Devolver Digital brings out very good games and tries to spread that magic to licensed content. The company just announced A sub-label called Big Fan Games will specialize in developing indie titles based on pre-existing IPs.
Devolver As Big Fan Games describes “A new label that licenses developers to create original game adaptations using the worlds and characters of iconic film, television and comic properties.” To that end, the team is made up of industry veterans who have worked with companies like Disney and Dark Horse Comics.
Announcement time.
Today we are talking about Big Fan ( @BigFanPresents ) is a new label that licenses developers to create original game adaptations using the worlds and characters of iconic film, television and comic properties. pic.twitter.com/A6h3IGOk3p
— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) October 1, 2024
The label already has several games in its library, all based on pre-existing IPs. These titles include Reigns: Game of Thrones, Wyrd net of hell and John Wick Hex. These games were already released before being transferred to the new label. For example, Reigns: Game of Thrones came out six years agobut was published by Devolver at the time. John Wick Hex It came out in 2019 and Wyrd net of hell hit the digital store shelves last year.
Today’s announcement doesn’t bring any new games, but the company’s website currently has a large “coming soon” sign, albeit empty. We should expect some announcements in the near future. Big Fan Games wrote in a press release that its goal is “to grow fun and inventive games that stand on their own, rather than serve as marketing communications for other media releases.”
Licensed games have been hit and miss since the dawn of modern gaming. For each Duck Talesthere is Superman 64. However, recent releases have been well received. Respawn’s Star Wars games were honest hitsas it is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.
While we don’t know what Devolver and Big Fan Games have in store, we do know some upcoming licensed games. MachineGames will be released Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on December 9 and Arkane is Lyon is working on a game based on Marvel’s Blade.
Personally, I think it’s great that Big Fan Games gives indie developers a chance to work on licensed properties. To that end, the company encourages developers to get in touch with ideas for a licensed game. “Do you have a favorite game you’ve always wanted to reboot, or a cult classic movie or book you’d like to see adapted into a game? We’d love to hear from you,” The studio writes about this on its website.
