The Latest Breaking News from Embracer

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided writer didn't like the ending either: 'Nothing is resolved'

Mark Cecere didn't ask for that ending.

PC Gamer · Jan 10, 2025

Deus Ex director Warren Spector thinks that 'if someone made Deus Ex today it might be perceived as a documentary,' so if he made a new one it would be pretty different

Please make a new one.

PC Gamer · Nov 10, 2024

More Embracer Group layoffs: Star Trek Online developer Cryptic Studios is cutting jobs for the second time in a year

Numerous Cryptic employees have said they're among "many" who will be let go at the end of October.

PC Gamer · Oct 9, 2024

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is being published by Embracer's Plaion, future member of the Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends supergroup

Plaion's "ongoing mission to become a global force" accelerates

GamesRadar · Jul 29, 2024

Embracer has reportedly closed Elex developer Piranha Bytes as former creative director announces a new indie studio

Piranha Bytes said it was "in a difficult situation" earlier this year and it appears a solution could not be found.

PC Gamer · Jul 8, 2024

A Cult-Classic Open-World Game Was A Single Vote Away From Getting A Sequel

In another harrowing story to come out of Embracer Group's many failures, the sequel to 'Red Faction: Guerilla', a cult-classic, was reportedly cancelled late last year.

Inverse · Jun 24, 2024

Embracer embraces a 'human-centric' AI policy, says vague stuff about how it will 'massively enhance game development'

Embracer, which laid off nearly 1,600 people last year, is going big on AI, but says it's not looking to replace people.

PC Gamer · Jun 20, 2024

Embracer has closed Alone in the Dark studio Pieces Interactive

The closure comes less than a month after Embracer said sales of the Alone in the Dark reboot were "softer than expected."

PC Gamer · Jun 17, 2024

FromSoftware boss addresses gaming industry layoffs: 'As long as this company's my responsibility, I would not let that happen'

Hidetaka Miyazaki describes FromSoftware's relationship with parent company Kadokawa and references Satoru Iwata's perspective on layoffs.

PC Gamer · Jun 17, 2024

Hyper Light Breaker dev opens up about the stress of depending on a publisher under the corporate carousel of acquisitions, layoffs and closures: 'I don't know who I'm going to be working with in a few months'

"Sometimes you get caught in that crossfire."

PC Gamer · May 24, 2024