Tommo
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Jonathan Wan |
| Headquarters | , US |
Key people | Jonathan Wan (CEO) |
| Subsidiaries | UFO Interactive Games |
| Website | tommo |
Tommo Inc.is an Americanvideo game publisherbased inCity of Industry, California.Founded in 1990, Tommo started out as a small independent distributor of imported video games. Since 2006, Tommo also operates a publishing subsidiary,UFO Interactive Games,which is best known for publishing original games, such as several titles in theRaidenseries.
History
[edit]In July 2013, Tommo successfully placed a bid on a majority of assets held byAtariduring the company's bankruptcy sale. The sale included assets related toHumongous Entertainment,GT Interactive,Accoladeand over one-hundred titles.[1]
In January 2014, Tommo relaunched the Humongous brand and began re-releasing the company's Junior Adventure titles ontoSteam.In October 2014, in conjunction withNight Dive Studios,Tommo launched its Retroism publishing label, which specializes in the re-release of classic video game titles intodigital distributionchannels.[2]
In 2017, Tommo began a partnership with Hong Kong–based investor and intellectual property management company Billionsoft. In the process, Tommo licensed out it's Retroism titles over to them, alongside the brand names. Within the process, Billionsoft relaunched theAccoladelabel with the intention of producing new entries for ex-Accolade franchises, beginning with theBubsyseries.[3]
In March 2020, newly-formed publisher Ziggurat Interactive purchased several of the ex-Atari titles from Tommo and Billionsoft.[4]
On April 19, 2023, Atari re-purchased back over one-hundred titles held by the two companies, as well as theAccoladeand GT Interactive brands.[5]
Games published
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"NOTICE OF FILING OF PROPOSED SALE ORDERS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE OF CERTAIN ASSETS"(PDF).BMC Group.July 22, 2013.
- ^"Tommo Inc. and Night Dive Studios Partner to Launch Retroism™".Gamasutra.UBM Technology Group.October 9, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 5,2020.
- ^"Home I Accolade Game".
- ^"New Gaming Publisher Ziggurat Interactive to Bring Massive List of Classic and New Games to Modern Platforms"(Press release). March 3, 2020.
- ^"Atari Announces Acquisition of More than 100 PC and Console Titles from the 80s and 90s".GlobeNewswire(Press release). April 19, 2023.RetrievedApril 20,2023.
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