Digital bandsA new game publisher started last year, announced that it had hired three new leaders when the company is strengthening its capacity to provide services to game developers.
Unveiled in August 2024, Digital Bandidos was founded by former employees of Versus Evil, founder and managing director Steve Escalante (who is now Digital Bandidos PDG) and production manager launches James.
Now, they announce the hiring of the financial director Richard Iwaniuk, the chief of marketing Richard Iggo and the communications director James Batchelor.
Iwaniuk has been authorized accountant since 1993, he brings 24 years of experience in the game industry, having led finances and commercial development at Bioware, Electronic Arts and Intel. He played a central role in the expansion of bioware from 80 to more than 600 employees in the world and played a decisive role in the successful acquisition of the studio by Elevation Partners and subsequently by Electronic Arts.
Iggo has 25 years of experience in this area. He built and managed the publishing team that helped switch to Telltale games from a studio of $ 35 million to more than $ 200 million. He contributed to the success of more than 100 titles on PC, console and mobile, including titles in emblematic deductibles such as Minecraft, Batman and The Walking Dead.
Batchelor spent 18 years in commercial journalism covering the game industry. He was recently editor -in -chief of Gamesindustry.biz, and previously occupied editorial leadership stations at Develop and MCV, bringing a thorough preview of video games to the team.
“The addition of these excellent professionals to the company’s level of Bandidos of the company in an important way,” said Steve Escalante, CEO of Digital Bandidos, in a statement. “We do not build an banal independent publisher. We are focused on the laser on the creation of a new modern publisher that embraces all the challenges and needs of the industry and putting this in the foreground of our offer. Creating basic brain confidence to embrace these new tactics and strategies is essential and we could not be more satisfied with our progress. »»
This announcement follows the mobile launch of the city of Salem 2, the rest of a social deduction game, as well as the news that digital bandidos will bring the game to the PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch consoles later this year – a first For the series.
The company also prepares updates on a number of other projects that should arrive in 2025 and beyond, including the last Soulstone survivors and the unveiling of several new development games.
Digital Bandidos is a complete publisher with research currently of PC titles and consoles with development budgets of up to $ 3 million. He specializes in role-playing, strategy and action games, but is open to any kind on any platform.
The company can offer its development partners:
Complete publication solutions: With decades of proven expertise, we provide independent game developers with expert advice, support and a full suite of publishing services.
A partnership focused on developers: We prioritize the needs and creative vision of independent developers, promoting collaborative relationships based on trust, transparency and shared success.
Multiplateform rescue: We take advantage of strategic partnerships and industry knowledge to maximize the scope and impact of independent games on several distribution channels.
Flexible financing options: Our innovative financing model is designed to meet the unique challenges encountered by small development teams and includes small buyouts of the acquisition of existing games. It offers a scale of investment fund funds, ranging from long -term financing to full service to smaller finishing funds and funds specific to the project for portage or marketing.
