Embracer Group AB (formerly Nordic Games Licensing AB and THQ Nordic AB) is a Swedish video game and media holding company based in Karlstad. The company comprises 11 operative groups: Amplifier Game Invest, Asmodee, CDE Entertainment, Coffee Stain, Dark Horse Media, Deca Games, Easybrain, Freemode, Gearbox Entertainment, Plaion, and THQ Nordic.
Embracer Group was established as Nordic Games Licensing within Nordic Games Group in 2011. The latter had previously purchased assets from the bankrupt publisher JoWooD and established Nordic Games GmbH (a subsidiary of Nordic Games Licensing) to manage them. Nordic Games Licensing continued to purchase intellectual property from defunct publishers, notably several THQ products in 2013, followed by the "THQ" trademark in 2014. In August 2016, Nordic Games Licensing and Nordic Games GmbH changed their names to THQ Nordic. The parent company became a public company in 2016 and was renamed Embracer Group in 2019. Until 2023, Embracer Group rapidly grew through major acquisitions and investments. After a US$2 billion investment unexpectedly fell through, the company was more than $2 billion in debt and began closing and selling multiple studios and while laying off people at others.
On April 22, 2024, Embracer Group announced its intention to transform into three standalone publicly listed entities on Nasdaq Stockholm within the next two years: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends.[4]
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EmbracerGroup AB (formerly Nordic Games Licensing AB and THQ Nordic AB) is a Swedish video game and media holding company based in Karlstad. The company...
billion to buy an 8% interest in EmbracerGroup in May 2022, and a 5% stake in Nintendo. On September 29, 2022, Savvy Games Group announced plans to invest $37...
"Embracer purchases Asmodee for €2.75bn". 15 December 2021. "AMPLIFIER ACQUIRES SWEDISH STUDIO GREEN TILE DIGITAL". 15 December 2021. "EMBRACERGROUP ENTERS...
Embracer sold Saber Interactive to Beacon Interactive, alongside several other studios. Aspyr was not included in the deal and remains under Embracer...
Gearbox Publishing in 2019. Gearbox Entertainment was acquired by the EmbracerGroup in April 2021, becoming its seventh major label. A third division, Gearbox...
Interactive has the option to later acquire 4A Games and Zen Studios from EmbracerGroup, which will raise the total acquisition price to $500 Million if exercised...
Embracer has purchased Metro dev 4A Games and others". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020. "Embracer Group...
"THQ parent company Embracer has purchased Metro dev 4A Games and others". Gamasutra. Retrieved 13 August 2020. "EmbracerGroup Acquires 4A Games" (Press...
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euros. EmbracerGroup in December 2021 launched a takeover bid for €2.75 billion, which would make it a ninth operating group within Embracer. During...
R S T U V W X Y Z See also References List of indie game developers EmbracerGroup acquires multiple studios, including 4A Games. GamesIndustry.biz. August...
January 2024). "Piranha Bytes: Zukunft des Embracer-Studios offen (Update)" [Piranha Bytes: Future of Embracer Studio undetermined (Update)]. GamesWirtschaft...
company under EmbracerGroup. In December 2023, Free Radical Design was closed down amidst a widescale company restructuring from EmbracerGroup. In January...
Realms Entertainment was acquired by EmbracerGroup subsidiary Saber Interactive, which was spun off from Embracer in March 2024. In the early 1980s, Scott...
mixed reviews from critics and failed to meet the sales expectations of EmbracerGroup and Starbreeze. Payday 3 takes place after the ending of Payday 2 where...
working on Marvel's Avengers (2020). Square Enix sold Crystal Dynamics to EmbracerGroup in August 2022. As of 2022, Crystal Dynamics employs 273 people across...
2022, Embracer stated it sees potential in sequels, remakes and remasters. The deal was completed on 26 August 2022. In November 2022, Embracer shut down...
September 6, and Limited Run Games was incorporated into EmbracerGroup's newest operative group, Embracer Freemode, with Fairhurst and Bogart retaining their...
Publishing after Embracer purchase". Game Developer. Retrieved April 22, 2022. Valentine, Rebekah (2024-03-28). "Take-Two Buys Gearbox From Embracer, Confirms...
company was acquired by Sweden-based EmbracerGroup and became a subsidiary of Saber Interactive. In March 2024, Embracer sold off Saber and many of its studios...
the studio as part of EmbracerGroup. In December 2023, "at least half" of Slipgate and 3D Realms was laid off as part of Embracer's restructuring. Layoffs...
"THQ parent company Embracer has purchased Metro dev 4A Games and others". Gamasutra. Retrieved August 13, 2020. "EmbracerGroup Acquires New World Interactive"...
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