After just recently terminating the Dead by Daytime spin-off Task T, Behavior Interactive has actually revealed the purchase of Red Hook Studios. The last is renowned for the Darkest Dungeon collection, with both titles offering over 7 million duplicates.
Remi Racine, Behavior Interactive chief executive officer and founder, claimed in a news release, “It’s an advantage to invite a designer of Red Hook’s quality. Previously this year, we developed an enthusiastic objective for our future as an author – to make Behavior associated with scary and border Dead by Daytime with a collection of likewise extraordinary scary video games.
“Our purchase of Red Hook is an additional emphatic action in the direction of this goal, with even more to find.” This appears to indicate that workshops concentrating on scary titles might be up for purchase.
Red Hook Studios founder Chris Bourassa claimed, “We’ve located kindred spirits in the Behavior group. Both workshops are Canadian, independent, and committed to amazing scary video games. Where we vary is range, which unlocks to brand-new opportunities. Behavior’s assistance will certainly assist us seek our vision for Red Hook’s future and emphasis totally on changing Darkest Dungeon right into an outright juggernaut of the dark dream category.”
Workshop founder Tyler Sigman included, “Signing up with pressures with Behavior is amazing on numerous degrees. They have actually shown a dedication to enabling our group to proceed establishing Darkest Dungeon in the fashion we understand finest yet with the advantage of their significant expertise and sources. We are more powerful with each other than apart. Seriously, there is a common love of Darkest Dungeon, and with Behavior’s assistance, we can dig also deeper right into the franchise business.”
Just how this will certainly impact the instructions of the Darkest Dungeon franchise business stays to be seen. Nevertheless, Red Hook Studios will certainly continue to be independent while running under Behavior Interactive’s province.
In the meanwhile, the designer is dealing with Kingdoms, a totally free brand-new standalone advocate Darkest Dungeon 2. It launches in 3 components, with the initial, Appetite of the Monster Clan, out in Q4 2024. There will certainly additionally be a brand-new paid DLC, Inhuman Chains, which includes a brand-new area, adversaries, and hero with one-of-a-kind Ornaments, combinations, and a lot more. Head below for even more information.