[1]: 427 Abranson and McDowall-Thomas assigned the creation of the second edition of the Victoriana role-playing game to Ian Sturrock and Andrew Peregrine, as they focused on the business end of the company.
[1]: 428 Abranson and McDowall-Thomas acquiring the Doctor Who license, and needed financial investment by the end of 2008, so they approached Matthew Sprange of Mongoose Publishing who helped them make a deal with the Rebellion Group.
[1]: 429 Cubicle 7 announced in January 2010 that they secured the license to Lord of the Rings, and McDowall-Thomas and Robert Hyde of Sophisticated Games led the project, along with lead designer Francesco Nepitello.
[1]: 432 Abranson left Cubicle 7 in November 2011 after the reported failure of the print partnerships he oversaw.
[2]: 355 With McDowall-Thomas in sole charge of the company it went from financial crisis to turn over a million dollars within two years.