Focus Home Interactive partners with Sumo Digital

Focus Home Interactive is pleased to welcome among its new partner studios Sumo Digital, one of the largest independent game development studios based in the UK. The studio has experience working with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Sony, Microsoft, and Sega. The first fruit of this collaboration aims to deliver a multiplayer experience without compromise in a universe as dark as it is violent, developed by Sumo Newcastle, the team behind EVE: Valkyrie.

“We are very pleased to partner with Sumo Digital, a world-renowned development studio. We were immediately seduced by the project of the extremely talented team in Newcastle, offering gorgeous artistic direction in a dark universe and uncompromising gameplay that always entertains. Along with its multiplayer and community components, we trust the title will attract a very large number of players,” said John Bert, COO of Focus Home Interactive.

 “We are very excited to work with Focus Home Interactive,” said Gary Dunn, MD, Sumo Digital. “From the very first meeting it was clear that they are a dynamic publisher with a passion for games and that they share our desire to create high-quality original titles.They have completely embraced the world we are creating and we very much look forward to what we believe will be a very productive partnership.”