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The Embracer Group is a doozy of a media company. It\u2019s 11 parent companies in a massive trench coat that are themselves composed of several more parent companies that own publishers and developers and the rights to video game franchises both AAA and indie. Earlier today, it added a bunch more companies to its roster<\/a> including Limited Run Games, Maneater <\/em>developer Tripwire Interactive, and the intellectual property rights to parts of The<\/em> Lord of the Rings<\/em> and The Hobbit<\/em> universes.<\/p>\n

To list all of Embracer Group\u2019s companies and assets would take an unreasonable amount of time and space and would get kinda boring. So here are the high points in the company\u2019s portfolio. <\/p>\n

What video game franchises I\u2019ve heard of does Embracer now own?<\/h2>\n

Embracer Group owns the companies that own the companies that make: Little Nightmares II, Goat Simulator, Destroy All Humans!, TimeSplitters, Timecop, Darksiders, Saints Row, Duke Nukem, Borderlands, Valheim, Killing Floor, Deus Ex<\/em>, and Tomb Raider<\/em>. <\/p>\n

And what about Embracer Group\u2019s TV, comics, and movie franchises?<\/h2>\n

In 2021, Embracer bought Dark Horse Media, parent group of Dark Horse Comics \u2014 the fourth-largest comics publisher and home to hits like Hellboy<\/em>, Sin City<\/em>, 300<\/em>, and The Umbrella Academy<\/em>. Naturally, this also means it owns the rights to all of those comics\u2019 future movie adaptations, too. But wait, there\u2019s more! Embracer Group also owns several physical game publishers, including a ton of licensed card and board games, and thee Settlers of Catan.<\/em><\/p>\n

When did Embracer start this purchasing spree?<\/h2>\n

Most of these companies and franchises were acquired in the last four years. This most recent acquisition tear started back in May of this year when it bought the Tomb Raider<\/em> and Deus Ex<\/em> franchises<\/a> along with other development studios and games from Square Enix Europe. In a press release<\/a>, the company said the deal \u201cbrings a compelling pipeline of new installments from beloved franchises and original IPs, including a new Tomb Raider<\/em> game.\u201d <\/p>\n

Where did Embracer get all the money for this spree?<\/h2>\n

In part, from the government of Saudi Arabia which invested $1 billion buying an 8 percent stake in the company. Lars Wingefors, the CEO of Embracer, recognized this might give some folks pause considering, y\u2019know…all<\/a> those<\/a> human rights violations<\/a>. He wrote about it<\/a> shortly after the investment was announced saying, \u201cEmbracer is built on the principles of freedom, inclusion, humanity and openness. The transaction with SGG [Savy Gaming Group] will not change this in any way.\u201d <\/p>\n

So what\u2019s Embracer\u2019s big plan?<\/h2>\n

It seems the company\u2019s long-term strategy is to acquire notable intellectual properties within the gaming industry and other IPs with which they can make games and other media. (This has been Disney\u2019s strategy for over a decade.<\/a>) Today\u2019s purchase of Limited Run Games also means that anything in Embracer\u2019s expansive back catalog could see a physical rerelease.<\/p>\n

The rate at which Embracer Group is gobbling up companies further consolidating an already increasingly consolidated market is cause for some concern. But to put the company in perspective to its peers in the industry, it would take about eight of them to equal one Activision Blizzard. So while the company seems massive, comparatively speaking, it doesn\u2019t even crack the top 10 list of biggest video game companies. At least not yet. The Lord of the Rings<\/em> deal presents huge opportunities to make gobs of cash with games set in that universe. It\u2019s totally within the realm of possibility for a Minas Tirith city management simulator or, even better, a Barbie Horse Adventures<\/em>-style game with the Rohirrim. One can hope.<\/p>\n

Update 10:02 A.M. ET: A section regarding Saudi Arabia\u2019s investment in Embracer was added.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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