With the boom the video game has seen for a little over a year and the investments going on in the industry, as featured in a fascinating article in the New York Times published a few days ago, some companies from other horizons are seriously considering it.
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Dark Horse Comics announced the opening of Dark Horse Games, its digital games and entertainment division
We believe that partnering with the best gaming companies for our popular intellectual property is the best way to create the best gaming experience for gamers. DHG is in active talks with the largest gaming companies in the world to develop games with our IPs that will be released in the next few years and on all platforms (mobile, PC, console and cloud). DHG’s early board games will focus on refreshing older, less established IPs as top gaming IPs. DHG produces and publishes multimedia projects related to our games. The DHG is in active discussion with the best studios for game co-development and content production in the world.
425 IPs
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson and Base Milwaukie, the company had time to build a portfolio as solid as diamonds. Hellboy, Sin City, 300, The Mask, Aliens vs. Predator or Umbrella academy are among the 425 mental qualities that are likely to be adjusted. And it shouldn’t be long, Lee claims we’ll be seeing an AAA game starring a Dark Horse hero from early 2022.
A few days ago it was Netflix, the glove of video-on-demand, that, after discovering a job offer, confirmed that it was seriously positioning itself in the video game. There is always room as long as quality is part of it.
