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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 6, 2023 17:15:22 GMT
It's crazy they have been able to fuck about with so many lives.
If they are only selling the studios then I don't see many buying. Going to need the IPs as well.
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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 8, 2023 16:21:44 GMT
Free Radical facing closure.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 8, 2023 16:26:29 GMT
So they've pivoted to an asset stripping venture then? Cool.
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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 8, 2023 16:30:13 GMT
You would think they could find a buyer for them plus the Timesplitters IP.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 8, 2023 16:33:01 GMT
I'll give them 50p for it.
I think the games are rubbish.
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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 8, 2023 16:37:00 GMT
Only played 2 and gave up after about 3 levels. But seems a lot of people still want a 4th.
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Post by pierrepressure on Nov 8, 2023 16:52:20 GMT
I've got fond memories of all them but especially 2 and 3.
Timesplitters and SSX were the only things I used to play when I got a launch PS2.
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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 20, 2023 20:31:16 GMT
Fuck that company
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Post by sport✅ on Nov 20, 2023 20:41:46 GMT
Great news for shareholders \o/
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 28, 2023 19:59:19 GMT
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Post by Aunt Alison on Nov 28, 2023 22:52:10 GMT
Is a new Tomb Raider still a thing?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 28, 2023 23:02:03 GMT
Is a new Tomb Raider still a thing? Yeah, it's being published by Amazon so that's ok. |
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Post by dangerousdave on Nov 28, 2023 23:26:31 GMT
They literally got the old team back to make a new TimeSplitters after all these years, including almost all the original Goldeneye devs, and it’s all going down the toilet.
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Post by Cappy on Nov 29, 2023 13:34:04 GMT
I'm not sure why anybody would be interested in buying a studio without any IP attached. The office(s) are nearly always rented or leased and any big name or highly talented staff will have already flown the coop or be in the process of making an exit.
What exactly are you buying? A load of secondhand office furniture and computers? All stuff you can get anywhere without having to also buy a bunch of stuff you don't want also. Maybe if the studio owned some valuable patents and tools, though I'm sure all that would be stripped out and kept or sold off separately by the vendor.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 29, 2023 13:40:17 GMT
I'm not sure why anybody would be interested in buying a studio without any IP attached. The office(s) are nearly always rented or leased and any big name or highly talented staff will have already flown the coop or be in the process of making an exit. What exactly are you buying? A load of secondhand office furniture and computers? All stuff you can get anywhere without having to also buy a bunch of stuff you don't want also. Maybe if the studio owned some valuable patents and tools, though I'm sure all that would be stripped out and kept or sold off separately by the vendor. They were buying the original developers of an IP they now owned and wanted to bring back (because nostalgia). To sell. For money. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 29, 2023 14:18:12 GMT
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Post by zisssou on Nov 29, 2023 14:31:21 GMT
I hadn't really paid too much attention to Embracer, but to me it looks like that Gearbox acquisition was really a bit of a fuck up.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 29, 2023 16:00:00 GMT
Everything was a fuckup. From top to bottom.
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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 29, 2023 16:03:48 GMT
Yep. It's still crazy this has been allowed to happen. T
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 29, 2023 16:07:30 GMT
Essentially we've got a proper asset strip here. They're going to probably do a Konami and licence out the IP in the end but have no actual studios. It's fucking criminal how many IP they actually own. It really is a strong argument against this era of mass buyouts/takeovers.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Dec 4, 2023 23:53:59 GMT
Aaaaaand another one gone.
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Post by JuniorFE on Dec 5, 2023 0:32:22 GMT
Another_One_Bites_The_Dust.mp4
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Post by baihu1983 on Dec 11, 2023 18:22:46 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Dec 11, 2023 18:42:18 GMT
Shocked Pikachu face.gif
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Post by Whizzo on Dec 11, 2023 18:54:27 GMT
If was pretty obvious to everyone outside of Embracer that going fucking nuts buying up everything in sight (Free Radical being a slight exception as it was set up by them rather than bought) was always going to end badly.
I wonder when they put Lord of the Rings up for sale as it's probably their biggest asset but possibly won't generate money as fast as they clearly need it.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Dec 11, 2023 18:59:43 GMT
But where do all the intellectual properties go?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Dec 11, 2023 19:11:37 GMT
But where do all the intellectual properties go? That's the best bit. Embracer get to keep them. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Dec 14, 2023 17:57:03 GMT
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Post by Reviewer on Dec 14, 2023 18:22:05 GMT
But where do all the intellectual properties go? That's the best bit. Embracer get to keep them. Until they get so desperate for money that they start selling them off too. |
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Post by malek86 on Jan 1, 2024 19:00:51 GMT
I'm interested in the new Alone in the Dark, but I must admit that I'd feel pretty bad about giving my money to Embracer nowadays. And let's be honest, with how their other games have been received so far, there's little hope that game will be any better.
I'll wait for reviews, but that Steam wallet money is ready to be redirected elsewhere, of course.
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