UK development giant Sumo Group has launched a publishing division to handle internally developed games, plus projects from other independent studios.
The new business is called Secret Mode and is led by former Sega VP James Schall, who joins Sumo as director of publishing. Schall is supported by head of marketing Derek Seklecki, who is also a former Sega veteran. Secret Mode is an outlet for Sumo s internal projects, Schall tells
GamesIndustry.biz. These will be smaller projects, maybe games that have been in incubation for a little while that we will have a look at and find a route to market. And as we build up a support structure for those games, we will also build resources where we can help other teams.
Sumo Group s businesses provide acclaimed development and design services to the video games and entertainment industries from studios in the UK, India, Canada, and the US.
Sumo Digital, as the Group s primary business, is one of the UK s largest independent developers of AAA-rated video games, having studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leamington Spa, Warrington and Pune, India. The business has acquired three studios since IPO, which operate under their own names, BAFTA award-winning The Chinese Room in Brighton, Red Kite Games in Leeds, and Lab42 in Leamington Spa. Sumo Digital provides turnkey and co-development solutions to a global blue-chip client base.
Tel: +44 (0)7969 816 525 Tel: +44 (0)7407 023 147 Sumo Group s businesses provide acclaimed development and design services to the video games and entertainment industries from studios in the UK, India, Canada and the US. Sumo Digital, as the Group s primary business, is one of the UK s largest independent developers of AAA-rated video games, having studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leamington Spa, Warrington and Pune, India. The business has acquired three studios since IPO, which operate under their own names, BAFTA award-winning The Chinese Room in Brighton, Red Kite Games in Leeds and Lab42 in Leamington Spa. Sumo Digital provides turnkey and co-development solutions to a global blue-chip client base.
Tel: +44 (0)7969 816 525 Tel: +44 (0)7407 023 147 Sumo Group s businesses provide acclaimed development and design services to the video games and entertainment industries from studios in the UK, India, Canada and the US. Sumo Digital, as the Group s primary business, is one of the UK s largest independent developers of AAA-rated video games, having studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leamington Spa, Warrington and Pune, India. The business has acquired three studios since IPO, which operate under their own names, BAFTA award-winning The Chinese Room in Brighton, Red Kite Games in Leeds and Lab42 in Leamington Spa. Sumo Digital provides turnkey and co-development solutions to a global blue-chip client base.