Communications manager Christopher Grünewald explains why pirate city builder Corsair Cove has succeeded where Park Beyond fell short
In December 2025, German developer Limbic Entertainment was sold by Bandai Namco to a "private investor". This news came just over three years after the Japanese giant acquired a majority stake in the studio for an undisclosed sum.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz at Gamescom 2026, Limbic communications manager Christopher Grünewald said that there's no animosity between the two companies, adding that Bandai Namco is "super happy" that the studio has seen success with its recently released Corsair Cove.
Limbic retained all of its IP after the split, meaning that the studio can do "whatever we want" with Corsair Cove, "which is the best thing, because the game is successful now," Grünewald says.
Moving to being an independent studio wasn't a big shift for Limbic; founded in 2002, the company was self-owned for almost 20 years, and is fast approaching its 24th birthday.
"We know how it is to be independent," Grünewald says. "It made sense for us to be a part of Bandai Namco, especially as long as we worked on Park Beyond together. It's not that it's super scary for us now, or not like we've never done this before. It has its advantages, but it's also scary because you no longer have infinite funding for everything."
Limbic – even before it was sold by Bandai Namco – has seen support from the German state, which has certainly eased any anxieties about not having enough money.
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