Anuman Interactive

Anuman Interactive S.A.

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Computer and video games
Founded	2000
Founder	Stéphane Longeard
Headquarters	Montreuil, Paris, France
Number of employees	40 employees
Parent	Média-Participations (2009–present)
Website	Anuman Anuman Interactive

Anuman Interactive S.A. is a French video game publisher and distributor. They publish games for formats including PC, Mac, interactive-DVD, Nintendo DS and Wii, Sony PSP and Apple iPhone. In addition to their own brand they publish games under the Microïds label as well as brand titled Microïds Games For All.

Anuman Interactive was founded in 2000 by Stéphane Longeard, Axel Chambily-Casadesus and Marc Laumet. The same year the company signed a distribution agreement with TF1 Vidéo. In 2001 the company acquired the French digital franchise of the For Dummies (Pour les nuls) informational series of titles. The company first entered the video games market in 2005 when they published Trainz Railroad Simulator in France.

In 2009 Anuman was purchased by Média-Participations, a French media company, specialising in comics. In December 2009 Anuman became an official publisher for Sony's consoles.

On 23 November 2009 they announced that they were acquiring the mark of and all the associated licences of another French video game company, Microïds. The Microïds deal with MC2 France was completed on 1 January 2010, and they are known for adventure games, such as Syberia and Still Life. In 2011 the company launched a secondary Microïds brand for non-adventure titles, Microïds Games For All. As of 2012^[update] new games based upon the Microïds licences are in development, such as Syberia III and Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon. Elliot Grassiano, the original founder of Microïds, joined as Vice President of the Microïds unit in 2012.