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Epic Games Store boss quits after 8 years to take up new role at Saber Interactive

Steve Allison launched Epic's storefront in 2018 and held the reins until earlier this month.

PC Gamer

"How Ubisoft and Embracer leadership aren't in prison absolutely eludes me": Helldivers 2 studio QA manager laments "darkest timeline" as layoffs hurt thousands

The bloodbath gets thicker

GamesRadar

After 16 years of exploring the final frontier, Star Trek Online devs are 'trying new things' and 'trying to push the boundaries' of what they can achieve

The frontier keeps moving.

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Italy's second-largest independent game studio buys its freedom from Embracer

34BigThings, known for games including Redout and Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, is now back in the hands of its original founders.

PC Gamer

Sony is considering pushing the PS6 to 2028 or 2029, "some analysts believe," according to Embracer Group

Embracer expects tariffs and AI to have "a negative impact on console retail prices"

GamesRadar

3 years after a $2 billion implosion, studio closures, and cancellations, Embracer's new CEO hopes 'trust is improving'

Well, you can only go up from here, right?

PC Gamer

After a $2 billion mess that saw thousands of layoffs with many studios and games shut down, new Embracer CEO hopes trust in the company "is improving"

And Embracer is not necessarily done with acquisitions

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Former Activision Blizzard CEO claims Swedish pension fund’s lawsuit against Microsoft-Activision merger was a ploy to strengthen Embracer

The other side accused him of hiding sexual misconduct by rushing the merger.

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The next Kingdom Come game is an "open-world RPG," Warhorse confirms

So not a survival horror spinoff then?

GamesRadar

Four years later, Microsoft finally finishes fighting over the Activision acquisition

A lawsuit suit, filed by Sjunde AP-Fonden, alleged that the buyout was rushed in order to protect Activision's then-CEO Bobby Kotick.

PC Gamer

Embracer founder says the company's "large adjustment" in 2023 was a chance for some studios "to prove themselves," not "a hard 'US Corporate style' headcount reduction"

"We have been and are still adjusting to a new industry post-pandemic to drive value"

GamesRadar

Warhorse's new Kingdom Come "adventure" is most definitely "a game" releasing as early as 2027, Embracer CEO confirms, but I'm dying to know if it's full-blown RPG or a spinoff

A survival horror Kingdom Come game would bang

GamesRadar

Oh boy, it's real: the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 dev is making a new The Lord of the Rings RPG in Middle-earth — and a third KCD game is coming next year, too

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios is officially working on a The Lord of the Rings RPG, and also a new KCD game that's coming soon.

Windows Central

Embracer Group cuts itself into pieces, this is its last resort: Bifurcation, new listing—licensing out Kain and JC Denton

Would it be wrong? Would it be right? If I put Middle-earth on the NASDAQ tonight?

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Warhorse Studios is making an open world Middle-earth RPG

The rumors were true. Warhorse is making a Middle-Earth RPG.

GamesRadar

Lord of the Rings, Tomb Raider, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, and more now overseen by new company from Embracer that'll make at least 2 "outstanding AAA products" a year

Thief and Legacy of Kain are among the IP, too

MarketBeat

Embracer Group AB (publ) Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Embracer Group AB (publ) (LON:0GFE) reported fourth-quarter results above management’s plan and outlined a proposed separation that would create two listed companies, with a spin-off of its IP-focused Fellowship Entertainment business targeted for 2027. Chief Executive Officer Phil Rogers said quar

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Eidos Montreal continues 3 straight years of layoffs as the Deus Ex studio fires 124 devs and 12-year studio head departs: "Today is a difficult day"

That marks 296 layoffs since the studio was acquired by Embracer Group in 2022

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Devs behind GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and TimeSplitters are done with big shooters after getting burned by Embracer, so their next game is a Balatro-like twist on Scrabble—and you can try the demo now

Beyond Words is part of Steam Next Fest.

PC Gamer

Saints Row 1 designer reckons the series is 'dead,' adding that Embracer 'ghosted' him after a comeback pitch: 'I wish things were different'

The Third Street Saints won't go marching in anytime soon.

PC Gamer

Cryptic rises again? Former CEO Jack Emmert returns to the Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and Champions Online studio: 'It was just meant to be'

Cryptic split from Embracer Group last year, and now one of its co-founders is back at the reins.

Windows Central

CoD sales fell 60% — and Kotick says the collapse proves the Microsoft buyout was the right move. Does it?

Bobby Kotick claims Call of Duty sales are down more than 60% as he defends Activision’s $69B sale to Microsoft amid a lawsuit from Swedish pension fund AP7.

Creative Bloq

How retro shooters like R-Type Delta HD Boosted are bringing a cult genre to new players

Embracer's Martin Lindell and James Wragg analyse the revival of a niche retro gaming genre.

PC Gamer

Eidos Montreal lays off more employees, internal projects reportedly cancelled as the studio shifts focus to support work

This is the second round of layoffs at the Embracer-owned studio this year.

GamesRadar

Former Battlefield devs had "something to prove" with Arc Raiders and The Finals, ex-Nexon boss says, and that's why they succeeded where other veteran-led studios failed

"All this stuff that really matters, where the value is created, is just completely forgotten"

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