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Devolver Digital is an American video game publisher based in Austin, Texas. The company was founded in June 2009 by Harry Miller, Rick Stults, and Mike Wilson, who had co-founded publishing companies Gathering of Developers and Gamecock Media Group.[1][2] Devolver Digital began by publishing high-definition remakes of games in the Serious Sam series, their first game being Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter.[3] After success with these remakes and spin-off games based on the series, Devolver Digital began publishing games from other, smaller independent studios, one of the first being their breakout title Hotline Miami (2012).[4][5]
Devolver continued to expand its operations by publishing titles from smaller indie developers, such as Genital Jousting. During this time, it published financially successful video games including Shadow Warrior (2013), The Talos Principle (2014), Enter the Gungeon (2016), and Scum (2020).[6][7] By 2018, Devolver Digital had quickly grown to sixteen staff members and had published over a hundred games.[7][8] In August 2020, Devolver Digital published Mediatonic's Fall Guys, which generated $185 million within a month after release.[9] In March 2021, Epic Games acquired Mediatonic, and as a result, Devolver Digital sold all its publishing rights to Fall Guys.[10] Later that year, Devolver Digital became a public company while publishing titles such as Death's Door and Loop Hero.[11][12] By then, it had wholly acquired several developers, including Croteam, developer of Serious Sam series, Dodge Roll, developer of Enter the Gungeon, Firefly Studios, developer of Stronghold series and Nerial, developer of Reigns.[13][14]
- ^ Grant, Christopher (June 25, 2009). "Gamecock, Gathering of Developers founders re-emerge as Devolver Digital". Engadget. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ Zacny, Rob (June 30, 2014). "If at first you don't succeed: Mike Wilson on five years of Devolver, and a lifetime of publishing struggles". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ Brice, Kath (June 26, 2009). "Gamecock co-founders start new publishing company". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (June 5, 2019). "Why gaming's most influential indie label has stayed small for a decade". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Roberts, David (April 29, 2015). "Digital humanity: how Devolver is the Sub Pop of gaming". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (2019-06-28). "How Devolver Digital pursues the indie fringe and brings it to mainstream gamers". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ a b Calvin, Alex (September 6, 2019). "The digital shift and treating developers right: Devolver's Struthers looks back on the label's first decade". pcgamesinsider.biz. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (June 28, 2019). "How Devolver Digital pursues the indie fringe and brings it to mainstream gamers". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Fall Guys had the highest-earning PC launch since Overwatch in digital revenue". GamesIndustry.biz. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ Machkovech, Sam (2021-03-02). "Epic continues its studio-acquisition spree, buys Fall Guys devs". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "PlayStation has reportedly made a 5% investment in Devolver Digital". VGC. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "Solving the marketing mystery of Loop Hero". GamesIndustry.biz. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "Devolver Digital acquires Dodge Roll, Nerial and Firefly Studios". GamesIndustry.biz. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ LeBlanc, Wesley (2020-10-21). "Devolver Digital Buys Serious Sam Developer Croteam". IGN. Retrieved 2022-10-26.