Embracer Group Looks to Sell Video Game Studio Gearbox

The game developer is best known for Borderlands, which has generated more than $1 billion in revenue

[persona4chie]

Hey n4g, can we maybe not allow articles where you can only read 3% of it before hitting the pay wall?

[Snookies12]

The disagrees were from people that already paid, haha.

[neutralgamer1992]

They just bought them not long ago. This is absurd. Embracer owns so many gaming studios and IP’s. They just don’t know to manage them right TBH

Give us saints row 1-2 proper HD remaster (3-5 million in sales confirmed as long as no major bugs)

Focus on AA games that cost less than 40 million go develop while funding 2-3 major AAA titles. Those smaller titles should aim for 8/10 type games with focus on fun and be released within 2 years while bigger games are given 3-5 years

[Sniperwithacause]

You got it all figured out!
Sounds like you need to send over your resume to corporate office! Lol
All jokes aside. They need to figure it out quickly.

[neutralgamer1992]

Lol no they need suits and number crunchers haha

What use to be available to us as bonus content for free by unlocking or cheat codes is now micro transactions

Gaming is generating so much money that we have so much soulless content simply for money grabs

[Ristul]

Embracer's problem is that they have spent too much on acquisitions of game studios and when they did, interest rates were lower when compared to today. With higher interest rates on their loans, they have to sell studios to raise capital.

[crazyCoconuts]

Sounds like a multi-million dollar "oops"

[BrainSyphoned]

If they would have bought Bethesda their stock would have crashed and sunk the company a couple days ago.

[1Victor]

I’ll be the jerk that says it
Get’m Microsoft get’m, or Sony 🤷🏿

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Hopefully Microsoft saves us and buys them. Gaming has never been better because of them!

[shinoff2183]

If your not a borderlands fan what have they made good

[dumahim]

@shinoff2183
Brothers in Arms series.

[1Victor]

Thank you your disagrees makes me feel good to know you don’t think I’m a jerk 🤣

[CoNn3rB]

They must be hurting for cash because I would assume that Gearbox would be a money maker with the Borderlands series

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

Embracer has more studios than Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo combined. However, Embracer generates less revenue per year than a mid sized game company (e.g. Namco-Bandai, Ubisoft, etc.). Embracer is trying to sell Gearbox for a profit to offset low revenue and decreased investor funding.

[CoNn3rB]

Too many eggs not enough baskets

[outsider1624]

Aren't Gearbox the makers of Brothers in Arms franchise? Man how i wish we have another Brothers in Arms.

[SonyStyled]

My PS3 copy of Hells Highway has Gearbox and Ubisoft on the cover

[mastershredder]

Embracer is shedding fast. The legals have been a doozie for them this year and they are have way more to geth though

[ROCKY28]

KARMA BITES HARD !

[ZwVw]

Embracer failing to secure more Saudi money really hurt them. Kinda ironic that earlier in the year, they were boasting about goals of acquiring even more studios and not stopping from there.

[Shiore2u]

One studio I wouldn't mind being shut down.

[Inverno]

Companies are being stupid with money while their workers are the ones punished by the consequences. Seems that staying independent and just finding a publisher to work with is a much safer bet these days than to sign away ownership to a bigger company. Whole point is to find some financial stability and security and these big companies are just being stupid with money. Also subscriptions for news sites can go dig a 6 foot hole and jump in it.

[Whitey2k]

I'm sure nintendo and sony can purchase some studios on the cheap

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

[Answered to the wrong person]

[anast]

Is this the company of the CEO with that "special USB"?