Embracer Group
Embracer , the embattled gambling company that went through a massive restructuring over the retiring year , just announced that it will split up into three different companies : Asmodee , Coffee Stain & Friends , and in-between - earth Enterprises & Friends .
If you need a refresher , Embracer Groupgained a repute for larn gaming IPs and studios , including everything from Borderlands ’ Gearbox Entertainment to Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics to The Lord of the Rings ’ right holder Middle - worldly concern Enterprises . It function as one massive company separate into several engage groups . After a deal with Saudi Arabia ’s Savvy Group flow through last year , Embracer went through a massive menstruum of “ restructure ” where it laid G of developers off , shut down studios , and sold the the like ofSaber InteractiveandGearbox . Now , it seems the saga of Embracer Group is nearing its end , as the companyadmitted in a press release“that the current Group structure does not produce optimal term for future value creation both for Embracer Group ’s stockholder and other stakeholders . ”
Between now and the end of 2025 , Embracer Group will split itself into three companies , each of which will be a standalone caller on Sweden ’s stock substitution . Although the most immediate impingement of this will be on investor , as a player , you should know which companies are in control of what . Although Embracer Group did n’t break down the exact distributionof the 9003 IP and wads of studios it owns , we have a general idea of who controls what .
Asmodee will have ownership over all of Embracer Group ’s tabletop gaming developers and franchises , which embrace 23 unlike studio and biz like7 Wonders , Azul , Catan , Dobble , Exploding Kittens , Star Wars : Unlimited , andTicket to Ride . When it arrive to video games , Coffee Stain & Friends and Middle - Earth Enterprises & Friends are the two to keep an eye on .
Coffee Stain & Friends is say to be “ focused on a motley of game for PC , console , and mobile , including community - driven detached - to - play games , LiveOps games , and indie / AA games . ” When it get to own studio , publishers like Goat Simulator ’s Coffee Stain , THQ Nordic , and Amplifier Game Invest , as well as developer like Ghost Ship , Tarsier , and Tuxedo Labs , Easybrain , Deca , CrazyLabs , and Cryptic , are under this caller . In short , this is now the caller in direction of games likeDeep Rock Galactic , Star Trek Online , Teardown , andEpic Mickey : Rebrushed .
Finally , there is Middle - earth Enterprises & Friends , which plans to be “ a creative human dynamo in AAA biz development and publishing for PC / console . ” Embracer Group ’s big - budget game and IP will go to this troupe , with specific emphasis being put on The Lord of the Rings , Metro , andTomb Raider . party it owns admit 4A Games , Crystal Dynamics , Dambuster Studios , Dark Horse , Eidos Montreal , Flying Wild Hog , Freemode , Plaion , Tripwire , Vertigo Games , andWarhorse Studios .
In short , expect tabletop game to come from Asmodee , indie and AA games to derive from Coffee Stain & Friends , and AAA game to fall from center - earthly concern Enterprises & Friends .
