Sports and betting entertainment company Sporty Group has acquired Sociable Soccer.
Sociable Soccer – the spiritual successor to Jon Hare's long-running soccer franchise, Sensible Soccer – continues to be hugely popular, with its latest iteration, Sociable Soccer 24, out now on PC and Nintendo Switch. Consoles are also scheduled for release later this year.
“I'm very proud of my gaming and business heritage,” Hare told VentureBeat. “It is no coincidence to run two independent game studios generating a number of successful original IPs for five decades and now to sell both companies and continue to develop best-selling games with fans around the world.
“In recent years, game development and publishing have become more complex than ever, and the environment is increasingly competitive, making it harder for titles to find their audience.
“Bringing our talented development team under the sports umbrella allows us to continue to focus on what we do best, designing and creating hit games for as many platforms and players as possible,” added Hare. knowing that we have a very successful and growing sports entertainment conglomerate behind us makes Sporta an ideal partner for us as it allows us to create better games and expand our audience.”
Gregory Parsons, vice president of business development at Sporty Group, said: “As we continue to enhance and diversify the overall Sporty Group portfolio, we have considered adding a football video game to the Sporty ecosystem. As part of this process, we have explored a number of industry opportunities.
“As soon as we sat down with Jon and his team, it was clear that we shared the same ambitions and were very happy to bring them into the Sporty family. We have great plans for the future of Sociable Soccer and we see this as just the beginning.” out of the way.”