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dirtmayor ( dirtmayor@beehaw.org )  to GamingEnglish · 3 years ago

Gaming mega-publisher Embracer to close studios, cancel games after $2B deal crumbles

www.polygon.com

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Gaming mega-publisher Embracer to close studios, cancel games after $2B deal crumbles

www.polygon.com

dirtmayor ( dirtmayor@beehaw.org )  to GamingEnglish · 3 years ago
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Embracer Group has close to 17,000 employees over more than 100 studios, many of which were acquired over the past few years
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    Non directly, they own a lot of companies and IP. A LOT.

    Gearbox, Coffee Stain, Deep Silver, Warhorse, Aspyr, Saber, THQ Nordic, Dark Horse Comics, 3D Realms, Volition, Ghost Ship Games.

    You can put them in the same sphere as Microsoft with all their owned companies as both were out scooping them up over the last few years.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embracer_Group

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      That’s a real shame they owned Coffee Stain, I liked Goat Simulator.

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        Don’t forget Satisfactory. I really hope, this doesn’t affect its development.

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        Did the game turn from good to bad now that you found out they aren’t independent?

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          No, not at all. Just that there probably won’t be any more Goat Simulator.

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            Goat Simulator 3 was released after they were acquired by Embracer.

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              Yeah and now that Embracer is shuttering, no more Goat Simulator lol

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                What makes you say that?

                • The Velour Fog  ( Blackfeathr@lemmy.world ) 
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                  Because Embracer is closing the studio according to the article.

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                    The article doesn’t say anything about which studios are closing down.

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