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Sweden’s Embracer weighs options for Borderlands maker Gearbox Entertainment (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by UrLogicFails to c/gaming

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Embracer is considering options for its U.S. game developer Gearbox Entertainment including a sale as Europe’s largest gaming company looks to shore up its finances, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Embracer is weighing selling the unit, which is known for first-person shooter game Borderlands, after receiving interest from third parties, two of the people said.

Embracer, majority owned by founder Wingefors, purchased Gearbox in February 2021 in a deal that valued the business at up to $1.4 billion at the time.

Gearbox marketing materials are already available for potential buyers, which consist mainly of international gaming groups, said two of the people.

The sources, who requested anonymity as the matter is confidential, cautioned a deal may not happen.

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[–] GhostMatter@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A lot of studios accepted the sale to Embracer because of the decentralized studio model. I hope they took into account the risk of a subsequent sale to a more centralized owner...

[–] Blxter@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Embraer because of the decentralized studio model

How is Embracer group a decentralized studio model? When ever I look them up I don't get much information. I just hear them buying studios then shutting them down.

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Each publisher operates independently. So far, to my knowledge, they've shut down studios that were spun up to work that $2B deal that fell through; and Volition, who haven't made a hit game in a decade.

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