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Starbreeze is to begin mass producing its StarVR headsets later this year, the company revealed in its full year report for 2016. For now, the publisher will continue to distribute and prioritise development on the current version of the headset to its key partners, but there’s been interest from "multiple …
Read More »Starbreeze net revenue up 58%, ‘over the moon’ with Dead by Daylight
Starbreeze has released it full year-end report for 2016 and its net revenue for the year was up 58 per cent year-on-year, reaching 345.5m Swedish Krona (SEK) (or 31m). The publisher had a particularly healthy Q4 as well, with net revenue totalling 99.4m SEK (8.9m), showing a growth of 103 …
Read More »Starbreeze invest $8m into Double Fine’s Psychonauts 2
"We're very proud to be able to add this prominent collaboration to our publishing business,"
Read More »Psychonauts 2 to be published by Starbreeze
Starbreeze has signed a publishing deal with Double Fine for Psychonauts 2, the company announced this morning. Starbreeze will be investing $8m to bring the game to PC and console via digital distribution. Psychonauts 2 was successfully funded through crowd-funding last year on Fig, and Starbreeze says it will be …
Read More »Starbreeze and 505 Games join forces to bring Dead by Daylight to retail
Starbreeze and Behaviour Digital have joined forces with 505 Games to bring he PS4 and Xbox One versions of its asymmetrical multiplayer horror title Dead by Daylight to retail later this year. Starbreeze will publish the game on digital platforms for PS4 and Xbox One, as per its announcement in …
Read More »Starbreeze launches IndieLabs publishing imprint
First up is arena battle game AntiSphere by developers Lion Game Lion
Read More »Starbreeze veterans form VR studio First Contact Entertainment
‘Virtual reality’s next wave will be defined by native gameplay driven by immersive story and inventive mechanics, with photo-realistic visuals’
Read More »Starbreeze acquires AR/VR toys-to-life company ePawn
The latest purchase of Swedish games firm Starbreeze is France’s ePawn, a company focused on virtual reality, augmented reality and toys-to-life. Starbreeze announced it has paid out €4.5m (3.8m) in total; €4m (3.3m) in shares, and another €1.5m (1.3m) in cash. For that figure, Starbreeze is also getting seven registered …
Read More »Acer invests $9m in Starbreeze to drive VR ambitions
Payday studio and tech manufacturer form joint company to collaborate on StarVR headset
Read More »Starbreeze acquires Defender of the Crown and other Cinemaware IP
Cinemaware’s stable of games IP now has a new owner – Payday developer Starbreeze. The studio has paid €525k to acquire the company’s assorted games brands, included in which is the Defender of the Crown series. The purchase was made with Starbreeze’s VR platform StarVR in mind. "Defender of the …
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