Square Enix invests in Danish studio BetaDwarf to help with development of Vaultbreakers

In 2022, Square Enix sold off its large western studios, including the likes of Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics, along with over 50 intellectual properties, to focus more on their Japanese titles, such as Final Fantasy. Now the publisher is looking back to the west after investing in a small Danish indie developer.

The details:

• BetaDwarf announced Vaultbreakers at the start of the year, and Square Enix has now invested in the Danish indie studio to help them with the development of the ARPG.
• Square Enix general manager of business development, Hideaki Uehara, said, "When I played Vaultbreakers, I was genuinely excited by the experience of connecting with other players and exploring its rich game world. After visiting BetaDwarf and learning about the team's mission and passion, we decided to invest in them to help realise their dream and bring this game to players around the world."
• CEO of BetaDwarf, Steffen Kabbelgaard, spoke of how the investment will help going forward, "We are already very far with our dream game Vaultbreakers: we have a huge amazing community, and we have already run 15+ tests with more than 50,000 players who constantly enable us to refine. So getting this additional support feels amazing when we are far into production already. I can really see how this enables a home run vs having just started on an uncertain journey - yeah, I'm just really excited about our situation!"

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