Warsaw, Poland – October 4th, 2022 – Independent Polish game development studio Gruby Entertainment sp. z o.o. said today Tencent Holdings Ltd. has agreed to acquire a minority equity stake in the company.
“Gruby Entertainment studio celebrates its second anniversary this month, and we cannot imagine a better acknowledgment of our work than maintaining a long-term relationship with one of the world’s most-significant and technologically oriented companies,” said Gruby CEO Grzegorz Michalak. “It was always our goal to deliver high-calorie gameplay for hardcore players, and with Tencent's backing, we are provided with extensive know-how and many new opportunities to expand our team and scope of our games.”
Through the minority investment, Tencent aims to enhance the growth of the Polish company and build long-lasting ties focused on creating high-quality action games. Warsaw-based Gruby will maintain complete creative and operational autonomy after the investment.
Gruby is the developer of Deadlink, the studio's first game. The cyberpunk first-person title will offer early access to players on Oct. 18, 2022. You can follow the game’s latest development updates on Twitter and Discord.
About Gruby Entertainment
Gruby Entertainment is an independent Polish game development studio founded in 2020 by Grzegorz Michalak, Kamil Misiowiec, Paweł Siech, and Karol Szyszka. The four are programmers with AAA games backgrounds. As a team of experienced developers and video game enthusiasts, the studio is working at full speed to deliver its inaugural, cyberpunk-themed, first-person shooter game, Deadlink.