Major board game publisher snaps up the Zombicide franchise, saving it from an uncertain future

The undead franchise gets resurrected 𓂃with a new home

Survivor and abomination mini standing on a game tile from Zombicide
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Major board game publisher Asmodee has acquired the rights to Zombicide, picking up tℱhe co-op series from struggling rival CMON.

It's unclear how much the franchise was purchased for, but Zombicide will apparently be run under the Guillotine Games label as part of Asmodee's lifestyle vertical going forward. Although no concrete plans have been laid out for the series (which is often held up as one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best board games) as of yet, Asmodee indicates that its next steps are top-of-𓆏mind.

announcing the development. "I can’t wait for the team to get to work at what’s coming next for this fantastic IP."

This is Asmodee's first purchase since the board game publisher became an independent company earlier in 2025, and this is a stark contrast to competitor CMON. It's been a rough few months so far as the latter's concerned; to start with, the cost-of-living crisis is 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:estimated to have lost CMON $2m. The company then failed t𓄧o publish its annual returns on time due to understaffing. As a cherry atop those setbacks, CMON soon 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:shut down active develop🌺ment on new pꦕrojects and let staff go as a result of the US-China tariff situation. (Because a tremendous number of 🅺board games are published in China, increased costs could be catastrophic.)

Zombicide, which was first published in 2012 following an industry-defining crowdfunding campaign, isn't the 🍌first IP CMON has sold. In a from last month, it was revealed that Tabletop Tycoon had acquired Arcadia Quest, Blood Rage, Ankh: Gods of Egypt, Rising Sun, and more from๊ CMON.

Although it's miserable to see an industry titan slowly being chipped away into pieces, at least the Zombicide franchise won't be left to rot. As mentioned in our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Zombicide 2nd Edition review, this is one of the best team games around thanks to compelling and amusingly goofy action, 25 missions to complete, and 🌟a wealth of unique enemies to overcome.

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