Midwest Games launches as regionally focused publisher

Midwest Games, a publisher with a focus on promoting games made by developers in the American Midwest region, launched today. The new publisher is backed by an investment from TitletownTech, and will work in residence at the that company’s offices in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It’s helmed by industry veterans from Xset, Crunchyroll, ProbablyMonsters and Harebrained Schemes.

The company also announced its debut game, Ra Ra Boom, a 2D beat-em-up with 4-player co-op about four teenagers saving Earth from robots gone rogue. Ra Ra Boom is developed by Gylee Games, which is based in Cincinnati. Chris Bergman, Gylee’s founder, said of the partnership: “We met with many publishers during the development of Ra Ra BOOM, and found that Midwest Games was the closest match to our goals and values.”