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Embracer Group acquisitions

• Limited Run Games
• Tuxedo Labs
• Tripwire Interactive
• Singtrix
• Tatsujin
• Bitwave Games
• Gioteck
• IP rights to Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R. Tolkien
• An undisclosed group that creates PC/ Console games.

Press releases & News - Embracer Group

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[adamsapple]

Embracer and Tencent will own the entire gaming industry within the decade at this rate.

 

[YCoCg]

Shit, was there some kind of bargain bin sale going on? This many pick ups at once seems crazy.

 

[ULTROS!]

Wonder who'll buy ResetEra next, Embracer or Tencent.

 

[lh032]

 

[Griffon]

 

[a multicultural team of v]

They straight up own LOTR now. Wild.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Moses85]

Totally crazy

 

[Hosam6xavi]

 

[Louay]

if any company want to enter gaming then they just need to buy Embracer, 120 studios to feed your platform with big IPs as well for less than 30B.

 

[balls of snow]

So no more wb shadow of mordor games. Wth.

 

[Pallas]

Embracer and Tencent will own the entire gaming industry within the decade at this rate.

According to Neogaf Microsoft will own the entire gaming industry.

But yeah Limited Run games is kind of big and the IP rights to LoTR and Hobbit works? Damn.

 

[wipeout364]

Crazy how these guys just seem to have unlimited cash. Tripwire is now gone as an independent, crazy times.

 

[Louay]

So no more wb shadow of mordor games. Wth.

do not worry WBG is next one to be acquired by Embracer.

 

[ManaByte]

if any company want to enter gaming then they just need to buy Embracer, 120 studios to feed your platform with big IPs as well for less than 30B.

 

[Louay]

 

[Pallas]

So that’s his master plan all along. Evil genius.

 

[Louay]

The mother of all omelettes.....​

 

[Fredrik]

Hopefully moves the stock up, bought after the Crystal Dynamics news, been going down for a couple months.

 

[Robb]

Oh wow, LotR and The Hobbit. Didn’t expect that one.

 

[The_hunter]

They own LOTR now?

 

[theclaw135]

The important news here, Embracer now owns Zero Wing. (they've set up shop in Japan by acquiring the remnants of Toaplan)

 

[Porcile]

Damn do the Swedes have some secret oil fields or something ? Or are ABBA Gold sales just that good?

 

[freefornow]

Damn do the Swedes have some secret oil fields or something ? Or are ABBA Gold sales just that good?

You know its the latter.

 

[lh032]

i doubt Microsoft would buy Embracer. People seem to think Microsoft is going to buy any studio or IP out there just because they can.
Seems to be a lot of unknown/deadweight studio within Embracer. Too risky imo, not to mention the numbers of employees you need to manage, unless you plan to close down alot of underperform studios, which is bad for your company reputation.

 

[Javthusiast]

Damn they now own all of Lotr gaming ip?

Guess we can kiss any LotR Multiversus characters goodbye.

 

[DragoonWalker]

Is there any game studio Embracer won't buy? Buying studios is one thing, how do they have money to fund all these ongoing game projects year after year?
Some people collect vinyl records, some collect super cars. Lars Wingefors, the boss of Embracer, clearly enjoys collecting studios.

 

[TheDrunkenMerchant]

Embracer acquired:
Tatsujin: Masahiro Yuge
Singtrix: "Best Home Karaoke Machine & Microphone System"
Bitwave Games: Pictoparty, Wunderling DX, Cow Dash
Gioteck: Wireless Gaming Controllers/Headsets
Tripwire Interactive: Killing Floor, Rising Storm, Maneater
Tuxedo Labs: Teardown
IP rights to Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R. Tolkien
"Another company within PC/Console Gaming"

Embracer (Sweden) has ten groups total AT THE MOMENT (an eleventh coming):
Gearbox Software (America) - Brother in Arms, Borderlands, 007: Nightfire
Saber Interactive (America) - Saber3D engine used for Timeshift, later used for Halo Anniversary; Developed World War Z, Evil Dead: The Game
DECA Games (Germany) - Free to Player service
THQ Nordic (Australia) - Publishing Studio
Dark Horse Comics (American) - Animated TV Shows
Plaion (formerly Koch Media) - Subsidiaries include Flying Wild Hog, Warhorse Studios, Deep Silver, Milestone, Vertigo Games
Coffee Stain Studios (Sweden) - Sanctum, Goat Simulator, Satisfactory
Asmodee (France) - Board Games, Card Games, RPGs
Easybrain (Cyprus) - Mobile game development, known for Sudoku and Killer Sudoku
Amplifier Game Invest - Publisher

 

[theclaw135]

Embracer acquired:
Tatsujin: Masahiro Yuge
Singtrix: "Best Home Karaoke Machine & Microphone System"
Bitwave Games: Pictoparty, Wunderling DX, Cow Dash
Gioteck: Wireless Gaming Controllers/Headsets
Tripwire Interactive: Killing Floor, Rising Storm, Maneater
Tuxedo Labs: Teardown
IP rights to Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R. Tolkien
"Another company within PC/Console Gaming"

Embracer (Sweden) has ten groups total AT THE MOMENT (an eleventh coming):
Gearbox Software (America) - Brother in Arms, Borderlands, 007: Nightfire
Saber Interactive (America) - Saber3D engine used for Timeshift, later used for Halo Anniversary; Developed World War Z, Evil Dead: The Game
DECA Games (Germany) - Free to Player service
THQ Nordic (Australia) - Publishing Studio
Dark Horse Comics (American) - Animated TV Shows
Plaion (formerly Koch Media) - Subsidiaries include Flying Wild Hog, Warhorse Studios, Deep Silver, Milestone, Vertigo Games
Coffee Stain Studios (Sweden) - Sanctum, Goat Simulator, Satisfactory
Asmodee (France) - Board Games, Card Games, RPGs
Easybrain (Cyprus) - Mobile game development, known for Sudoku and Killer Sudoku
Amplifier Game Invest - Publisher

I get the sense they've been gearing up to leverage their exhaustive portfolio in other media. Board games and comics and stuff might raise brand awareness for the games.

 

[Neilg]

Is there any game studio Embracer won't buy? Buying studios is one thing, how do they have money to fund all these ongoing game projects year after year?
Some people collect vinyl records, some collect super cars. Lars Wingefors, the boss of Embracer, clearly enjoys collecting studios.

Economic trouble coming - some eager to sell, and embracer eager to get rid of cash. If you pay $20m for something and can prove that it's still performing as expected or better, you can take out a loan against that $20m at an absurdly low interest rate - lower than current inflation.
Right now a lot of huge corporations are burning cash to pad assets/holdings instead of paying tax to keep it liquid.

 

[Javthusiast]

They are gonna run it into the ground Disney style.

 

[Thief1987]

Can't wait for Collapse of THQ sequel.

 

[Fredrik]

i doubt Microsoft would buy Embracer. People seem to think Microsoft is going to buy any studio or IP out there just because they can.
Seems to be a lot of unknown/deadweight studio within Embracer. Too risky imo, not to mention the numbers of employees you need to manage, unless you plan to close down alot of underperform studios, which is bad for your company reputation.

I doubt Embracer would sell to Microsoft, or anyone else. I read an interview with Wingefors from a couple years ago, they have a very clear plan to expand and have internal growth and they’ve been doing it since day 1 and has no plans to change. MS can keep wasting 70 billions to get CoD not exclusive while Embracer go around buying everything else in garage sales.

 

[TheDrunkenMerchant]

I get the sense they've been gearing up to leverage their exhaustive portfolio in other media. Board games and comics and stuff might raise brand awareness for the games.

I get a weird feeling they're gearing up for some sort of free to play rhythm game with an add-on accessory. Maybe a Guitar Hero-esque revival? They just acquired a multiplayer studio, a mobile studio, an accessory company, and a physics company. Also, the studio of a well known music composer.

 

[Kagey K]

Embracer is like a Pokémon trainer now.

Gotta catch them all.

 

[SnapShot]

Embracer Group acquires your mom

 

[March Climber]

 

[Soodanim]

I get a weird feeling they're gearing up for some sort of free to play rhythm game with an add-on accessory. Maybe a Guitar Hero-esque revival? They just acquired a multiplayer studio, a mobile studio, an accessory company, and a physics company. Also, the studio of a well known music composer.

Maybe I'm just having a tired moment, but where does a physics company come into play for a Guitar Hero style game?

 

[Neilg]

I get a weird feeling they're gearing up for some sort of free to play rhythm game with an add-on accessory. Maybe a Guitar Hero-esque revival? They just acquired a multiplayer studio, a mobile studio, an accessory company, and a physics company. Also, the studio of a well known music composer.

lol at buying 5 entire companies to make a rhythm game

 

[RoadHazard]

Sega is next. Then Microsoft.

 

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Maybe they're creating their own version of game pass. An embracer pass. It kind of explains why they're buying up so many studios as well as the mix (indie, AA, AAA) and it also partly explains why they bought Giotek cause they'd want PC controllers/peripherals. Maybe I'm low on sleep

 

[ZoolNL]

Insane! How do they have the money to keep on doing these acquisitions?!

 

[baphomet]

Consolidation of the games industry will absolutely be the death of it.

 

[Banjo64]

Maybe they're creating their own version of game pass. An embracer pass.

I’d be interested to see a list of games they could include.

Maybe we’re going to see the EmbracerStation One soon.

 

[jufonuk]

They straight up own LOTR now. Wild.

I thought Amazon did ? Hence why they are making that new tv series.

 

[balls of snow]

They are gonna run it into the ground Disney style.

Not before amazon is done with it.

 

[balls of snow]

I thought Amazon did ? Hence why they are making that new tv series.

Apparently they only secured rights for the second age of middle earth. Hence why in the show, there will be no mention of hobbits but their precursor race is in the show. Heard in on nerdrotic yt.

 

[PhaseJump]

They should embrace SNK, and get around to giving us the Neo Geo 2 they were talking about a few years ago.

 

[Fredrik]

Maybe they're creating their own version of game pass. An embracer pass. It kind of explains why they're buying up so many studios as well as the mix (indie, AA, AAA) and it also partly explains why they bought Giotek cause they'd want PC controllers/peripherals. Maybe I'm low on sleep

Yeah, it’s not impossible as a side option besides regular sales, and a launcher and save syncing and all that. They own a crazy amount of IPs and studios now. Way more than MS and Sony. Not so many AAA though. Trying to think what’s their biggest IP. Once it’s final, maybe Tomb Raider? The Lord of the Rings is big too. Should let Eidos do something cool with that, an Aragorn action adventure or something, 3D Golden Axe type of game with Tomb Raider platforming.