{
  "id": 3268787,
  "title": "Journey studio Thatgamecompany launches Thatgamepublisher to champion games that \"move people through play\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/journey-studio-thatgamecompany-launches-thatgamepublisher-to-champion",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/journey-studio-thatgamecompany-launches-thatgamepublisher-to-champion-games-that-move-people-through-play"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thatgamecompany, renowned for titles like Flow, Flower, Journey, and Sky: Children of the Light, has established a publishing division called Thatgamepublisher. This move reflects a growing trend where successful indie studios use their profits to champion other indie titles. Similar examples include Innersloth's Outersloth, Kinetic Games' Kinetic Publishing, Pocketpair's Pocketpair Publishing, and Landfall Games' Evil Landfall. Thatgamecompany's co-founder, Jenova Chen, explains that while early indie games often operate on a tight budget, a successful game can provide substantial financial resources. Chen highlights that a significant portion of Thatgamecompany's player base is female, and when promoting a game appealing to both genders, the studio's audience overlap is unique. Thatgamepublisher seeks emotionally impactful games that can move players, regardless of genre, platform, or budget. The publishing company will offer comprehensive support, including funding, production planning, platform strategy, marketing, community management, and long-term IP development.",
  "summary": "Thatgamecompany, the studio behind Flow, Flower, Journey, and Sky: Children of the Light, has launched a publishing arm. Read more",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}