Author Digital and Super.com have started Adept Games.
Author Digital and Super.com have started Adept Games.
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AuthorDigital launches Adept Games with $5.5 million from Super.com

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AuthorDigital has raised $5.5 million and set up a new game studio called Adept Games in partnership with investor Super.com. The Seattle-based AuthorDigital is headed by Serena Robar (CEO) and Jason Robar (chief product officer), while noted game designer Bill Roper is the chief creative officer of Adept Games.

Under the deal, Author Digital is setting up a jointly owned company, intellectual property development game studio Adept Games, with Super.com. The deal will help Super.com strengthen its position in the U.S. market, while AuthorDigital will focus on merging ideas, technology and design into Adept Games’ upcoming games. Super.com has $50 million in assets under management.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.