Publisher Focus Home Interactive has acquired its first studio in Deck13 Interactive, the German team behind The Surge franchise. Focus Home made the purchase for ?7.1 million (approximately $7.9 million USD); there?s also a ?long-term incentive plan? in place for studio managers.
The publisher announced the news in a press release concerning its fiscal year 2019-2020 financials. According to John Bert, Chief Operating Officer at Focus Home, the Deck13 acquisition should ?further strengthen [the publisher?s] IP control strategy.?

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