Company Market Research Report: PlaySide Studios Limited

Company Overview

• Name: PlaySide Studios Limited

• Mission: No information is available.

• Founded: PlaySide Studios was incorporated in 2011.

• Founders: No information is available.

• Key People:

• Cristiano Nicolli - Non-Executive Chairman

• Gerry Sakkas - CEO and Managing Director

• Mark Goulopoulos - Non-Executive Director

• Aaron Pasias - Non-Executive Director

• Sophie Karzis - Non-Executive Director

• Headquarters: Port Melbourne, Australia

• Number of Employees: Over 300 across Australia, New Zealand, and internationally.

• Revenue: 67% revenue CAGR over the five years from FY19-FY24, with record levels of revenue and earnings in FY24.

• Known For: PlaySide Studios is Australia's largest video game developer, offering a range of categories including self-published games based on original intellectual property and collaborations with major entities like Disney, Pixar, Warner Bros, and Nickelodeon.

Products

Overview

PlaySide Studios offers a wide array of products across different platforms, including mobile, PC/Console, virtual reality, and augmented reality.

Notable Products

• Kill Knight (Coming 2024)

• Description: An ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter.

• Key Features:

• Fast, visceral combat with a focus on aggression and precision.

• Retro-inspired aesthetic with five progressively deadly layers.

• Multiple difficulty settings and a global leaderboard.

• Dumb Ways to Die Franchise

• Dumb Ways: Free For All (Launching November 7, 2024)

• Description: A VR game in partnership with Meta for Meta Quest 3.

• Key Features:

• Up to 100 mini-games with a focus on chaotic and humorous gameplay.

• Multiple distinctive holiday spots available.

• Dumb Ways to Survive (Released in 2024)

• Description: A survival adventure game using a new genre for the franchise.

• Key Features:

• Interactive landscapes and dynamic environments.

• Crafting tools and building bases with Bean Scouts.

• WORLD BOSS

• Description: Multiplayer free-for-all arena experience.

• Key Features:

• The ability to corrupt server maps and use perk combos.

• Continuous action with dynamic improvement of character capabilities.

• MOUSE (Coming 2025)

• Description: A classic first-person shooter with a 1930s-inspired cartoon aesthetic.

• Key Features:

• Retro rubber hose animation and unique level design.

• A vast array of playful weaponry.

• Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown (Coming Soon)

• Description: A medieval fantasy city-builder with real-time combat and decision-making.

• Key Features:

• Real-time cooperative and competitive gameplay possibilities.

• Dynamic choice-based development of a kingdom.

Recent Developments

New Product Launches

• Dumb Ways: Free For All will be launching on November 7, 2024, for Meta Quest 3.

• Kill Knight is set to release in 2024 across PC and consoles.

New Features

• Dumb Ways: Free For All will introduce new DLCs featuring different environments, enhancing the VR experience.

Partnerships and Collaborations

• PlaySide Studios has partnered with Meta for the VR launch of Dumb Ways: Free For All.

• A significant work-for-hire contract was signed with 2K Games.

• Strategic collaboration agreements were made with Lazarbeam & Fresh for WORLD BOSS and with Shiba Inu Games.

Expansion Efforts

• PlaySide Studios announced the opening of a new studio on the Gold Coast, Queensland, to boost its growth capabilities.

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