Amplifier Game Invest AB
Amplifier Game Invest (Formerly: Goodbye Kansas Game Invest)[1] is a Swedish Video game publisher established in 2016 by Goodbye Kansas Group, part of Embracer Group[2]. The company invests in video game independent studios and established studios.
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Formerly | Goodbye Kansas Game Invest |
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| Subsidiary | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded 📆 | 2016 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Stockholm, Sweden |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Per-Arne Lundberg (CEO) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 289 (2024) |
| Parent | Embracer Group |
| 🌐 Website | amplifiergameinvest |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
On 14 August 2019, THQ Nordic bought the investment arm of Goodbye Kansas, Goodbye Kansas Game Invest (GKGI). GKGI was later rebranded Amplifier Game Invest to reflect its new ownership.
History
Amplifier Game Invest was founded in 2016 by Goodbye Kansas Group in Stockholm. Later, the company began investing, with Palindrome Interactive being the first.
In 2017, Amplifier invested in Fall Damage.
In 2018, Amplifier invested in Neon Giant, Kavalri Games.
In 2019, Amplifier invested in Framebunker. Later, Amplifier Game Invest was acquired by Embracer Group.
In November 2019, Amplifier acquired Misc Games.
In December 2019, Amplifier acquired Tarsier Studios.
In January 2020, Amplifier established River End Games and C77 Entertainment.
In May 2020, Amplifier acquired DestinyBit.
In August 2020, Amplifier acquired Palindrome Interactive, Vermila Studios, Rare Earth Games, and Kavalri Games.
In November 2020, Amplifier acquired Silent Games, Quantic Lab, and established Plucky Bytes.
In May 2021, Amplifier acquired FRAME BREAK.
In October 2021, Amplifier established Zapper Games and Goose Byte.
In December 2021, Amplifier acquired Green Tile Digital.
In February 2022, Amplifier acquired A Creative Endeavor.
In March 2022, Amplifier acquired Invisible Walls.
In August 2022, Amplifier established Infinite Mana Games and C77 Entertainment. Quantic Lab became part of sister company Freemode.[3]
In January 2023, Amplifier established Studio Hermitage.
In June 2023, Embracer Group announced that it would immediately begin implementing a large-scale restructuring programme focused on cost reduction, comprising layoffs, studio closures, and divestments, and project cancellations until March 2024.
In August 2023, Amplifier sold off Vermila Studios and Goose Byte and closed Plucky Bytes.[4]
In October 2023, Amplifier sold Fall Damage to Fragbite Group.[5][6]
In November 2023, Amplifier sold River End Games to Nordcurrent.[7][8]
Subsidiaries
| N | Name | Location | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Creative Endeavor | Gothenburg, Sweden | [9] |
| 2 | DestinyBit | Ravenna, Italy | [10] |
| 3 | Frame Break | Skövde, Sweden | [11] |
| 4 | Green Tile Digital | Skövde, Sweden | [12] |
| 5 | Infinite Mana Games | Malmö, Sweden | [13] |
| 6 | Invisible Walls | Copenhagen, Denmark | [14] |
| 7 | Kavalri Games | Stockholm, Sweden | [15] |
| 8 | Misc Games | Stavanger, Norway | [16] |
| 9 | Palindrome Interactive | Skövde, Sweden | [17] |
| 10 | Studio Hermitage | Raleigh, United States | [18] |
| 11 | Tarsier Studios | Malmö, Sweden | [19] |
| 12 | Zapper Games | Morrisville, United States | [20] |
| 13 | Framebunker (21%) | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Former Subsidiaries
- Vermila Studios
- Goose Byte
- River End Games
- Plucky Bytes
- Rare Earth Games
- Silent Games
- Fall Damage
- C77 Entertainment
- Quantic Lab
- Neon Giant (28%)
References
- ↑ "Overview". Pitch Book. 3 September 2024.
- ↑ Handrahan, Matthew (14 August 2019). "THQ Nordic strengthens portfolio with Goodbye Kansas Game Invest acquisition". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Trans". 18 August 2022.
- ↑ "Sold and closed". 17 August 2023.
- ↑ "Fragbite Group AB (publ) acquires Fall Damage Studio AB and evaluates the conditions to carry out a directed issue of units". 11 October 2023.
- ↑ McEvoy, Sophie (12 Oct 2023). "Fragbite to acquire Fall Damage". GamesIndustry.biz.
- ↑ "Nordcurrent Levels Up: Acquisition of the River End games". November 15, 2023.
- ↑ Carter, Justin (15 November 2023). "Mobile publisher Nordcurrent acquires River End Games". GameDeveloper.com.
- ↑ "AMPLIFIER GAME INVEST ACQUIRES A CREATIVE ENDEAVOR". 23 February 2022.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (20 May 2020). "Amplifier Game Invest acquires DESTINYbit". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Embracer Group acquire FRAME BREAK". Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-06-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "AMPLIFIER ACQUIRES SWEDISH STUDIO GREEN TILE DIGITAL". 15 December 2021.
- ↑ "Amplifier starts new Swedish studio Infinite Mana". 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Amplifier Game Invest acquires Danish game studio Invisible Walls". 16 March 2022.
- ↑ "Amplifier Game Invest increases its ownership in Kavalri Games". 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Goodbye Kansas Game Invest partner up". Nov 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Amplifier Game Invest acquires Palindrome Interactive". 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Amplifier starts Studio Hermitage in Raleigh, NC". 10 January 2023.
- ↑ "Embracer Group acquires critically acclaimed Tarsier Studios". Embracer Group. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Amplifier starts new game studio: Zapper Games". 1 October 2021.
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