New full-service writer Digital Bandidos has come out of stealth.
Launched by Versus Evil alumni Steve Escalante and Lance James, Digital Bandidos has been operational for a couple of months, however has simply been formally unveiled.
Escalante, previously common supervisor and founding father of Versus Evil, will act as CEO, whereas James (beforehand head of manufacturing at Versus Evil) would be the writer’s govt producer.
The brand new label will probably be specializing in indie titles, specialising in PC and console video games with a funds beneath $3 million. It will notably give attention to role-playing, technique, and motion video games.
The announcement clarified that the writer can also be eager to „purchase new and established mental properties to carry them to new platforms and broaden them with extra content material, HD variations, and extra.“
Digital Bandidos will probably be providing a funding mannequin that consists of „small acquisition-type buyouts of current video games,“ in addition to a „sliding scale of funding funds“ relying on builders‘ wants.
The writer has already signed two tasks: Clean Media’s The City of Salem collection, with the second entry attributable to launch on cell quickly, and Early Entry title Soulstone Survivors, which it would carry to extra platforms.
Escalante commented: „I’ve spent the primary half of 2024 speaking with studios in North America and Europe concerning the challenges they face in right this moment’s market. The message is evident: they want good companions, funding, experience in publishing, and assist to carry their merchandise to fruition. Which means persevering with the journey I began over ten years in the past of championing the indie sport developer. We’ve got even higher instruments, extra expertise, a confirmed observe document, and a tremendous staff. We could not be happier with the route we’re headed in and are extremely enthusiastic about the way forward for Digital Bandidos.“
Versus Evil shut down in December 2023, a couple of weeks after its leadership settled a legal dispute with parent company TinyBuild. Steve Escalante had left the company earlier in December.
TinyBuild had acquired Versus Evil and sister company Red Cerberus in November 2021.