publishing venture

AppWizard
December 12, 2024
A group of former industry veterans has launched Cooldown Games, a new publishing venture led by CEO Steve Gibson, who was previously president at Gearbox Publishing. The founding team includes Matt Charles (Chief Product Officer), Erick Cobbs (Chief Business Officer), Jackson Hardesty (Chief Operating Officer), Brad Schliesser (Chief Revenue Officer), Jimmy Sieben (Chief Technology Officer), and Jeff Skal (Chief Marketing Officer). Collectively, they have generated over a billion in revenue and contributed to the success of eight titles that have sold over one million copies each. Gibson expressed confidence in the company's rational business models and commitment to supporting game developers. The team aims to discover and promote games that fit into the busy lives of gamers, influenced by their own gaming preferences over the past five years.
AppWizard
October 9, 2024
A group of former employees from Humble Games has launched a new publishing venture called Good Games Group, led by Alan Patmore and Mark Nash. Good Games Group plans to collaborate with developers previously partnered with Humble Games. This development follows the restructuring at Humble Games, where all 36 staff members were laid off by parent company Ziff Davis. The Powell Group has been brought in to manage ongoing projects during this transition. Steve Horowitz from Ziff Davis expressed optimism about Humble Games' future and highlighted the strategic partnership with The Powell Group. Patmore stated that Good Games Group's mission is to bring exceptional indie games to the global community while continuing to work with indie developers from Humble Games.
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