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\nSaber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch has defended Embracer’s acquisition strategy, following its split from the Swedish conglomerate.\n<\/p>\n

\nLast month Embracer sold its Saber assets<\/a> and the companies separated. In a new interview with IGN<\/a>, Karch said it was his suggestion that Saber leave Embracer, which he described as “bittersweet”. <\/p>\n

\nEmbracer is undergoing a restructuring programme<\/a> after a period of mass acquisition – Karch compares the company to Pac-man “gobbling up everything on the screen” – and has laid off eight percent of staff<\/a>. Yet despite garnering a negative reputation in the industry as a result, Karch remains on “very good terms” with Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors.\n<\/p>\n

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Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch has defended Embracer’s acquisition strategy, following its split from the Swedish conglomerate. Last month Embracer sold its Saber assets and the companies separated. In a new interview with IGN, Karch said it was his suggestion that Saber leave Embracer, which he described as “bittersweet”. Embracer is undergoing a restructuring programme after a period of mass acquisition – Karch compares the company to Pac-man “gobbling up everything on the screen” – and has laid off eight percent of staff. Yet despite garnering a negative reputation in the industry as a result, Karch remains on “very good terms” with Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors. 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