Dark Horse Comics Forms Dark Horse Games Division - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 June 2021 / 942 Views
Dark Horse Comics has announced the formation of Dark Horse Games, a gaming and digital division. It will be based in Oregon and Shanghai with a mission to create "unique experiences."
Dark Horse Games is in discussion with "some of the world’s top gaming studios" to develop "AAA licensed titles based on Dark Horse Comics’ vast library." The games will be released over the next several years across consoles, PC, mobile, and the cloud.
"We’ve spent the past thirty-five years developing a long list of original, fan-favorite IP with many of the best partners in digital entertainment," said Dark Horse Comics founder and president Mike Richardson. "Now is the perfect time to expand our vision into gaming. Dark Horse Games gives us exciting new ways to engage with fans of all kinds on a multitude of platforms."
Dark Horse Games general manager Johnny B. Lee added, "Dark Horse Comics sits at the intersection of consumer entertainment, production and publishing. We’re one of the few companies that own IP nimble enough to execute coordinated strategies across multiple platforms, and that’s a huge advantage in gaming and digital."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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The longer you think about something, those thoughts will eventually pour into reality. Moral of the story is, I've been dreaming for a new Hellboy game since The Science of Evil, so for years at this point. And here we are, not a Hellboy announcement, but the first steps towards a new Hellboy game.
Interesting. I hope they are able to not only make games for their already existing products but create new IPs giving new or already existing studios the ability to create great games, obviously being DH, they'll have the ability to help promote those games in their other media.
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