FX Interactive: growth and decline of the Spanish video games publisher
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Resumen: Established in 1999 by the Ruiz brothers (Pablo, Víctor and Ignacio), Jesús Alonso and Carlos Abril, FX Interactive S.L. managed to become one of the most successful Spanish publishers. Thanks to a catalogue formed by Spanish games, such as the ones from Pendulo Studios, or from overseas, like Haemimont Games, FX Interactive posted 11.6 million euros in revenue in 2005 while having a staff of 30 people. The economic crisis, the rise of digital video games publishing platforms like Steam and the lack of games developed in-house caused the studio to be declared bankrupt by a judge in Madrid. In this article we aim to study the causes that led to the rise of the studio during its first years as well as the reasons why it was declared bankrupt.
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