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Embracer Group acquiring rights to Lord of the Rings and Hobbit IP, plus more

Embracer Group acquiring rights…

Embracer Group is to buy Middle-earth Enterprises, which will give the Swedish conglomerate the rights to JRR Tolkien’s The…
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake development on hold after director firings – report

Star Wars: Knights of…

Though the news had leaked well ahead of time, the reveal of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic…
Embracer boss issues lengthy statement on Saudi fund’s £840m stake

Embracer boss issues lengthy…

Lars Wingefors, the boss of Embracer Group, has issued a lengthy statement discussing the recent £840m investment in the…
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund acquires stake in Embracer Group

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment…

Saudi Arabia’s controversial Public Investment Fund (PIF) now owns part of Embracer – the umbrella company which owns Gearbox,…
Embracer establishes the Embracer Games Archive to “save as much of the games industry as possible”

Embracer establishes the Embracer…

The company formerly known as THQ Nordic, Embracer Group, has announced new plans to preserve video games to “archive…
Half a million of us have signed up to bash zombies in Evil Dead: The Game

Half a million of…

The latest asymmetric multiplayer horror, Evil Dead: The Game, has sold more than 500,000 copies. The milestone was revealed…
Embracer Group wants “remakes, remasters, and spinoffs” of titles like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex

Embracer Group wants “remakes,…

After Embracer Group’s recent acquisition of Tomb Raider and more, it’s looking like “remakes, remasters, and spinoffs,” are on…
Borderlands creator Gearbox has nine AAA games in development

Borderlands creator Gearbox has…

Gearbox, the creator behind the Borderlands series, has nine AAA games currently in development. Gearbox’s parent company Embracer revealed…
“The days of Metacritic determining how well a game sells are long gone” says Saber boss

“The days of Metacritic…

It’s been a good week for Embracer Group and Saber Interactive: after the publisher/developer combo announced that Evil Dead:…
Embracer sees “great potential” in its Tomb Raider acquisition, including remakes

Embracer sees “great potential”…

We were all left to pick our jaws up from the floor when it was announced that Embracer had…