Current Events > Embracer Group confirms layoff of 900 employees so far, with more to come

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UnholyMudcrab
11/16/23 2:29:19 PM
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https://www.ign.com/articles/embattled-embracer-group-confirms-more-than-900-staff-laid-off-so-far-and-warns-of-more-to-come

Turns out that relying on the Saudis to fund your buyout of half the video games industry can go badly if the Saudis decide to withdraw funding.

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MatzoTov
11/16/23 2:30:20 PM
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What noteworthy game(s) did they do again?

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royic
11/16/23 2:30:36 PM
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Also that if you plan to buy half the IP in the industry you should have some plan to monetize it

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ArkhamOrigins
11/16/23 2:30:45 PM
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Did we do it?

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Crimsoness
11/16/23 2:32:06 PM
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MatzoTov posted...
What noteworthy game(s) did they do again?
That shitty Saint's Row reboot

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Hayame_Zero
11/16/23 2:36:09 PM
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MatzoTov posted...
What noteworthy game(s) did they do again?
They own a ton of game studios, like Gearbox, Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, Deep Silver, and THQ Nordic (which they were formally)

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LaLeyenda
11/16/23 2:37:18 PM
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So we actually aren't getting a new TimeSplitters game then. :(
https://web.archive.org/web/20231108171025/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracers-timesplitters-studio-free-radical-faces-closure/

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Kai_Laguna
11/16/23 2:41:33 PM
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MatzoTov posted...
What noteworthy game(s) did they do again?
A ton of game, before they were embracer they were thq nordic and before that they were nordic games.
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Hospy
11/16/23 2:42:02 PM
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I'm sad they killed the Expeditions team, really great series.
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Jagr_68
11/16/23 2:47:16 PM
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What an elephant shitheap of a company. Hope one day they go under.

MatzoTov posted...
What noteworthy game(s) did they do again?

Nothing. They're basically an equity firm who buys up businesses (in this case, video game pubs/devs who produce the works) for capitalistic endless gains purposes, no different than Squeenix who they bought Tomb Raider and Deus Ex from.


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