Embracer Group acquires Gearbox Entertainment (Borderlands), Aspyr Media (Civilization VI), and Easybrain (mobile puzzle games)

Deimos
2021-02-03T17:38:59Z

These are large acquisitions, but Embracer Group already owns a lot:

The Group has an extensive catalogue of over 200 owned franchises, such as Saints Row, Goat Simulator, Dead Island, Darksiders, Metro, MX vs ATV, Kingdoms of Amalur, TimeSplitters, Satisfactory, Wreckfest, Insurgency and World War Z amongst many others.

With its head office based in Karlstad, Sweden, Embracer Group has a global presence through its six operative groups: THQ Nordic GmbH, Koch Media GmbH/Deep Silver, Coffee Stain AB, Amplifier Game Invest, Saber Interactive and DECA Games. The Group has 57 internal game development studios and is engaging more than 5,500 employees and contracted employers in more than 40 countries.

Articles about each of the new acquisitions on GamesIndustry.biz:

Gearbox: Gearbox Entertainment joins Embracer Group in $1.3b deal

Aspyr: Embracer Group acquires Aspyr Media for $100m

Easybrain: Embracer Group merges with Easybrain in $640m deal

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