Over the past few years, the Embracer Group has risen and fallen at a surprisingly rapid rate. From acquiring companies left, right and centre, to then selling those same companies off just a few years later – all the while cancelling projects and firing employees. Embracer has received backlash from …
Read More »Embracer Group is splitting up into three companies
Embracer Group has spent more than a year undergoing a major restructuring effort, selling off a number of studios and shutting down others to improve the company's financial situation. Now, Embracer has announced the next step in all of this, with the massive organisation splitting up into three companies. From …
Read More »Gearbox Publishing rebrands to Arc Games
Embracer Group recently sold off Gearbox Entertainment, along with a few other studios, to Take-Two Interactive. However, Embracer did hang on to Gearbox Publishing. Now, Gearbox Publishing is rebranding, renaming to Arc Games. Gearbox Publishing partnered with a number of indie studios over the years to publish some very successful …
Read More »Embracer Group is selling Borderlands studio Gearbox Entertainment in $460M deal
Embracer Group has been undergoing a cost-cutting initiative over the past year, leading to several studio closures and layoffs. Other major companies under the Embracer banner have instead been sold. Earlier this month we saw Saber Interactive split off from its former parent company. Now, Gearbox Entertainment has also been sold.
Read More »Embracer Group sells off Saber and Metro studio 4A Games
Saber Interactive splits off from Embracer, taking the KOTOR Remake, 4A Games, 3D Realms, Slipgate Ironworks and other studios with them...
Read More »Gearbox set to be unshackled from Embracer Group
Embracer has quickly become one of the most controversial names in gaming, with the holding company spending the past few years buying up as many studios as they could. Unfortunately, due to a series of financial woes, the company has started to sell off many of its studios – with …
Read More »Embracer sells off KOTOR Remake studio ‘Saber Interactive’ for $500 million
While there are a lot of layoffs happening in the games industry right now, Embracer Group has been hit the hardest, with a failed investment deal putting the company into crisis mode last year. As a result, several studios have been shut down entirely to cut costs. Embracer had also …
Read More »Embracer’s financial struggles continue with new Deus Ex game cancelled
Embracer Group hit dire times in 2023 after an investment deal fell through. In the aftermath, some of the studios that have been acquired by Embracer Group in recent years have undergone layoffs, project cancellations and others have been completely shut down. The latest casualty in this saga seems to be an unannounced Deus Ex game...
Read More »Free Radical officially announces studio closure
Back in November, it was reported that the Embracer Group-owned studio Free Radical would likely be shutting down, with a consultation said to be taking place ahead of the supposed closure. Unfortunately, it seems as though the TimeSplitters studio will indeed be closed, with the Free Radical now confirming this fact. …
Read More »Insurgency: Sandstorm studio being shut down by Embracer Group
2023 has not been the best year for Embracer Group. After spending countless amounts of money on acquiring a whole host of developers and game studios, the holding company has had to let many of them go as a result of a failed $2 Billion deal. The latest studio to …
Read More »TimeSplitters studio ‘Free Radical Design’ might be shutting down in just two weeks
In recent weeks, there have been reports that Free Radical Design, a studio that was only just revived in the last couple of years, is facing closure as Embracer Group continues to grapple with the financial fallout of a failed multi-billion dollar investment deal. Now, it would seem that the …
Read More »Multiple Saber Interactive sources say KOTOR Remake is still in the works
While Embracer appears to be in no rush to address the status of the highly anticipated Knights of the Old Republic Remake, other sources appear to be happy to speak up on the situation. We recently heard from industry reporter Jeff Grubb, who claimed that the remake was not in …
Read More »The Knights of the Old Republic Remake is “not being worked on” at any studio
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fan favourite title and we've been hoping for a return to the series for a long time now. It looked like we were finally going to get exactly that when Knights of the Old Republic Remake was announced back in 2021. …
Read More »Embracer might be shutting down TimeSplitters studio Free Radical
Back in 2018, THQ Nordic (now part of Embracer Group) acquired the rights to the TimeSplitters IP, a cult classic FPS game that many fans were hoping to see return. In 2021, Free Radical Studios was reformed, with plans to produce a new TimeSplitters game. Unfortunately, Embracer's recent financial troubles …
Read More »KOTOR Remake trailer may have been delisted due to music license issue
Last week Sony quietly delisted the reveal trailer for Knights of the Old Republic, which was officially announced as a PS5 console exclusive during a PlayStation Showcase two years ago. Since then, the game has faced development issues and switched studios. This has quickly led to rumours of the game's …
Read More »Embracer Group reportedly considering selling Gearbox just two years after purchase
In recent years, Embracer Group has been rapidly buying up development studios, swiftly becoming one of the largest companies in the gaming industry. However, the group's financial situation has been taking a turn, leading to an internal restructuring, resulting in the shutdown of studios like Volition. Now, Embracer may be …
Read More »Saints Row and Red Faction will “live on” despite studio closure
Last week we reported on the unfortunate news that Volition – the studio behind the Red Faction and Saints Row franchises – was being shut down by parent company Embracer Group. Despite the poor reception of 2022’s Saints Row reboot, the ex-studio’s publisher has now confirmed that Volition’s franchises will …
Read More »Embracer Group shuts down Volition, the studio behind Red Faction and Saints Row
Embracer Group has announced plans to shut down Volition Games, the studio behind Saints Row. The company had been around for 30 years but following a big miss with the Saints Row reboot, Embracer is pulling the plug. Volition has gone through plenty of changes over the years. In the …
Read More »THQ Nordic has 20 unannounced games in development
THQ Nordic recently hosted its own showcase in which the publisher announced and showed off a number of their projects, including TMNT: The Last Ronin and South Park: Snow Day. Interestingly, THQ revealed that they currently have 20 more projects in development – all of which have yet to be …
Read More »Embracer wants to go all in on Lord of the Rings following restructuring
After years of expanding and buying up studios, Embracer Group has now hit a bump in the road, forcing the company to ‘restructure' in an effort to reduce costs and become more efficient. Embracer owns a lot of great IP at this point, but it seems to be planning to …
Read More »Embracer confirms plans for layoffs in effort to become ‘leaner and more focused’
Embracer Group has been buying up a lot of studios and expensive IP in recent years, with the most recent addition being ownership over the Lord of the Rings IP. Unfortunately, the company had a rough financial quarter after a multi-billion dollar deal failed to materialise. Now, Embracer is looking …
Read More »Amazon Games is now making a Lord of the Rings MMO in partnership with Embracer
Amazon has already been working with Embracer Group, having formed a deal that will see Amazon publishing the next Tomb Raider game. Now, Amazon has entered a new license agreement with Embracer, paving the way for Amazon to develop its own Lord of the Rings MMO. Amazon and Embracer Group …
Read More »The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is finally releasing in May
After years of development and a couple of delays, Daedalic Entertainment is finally set to release its Lord of the Rings game. Focused on Gollum, the new title will be the first in a new wave of LOTR-based projects, with many more games on the way. After acquiring Middle-Earth Enterprises …
Read More »Embracer has five Lord of the Rings games in development
Last year, Embracer Group made one of its biggest acquisitions yet after taking Middle-Earth Enterprises on board. The move gave Embracer the rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, but few new projects have been announced. That's set to change soon, with the company today confirming that …
Read More »Embracer Group shuts down former Square Enix studio, Eidos working with Xbox on Fable
Shortly after being acquired by Embracer Group, Square Enix Montreal changed its name to Studio Onoma and revealed that it was working on a new IP. Now just a few weeks later, Embracer Group has cancelled that project and shut down the studio. Onoma was a bit of an outlier …
Read More »Embracer CEO discusses Saints Row’s poor reception
The Saints Row reboot finally released last month, though to an unfortunately poor reception – commercially, but especially crititcally. The founder and CEO of Embracer Group has now commented on the matter. As transcribed by Stephen Totilo, Lars Wingefors, the founder and CEO of Embracer Group (publisher Deep Silver’s parent …
Read More »Embracer completes acquisition of Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and studios behind them
It has only been a few months since Square Enix announced that it was selling off multiple western studios and their IP to Embracer Group in a deal worth $300M. While some larger deals take a year or more to complete, this one was wrapped up pretty quickly, with Embracer …
Read More »Embracer Group just acquired the IP rights to Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and more
Back in February, we heard that The Saul Zaentz Company, the owner of Middle-Earth Enterprises, was looking to auction off the IP rights for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. In a surprise move, Embracer Group has now revealed itself as the buyer. Just a few months after …
Read More »Aspyr’s KOTOR Remake is reportedly ‘on hold’ and may not reappear for years
It looks like Aspyr's ambitious remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is still many years away. While the original plan was to have the remake finished this year, sources have confirmed that the project is now being rebooted, seemingly after a poor demo showing that led to two team leads losing their jobs.
Read More »Saber Interactive is working with Aspyr on Knights of the Old Republic Remake
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is regarded by fans as one of the best Star Wars games of all time and we've been hoping for a return to the series for quite some time. Last year, Aspyr Media confirmed it is working on a remake, and now, it …
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