Templar Media

Templar Media is an independent video game publishing and development company founded in March 2025 by industry veteran John Gibson. The studio combines publishing, co-development, financing, marketing and production support for games intended for PC and current-generation consoles.

Its approach centres on what it calls “Relational Publishing”: pairing capital and marketing support with direct technical mentorship and production assistance for development partners. Templar Media describes its editorial outlook as “Entertainment First!”, prioritising gameplay and storytelling for mainstream gaming audiences.

Publishing and development

The company works across video game publishing and development, with capabilities including:

• Game development and co-development
• Production mentoring and technical support
• Capital and project financing
• Community and marketing management
• Multiplatform distribution for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
• Unreal Engine 5 development and narrative action-adventure production

Its first announced flagship title is Gate Zero, a semi-open-world narrative action-adventure built in Unreal Engine 5. The game follows a dystopian 2072 setting and first-century Israel, combining historical and biblical worldbuilding with action-adventure gameplay. Templar Media is listed as both developer and publisher for the project.

Building Gate Zero

In December 2025, Templar Media acquired Bible X, the Norwegian developer behind Gate Zero, together with the game’s intellectual property. The transaction brought the title’s core development leadership and operations under Templar Media, with development subsequently centralised in Georgia. The company has expanded its on-site development team across programming, narrative, design and community roles in support of the game’s planned multiplatform release.

Founded and led by Gibson, whose earlier career included co-founding and leading Tripwire Interactive, Templar Media is a privately held, venture-backed studio. It operates as an active publisher and developer focused on bringing story-driven interactive entertainment to global PC and console audiences.