The partnership would be led by Devolver Digital's Wilson, alongside Andie Grace, who became vice-president of acquisitions. In March 2013, at the SXSW Film Festival, Devolver Digital announced Devolver Digital Films, a film distribution subsidiary. Growth and film distribution (2013–present) įollowing their success with the Serious Sam Indie Series, Devolver Digital became more open to other independent studios. The partnership proved fruitful, and Croteam and Devolver Digital continued to co-operated for a high-definition remake of the second Serious Sam game. As the company did not occupy any office, its mailing address was that of a bird feed shop owned by Stults until 2018. The company's establishment was announced on June 25, 2009.
Devolver Digital thus aimed at not producing games in physical forms, and instead focusing publishing efforts for digital distribution platforms, such as Steam.ĭevolver Digital started with six people, including the three founders, as well as founding partners Nigel Lowrie and Graeme Struthers, also prior business partners of Wilson. As a result, both companies saw themselves acquired by larger companies at some point, and were dissolved shortly thereafter. However, at the time of these companies' existences, the primary distribution channel for games was retail, which was very costly. This included offering deals wherein the developers could keep all rights to their games. With both Gathering of Developers and Gamecock Media Group, the co-founders had envisioned a publishing model wherein the publisher would handle all logistical aspects of releasing a game, so that the developer could focus on developing the game itself. The three had previously co-founded publishing companies Gathering of Developers in 1998, and Gamecock Media Group in 2007. History Founding and initial development (2009–2012)ĭevolver Digital was founded in Austin, Texas, by Mike Wilson, Harry Miller and Rick Stults. As of January 2020, Devolver Digital employs 20 people. The company also operated Devolver Digital Films for film distribution, and majority-owns publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment.
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. To avoid this, Devolver Digital instead turned to digital distribution channels.ĭevolver Digital started by publishing high-definition remakes of games in the Serious Sam series. The three founders had previously operated Gathering of Developers and Gamecock Media Group, which published games on developer-friendly terms, but due to the high cost associated with releasing retail games saw themselves acquired and dissolved by larger companies. The company was founded in June 2009 by Mike Wilson, Harry Miller and Rick Stults, alongside business partners Nigel Lowrie and Graeme Struthers. is an American video game publisher based in Austin, Texas, specializing in the publishing of indie games.
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