{"id":792441,"date":"2025-12-03T16:11:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/embracer-ceo-says-its-way-too-early-for-the-company-to-start-talking-about-acquiring-new-studios?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:11:40","slug":"embracer-ceo-says-its-way-too-early-for-the-company-to-start-talking-about-acquiring-new-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/embracer-ceo-says-its-way-too-early-for-the-company-to-start-talking-about-acquiring-new-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracer CEO says it&#8217;s &#8220;way too early&#8221; for the company to &#8220;start talking about&#8221; acquiring new studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/embracer-ceo-says-its-way-too-early-for-the-company-to-start-talking-about-acquiring-new-studios.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has acknowledged it&#8217;s &#8220;way too early&#8221; for the company to &#8220;start talking about&#8221; acquiring new studios.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to investors &ndash; as transcribed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/embracer-say-their-restructure-is-over-but-its-too-early-to-start-acquiring-studios-again\">RPS<\/a> &ndash; Wingefors said that after shedding 1300+ jobs, cancelling dozens of games, and shutting down studios like Timesplitters developer Free Radical and Saints Row dev Volition, the team&#8217;s &#8220;highest focus and priority&#8221; was to &#8220;increase profitability and cashflow generation by simply making better products and games&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Looking to do more [mergers and acquisitions] deals &ndash; I think it&#8217;s way too early to start talking about restarting the M&amp;A engines again,&#8221; Wingefors said when asked about future acquisitions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/embracer-ceo-says-its-way-too-early-for-the-company-to-start-talking-about-acquiring-new-studios?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/embracer-ceo-says-its-way-too-early-for-the-company-to-start-talking-about-acquiring-new-studios?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has acknowledged it&#8217;s &#8220;way too early&#8221; for the company to &#8220;start talking about&#8221; acquiring new studios. 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