On August 14th UK developer Sumo Digital announced that it had acquired The Chinese Room. This came almost a year after the Brighton-based developer announced it was going dark. Its team was let go, leaving only the co-founders, Dan Pinchbeck and Jessica Curry, and all projects were cancelled. It was a devastating blow to the UK games industry, as The Chinese Room’s award-winning games, such as Dear Esther and Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture, are world-renowned.
Sumo Digital’s acquisition of The Chinese Room means that the studio can not only turn the lights on, hire up and start making amazing games again, but that it has the support of a veteran company behind it. GameDaily caught up with both studios at Gamescom to discuss what the future looks like.
Sumo Group PLC (LON:SUMO)’s award-winning businesses provide creative and development services to the video games and entertainment industries, from studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Pune (India) and Vancouver (Canada).