Black Forest is now working on a remake of Destroy All Humans 2, after releasing a remake of the series' first game in 2020.Ī week later, Embracer acquired Pieces Interactive, makers of Magicka and Titan Quest, for roughly $350,000. 2017Īfter a few quieter years, Embracer acquired German developer Black Forest Games and its IPs - Giana Sisters, Helldorado, and Rogue Stormers - for roughly $1 million. ATV, Destroy All Humans, and other IPs for $4.9 million from a bankrupt THQ. In 2013, Embracer (then operating as Nordic Games) made its first major acquisition, buying Darksiders, Red Faction, MX vs. Considering the number of acquisitions Embracer has completed over the past decade, we’ve omitted lesser-known studios and IPs from this list, as well as tech-focused companies and most mobile and board game developers. Notable Embracer Group AcquisitionsĮmbracer’s current acquisition spree kicked off in 2018 with its nine-figure purchase of Koch Media (now known as Plaion), though as previously mentioned, it began buying game franchises in the early 2010s.īelow we’ve compiled a chronology of Embracer’s most notable purchases. In addition to a diverse portfolio of video game studios and IPs, Embracer owns household names in board gaming (Catan Studio – Catan, Z-Man Games – Pandemic) and comics (Dark Horse – Hellboy, The Umbrella Academy). In 2019 the company rebranded for the last time, taking on the moniker Embracer Group to represent its mission: “Embrace great companies, great people, and great ideas.” By 2016 Nordic Games was renamed THQ Nordic to capitalize on the stronger brand recognition. THQ’s bankruptcy played a significant role in the rise of Embracer not only did the company purchase the aforementioned THQ franchises, it later bought the THQ trademark.
Koch Media) and Saber Interactive, and therefore could be considered the grandparent company of developers like Volition (Saints Row) and 4A games (Metro), which are owned by Plaion and Saber, respectively. To extend the oft-used familial metaphor, Embracer is the parent company of Plaion (f.k.a. All 11 companies operate a varying number of businesses and/or studios, all of which fall beneath the Embracer Group umbrella. In the case of Embracer, it owns 11 such companies (i.e., operating groups): THQ Nordic, Plaion, Coffee Stain, Amplifier Game Invest, Saber Interactive, DECA Games, Gearbox Entertainment, Easybrain, Asmodee, Dark Horse, and the recently founded Embracer Freemode. (Monetary amounts are listed in USD$ via exchange rate based on the days those deals were announced.) What is Embracer Group?Įmbracer Group is a Swedish holding company - that is a company that doesn’t produce goods or services itself, rather it owns other companies that do.
Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.To answer that question, we’ve distilled Embracer Group’s thirty-year history into a digestible chronology, explaining how the company came to be and cataloging its growing list of notable development studios and game franchises. The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene. Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.įluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fpsįluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fpsįluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. n123 Number of benchmarks for this median value / * Approximate position
0 kommentar(er)
