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MIO: Memories In Orbit Developer Douze Dixièmes Shutting Down
Insider Gaming • • technology
Key Points:
- Independent game studio Douze Dixièmes, known for developing MIO: Memories in Orbit, is closing down just five months after the game's release.
- Despite receiving positive critical reviews, MIO: Memories in Orbit underperformed commercially, leading publisher Focus Entertainment to end its partnership with the studio.
- The co-founders of Douze Dixièmes bought back their shares from Focus Entertainment, enabling them to close the studio and lay off staff on their own terms.
- Founded in 2017, Douze Dixièmes released its first game, Shady Part of Me, in 2020 and was acquired by Focus Entertainment in 2021 as part of Focus's strategy to support the French video game industry.
- At the time of closure, Douze Dixièmes employed around 10 people.
