Embracer massively fucked over a huge raft of studios. Bought them all up and then killed projects and laid off staff after not making the (entirely unrealistic) returns they expected.
Anything that means those studios are getting out from under Embracer is probably good.
3DRealms ran out of money and Gearbox bought the rights in 2010 ahead of the 2011 release, but according to Wikipedia, several of the 3DRealms developers were brought on board as a part of that process.
I mean yeah, Take Two (2k, Rockstar) certainly has a better management track record than Embracer, and a lot of other bracer studios were just shut down, at least franchises like Borderlands and Risk of Rain might live on now.
More seriously, we don’t know. Only time will tell. Take-Two will definitely be looking at redundancies, so it might not be good for all employees. For the IPs, hopefully it can’t get much worse than sitting at Embracer while the company sinks like the Titanic. But Take Two has also had layoffs and shelved projects. One can only hope for the best.
…Is this a good thing?
Embracer massively fucked over a huge raft of studios. Bought them all up and then killed projects and laid off staff after not making the (entirely unrealistic) returns they expected.
Anything that means those studios are getting out from under Embracer is probably good.
As long as we don’t get another BL3, yes
Duke Nukem Forever devs over in the corner hoping everyone continues to think BL3 was the worst game Gearbox ever made.
Wasn’t Gearbox hired to finish Duke Nukem Forever? I remember it being someone else’s turd they had to polish.
3DRealms ran out of money and Gearbox bought the rights in 2010 ahead of the 2011 release, but according to Wikipedia, several of the 3DRealms developers were brought on board as a part of that process.
Well considering Embracer is closing it’s studios up left and right, and cancelling projects, I’d say yes. Embracer has been extra shit this year.
Also take two owns the borderlands IP, Gearbox has been the one developing it, all it makes sense for the two to join together.
I mean yeah, Take Two (2k, Rockstar) certainly has a better management track record than Embracer, and a lot of other bracer studios were just shut down, at least franchises like Borderlands and Risk of Rain might live on now.
Yes. We should embrace it. /notsorry
More seriously, we don’t know. Only time will tell. Take-Two will definitely be looking at redundancies, so it might not be good for all employees. For the IPs, hopefully it can’t get much worse than sitting at Embracer while the company sinks like the Titanic. But Take Two has also had layoffs and shelved projects. One can only hope for the best.