This morning, it came to light that Embracer Group was considering selling off Gearbox Entertainment, two years after acquiring the company in a deal worth roughly $1.4 billion. Now, a leaked email from Gearbox leadership to staff shows this as being true, although the company may just go independent once …
Read More »The Knights of the Old Republic Remake is still in active development
There has been growing concern around the future of the Knights of the Old Republic for months now. The game was taken away from Aspyr some time ago and handed over to Embracer Group studio, Saber Interactive. Recently, it was claimed that the game might not ever come out, but …
Read More »Metro Exodus has sold over 8.5 million copies
The Metro series has never been a blockbuster franchise, with the games seeing a respectable amount of success relative to their popularity. That said, the latest entry in the series – Metro Exodus – seems to have broken free of this niche, as the game has sold over 8.5 million …
Read More »Dead Island 2 sells “well over” 2 million copies in one month
Dead Island 2 had been cooking in the oven for many years, with the much-anticipated sequel being handed off to multiple studios over the course of its development. Despite these setbacks, Dead Island 2 finally launched late last month to positive reviews across the board. After selling 1 million copies …
Read More »Embracer strikes deal with WB for new Lord of the Rings movies
Last year, Embracer Group acquired Middle-Earth Enterprises and along with it, the rights to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and other works. With the rights changing hands, many have wondered what this means for the future of LOTR in film. As it turns out, not much will be …
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 »Kingdom Come: Deliverance hits 5.5 million sales milestone, game gets new VO languages
Kingdom Come: Deliverance holds a special place in many people’s hearts due to its in-depth and hardcore RPG mechanics – leading to a unique experience when compared to other similar titles in the genre. Released in 2018, the game is currently celebrating its 5th anniversary. As part of this it …
Read More »Embracer moves Saints Row studio over to Gearbox
It is no secret that Volition's latest release, a reboot of Saints Row, did not meet expectations. The studio still has plans to fix up the game and release DLC, but the studio will be going through a much bigger shakeup. Moving forward, Volition will now become part of Gearbox. …
Read More »Eidos Montréal reportedly working on a new IP as well as Deus Ex
Back in May, it was announced that Embracer Group was set to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Square Enix Montréal as well as a litany of IPs. While it has now been revealed that Square Enix Montréal is being shut down, Eidos Montréal is fortunately still kicking, with the studio reportedly …
Read More »Saints Row story DLC on hold as Volition focuses on improving base game
After a good long break, Volition and Deep Silver returned to Saints Row this year with a new reboot. Unfortunately, the game was critically panned, averaging a low 62 overall score on Metacritic. Due to the reception to the initial release, the developers have revealed that future content plans are …
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 »Sources confirm Knights of the Old Republic now being developed by Saber Interactive
Last week, Embracer confirmed that one of its AAA projects has recently transitioned studios. Now, sources have confirmed that the game is KOTOR Remake, which is now being developed by Saber Interactive. Many of us put the puzzle pieces together already last week, as recent reports indicated that the project …
Read More »Saber Interactive is now leading development on KOTOR Remake
This has been a huge week for Embracer Group, as the company updated investors on its business and announced new high-profile acquisitions, including the IP rights to The Lord of the Rings and other Tolkien works. The update appears to have contained a sneaky update on KOTOR Remake too. Embracer …
Read More »Dead Island 2 leaks with screenshots and early 2023 release date
Gamescom is just a few days away and we may have just had the first major leak. Ahead of a presumably imminent reveal, the Amazon store page for Dead Island 2 has gone live, complete with box art and the first details about the final version of the game. Dead …
Read More »THQ Nordic to revive classic survival horror IP ‘Alone in the Dark’
For the last few months, there has been a mysterious Twitter account that has been leaking a bunch of high profile games with a high rate of accuracy. The user has been quiet for a little while, but returned this week just ahead of THQ's next showcase. The Snitch is …
Read More »There won’t be a new Deus Ex game anytime soon
With Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics now being acquired by Embracer Group, there has been a lot of hope for new Deus Ex and Tomb Raider games. We know that Crystal Dynamics is working on the next Tomb Raider already, but the return of Deus Ex could still be years away.
Read More »Dead Island 2 re-reveal still planned for this year
Dead Island 2 was announced just shy of a decade ago, and while we haven't had an official update on the state of the game in a while, there have been a number of leaks this year. According to a growing number of sources, Dead Island 2 will be re-revealed …
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