Raw Fury AB is a Swedish

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, specialising in the publication of

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, based in

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. The company was founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson and Gordon Van Dyke.

History

The company was founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson, ex-

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of mobile for

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, and Gordon Van Dyke, formerly a producer for

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on the various ''Battlefield'' titles. The company was announced in April 2015 as a "publisher for boutique and indie games", calling themselves an "UnPublisher" as they intend to support developers by "dismantl nghow publishing traditionally works" and providing supportive services that better serve indie game development. In July 2016, Karl Magnus Troedsson stepped down as

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to become a partner and co-owner of Raw Fury. In early September 2019, Raw Fury opened Fury Studios, an internal development studio located in

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, Croatia, to aid external developers with

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, and other support matters. At the same time, the company moved headquarters within Stockholm to cope with its growing employee count, which reached roughly 40 people worldwide. In August 2021,

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acquired a majority ownership of Raw Fury for an undisclosed price. Raw Fury said, "The experience and monetary boost that Altor brings to the table will allow us to increase our production capacity and add to the team at Raw Fury, giving us the ability to publish larger projects while continuing to still fund smaller projects and experimental art." In October 2021, Raw Fury announced that they had entered into a first-look deal with DJ2 Entertainment to develop television and film projects.

Games published

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://rawfury.com/ 2021 mergers and acquisitions Companies based in Stockholm Privately held companies of Sweden Swedish companies established in 2015 Video game companies established in 2015 Video game companies of Sweden Video game publishers