2021 was a particularly eventful year for DONTNOD. We stepped up our strategic shift towards self-publishing, backed up by the strengthening of our financial resources, the acquisition of a stake by Tencent and the signing of our first co-production and third-party studio publishing partnership with PortaPlay. DONTNOD operates in a market undergoing profound change, characterized by countless technical and editorial challenges. By focusing our efforts on creating and publishing quality content, we are ideally positioned for the coming years. We accordingly aim to continue to cultivate the differences that have been our strength since the studio's creation, to bring new, powerful and unique experiences to our communities. Our agreement with Tencent is a perfect example of our ability to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the effervescence of our market without abandoning our independence.” said DONTNOD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Oskar Guilbert.