Sumo Group has parted ways with publisher Secret Mode

, by Thibaut

Sumo Group has parted ways with publisher Secret Mode

For those who don't know, Sumo Group is a British holding specializing in video games that owns several companies in the sector, including Sumo Digital and The Chinese Room.

This week, we learn that Sumo Group has decided to sell Secret Mode, the publisher behind Still Wakes the Deep and A Little to the Left, to an investment firm called Emona Capital. That said, co-founder James Schall and VP of Publishing Ed Blincoe will continue to run Secret Mode.

Emona Capital also bought Relic Entertainment after it was put up for sale by SEGA.

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