ACQUIRE collaborates with Red Dunes Games for three new IPs

Popular game studio ACQUIRE announced that it is actively developing three new IPs that will be showcased at the Tokyo Game Show. The game developer will work with Red Dunes Games, a game publisher from the United Arab Emirates, in a unique partnership that meshes the Japanese and UAE gaming scenes. The companies will publish the three original games globally, with a release making its way to the Tokyo Game Show.

ACQUIRE, Inc. and Red Dunes Games have entered into a multi-year deal to create a slate of original games. The collaboration between the two studios will be the first time a Japanese game studio (ACQUIRE) and a United Arab Emirates-based publisher come together to develop three IPs as part of their opening project line-up. The three games will be unveiled at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

ACQUIRE collaborates with Red Dunes Games for three new IPs

“We at ACQUIRE have always valued the originality of Japan, and we are very pleased to have met a wonderful partner in Red Dunes Games and to be able to take on a new challenge on a global scale.”

–Takuma Endo, President & CEO of ACQUIRE Co., Ltd

Based in Tokyo, the studio co-developed Square-Enix’s Octopath Traveller, supported Mario & Luigi: Brothership while still having a portfolio with the likes of Tenshu and Way of the Samurai.

In comparison, Red Dunes Games is the relatively new kid on the block. Started by Sultan Darmaki and Mohamed Jneib in 2022, Red Dunes Games has primarily been developing and publishing indie games. However, the publisher approached ACQUIRE with the intent of using the Japanese studio’s expertise and recognition to foster their global reach. Sultan Darmaki said the union of the studios “shows that stories span across cultures and that there are no regional barriers to innovation”.

The two studios will initially work on three original IPs, each with distinct themes codenamed Project Tremor, Project Umbra, and Project Shadowcar. According to ACQUIRE, Project Shadowcar will be a “spy thriller set in a train”, Tremor a “city-shattering Kaiju battle”, and Umbra a dark fantasy hunting drama.”

The games will be ported to PC and major consoles while having multi-lingual functionality. The upcoming titles will have global releases premiering at events like the Tokyo Game Show, a video game convention, on September 25th.

‘Akiba’s Trip’ studio ACQUIRE to release remastered Class of Heroes

ACQUIRE announced in December 2024 that they would release the remaster of the Class of Heroes game. Class of Heroes was the first 3D RPG and was released in June 2008 for the PlayStation Portable.

The first game also went by the Japanese name of Ken to Mahō to Gakuenmono and was set in a school that featured labyrinths and difficult challenges. The second and third installments take place in the same fantastical world as the original, with different storylines. Gamers took on the role of a young student training to be an adventurer who traveled through the various obstacles of the game.

The remastered version of the game will have all three titles collected under the name Class of Heroes: Remaster Collection. The game will have upgraded graphics, bonus scenes, and a soundtrack CD with songs from the original installments.

ACQUIRE will release the game domestically on Thursday, 28 September 2025, to Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Steam. The Regular Edition will be priced at 6,980 yen, the Limited edition 9,980 yen, the downloadable version at 2,980 yen for the PS5 and Switch, and 2,480 yen for Steam. All prices are tax-inclusive.

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