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Future Lord of the Rings games are set to get their own dedicated publisher following parent company Embracer's mass-studio closure amid $2 billion investment collapse

Coffee Stain, Middle-Earth, and Asmodee are all becoming their own entities

GamesRadar

Embracer Group embraces its new future as three separate companies including 'Middle-earth and Friends', which its CEO says 'reinforces Embracer's vision of backing entrepreneurs and creators with a long-term mindset'

Making friends.

PC Gamer

After Embracer Group's acquisitions and subsequent troubles, the company is splitting into three oddly-named entities

The embattled Embracer Group is back in the headlines, but thankfully not for similar reasons to more recent times. It's being split up into three new companies, each with a different focus and operating independently of each other.

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As restructuring ends with the sale of Gearbox, Embracer's CEO has a new plan: 'simply making better products and games'

It's a bold strategy.

PC Gamer

Embracer sell off more assets with Gearbox being acquired by Take-Two for $460m

Borderlands developer Gearbox is to be acquired by Take-Two for $460m.

TechRadar

Embracer sells Borderlands studio Gearbox for $460 million after acquiring it for $1.3 billion just 3 years ago

Embracer retains Gearbox's publishing arm, however

GamesRadar

Flagging megacorp Embracer Group is now selling off Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two for $460 million

But it'll keep the Remnant series, thank you very much.

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Embracer Group sells Borderlands developer Gearbox to Take-Two Interactive for $460 million

Embracer Group continues its meltdown, selling Borderlands developer Gearbox to Take-Two Interactive for $460 million.

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Embracer Group sells off Space Marine maker Saber Interactive and most of its studios for $247M, but the price could go a lot higher

Most of the studios operating under the Saber brand are included in the sale, but some big names are staying behind.

PC Gamer

Embracer Group sells off Saber Interactive studios and assets, including games like Space Marine 2 and Knights of the Old Republic remake

Saber Interactive has parted ways with Embracer alongside a range of Saber-affiliated studios and properties.

TechRadar

Embracer Group officially sells Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive — and the sale might include even more

Embracer Group sells Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive and multiple subsidiaries, retaining the rights to multiple games.

Windows Central

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake studio frees itself from flailing corporate overlords in $247m deal, but smaller studios haven't been so lucky

Metro studio 4A Games is reportedly also being sold

GamesRadar

After 16 years, the canceled FPS TimeSplitters 4 gets saved and preserved through a seemingly unremarkable eBay listing for a PS3 test console

"This is exactly the kind of nonsense that wasn’t interested in back in 2008"

GamesRadar

Borderlands studio Gearbox reportedly in the 'late stages' of a sale, as Embracer Group continues to hack off parts of itself to keep the lights on

As a caged elephant once said: Money don't grow on trees.

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Six games that will never see the light of day thanks to the mass tech layoffs

The massive wave of tech layoffs this year has led to the cancellation of at least six games, which will now never see the light of day.

PC Gamer

Embracer Group will reportedly sell Space Marine 2 studio Saber Interactive for $500 million

Saber Interactive, which Embracer acquired in 2020, will continue to operate as a privately-owned company.

Windows Central

Embracer Group is reportedly selling Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive for $500 million

Embracer Group is reportedly selling Saber Interactive for $500 million, with the team continuing to work on projects like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

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Embracer Group quietly cancelled 29 unannounced games and shut 7 studios within six months last year

This follows the company making over 1,300 workers redundant

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Why is the $180bn games industry shedding thousands of staff?

Despite healthy sales, publishers such as Epic Games and Activision Blizzard are making hundreds of employees redundant – which may radically reshape the industry

TechRadar

Eidos Montréal confirms almost 100 layoffs, blaming ‘challenges of our industry’ and Embracer restructuring

Eidos-Montréal has laid off 97 people from across its development teams, administration, and support services.

PC Gamer

Embracer lays off 97 people at Eidos Montreal, reportedly cancels new Deus Ex game

The Embracer Group's plummet hits one of PC gaming's most beloved series.

Windows Central

Embracer Group reportedly cancels unannounced Deus Ex game, lays off staff at Eidos Montreal

A yet-unannounced Deus Ex game in development at Eidos Montreal has been cancelled by Embracer Group, with layoffs at the developer.

GamesRadar

A new Deus Ex game has reportedly been in development for 2 years, but Embracer just canceled it amid more layoffs

97 employees have been let go

Windows Central

Embracer Group is showcasing the dangers of irresponsible consolidation

Embracer Group has repeatedly closed studios and laid off employees since it fell on hard times in May of 2023.

TechRadar

Embracer Group layoffs continue at Lost Boys Interactive, staff report

A number of staff at Lost Boys Interactive have reported layoffs at the studio, which is owned by Embracer subsidiary Gearbox.

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