Embracer Financials
Embracer Group’s mobile gaming revenue increased 67% between July and September
The company's latest financial statement showcases its strong performance over the period
Company Profile
Embracer Group
Website
embracer.com/
About
The Embracer Group is the parent company of businesses developing and publishing PC and console games for the global games market. The company owns THQ Nordic and Saber Interactive
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Lars Wingefors
CEO
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Studio Closure
Embracer Group shutters the newly acquired Studio Onoma
The studio, formerly Square Enix Montreal, was acquired earlier this year
Pr And Communications
Embracer Freemode forms new in-house PR team stacked with industry vets
Embracer Freemode today announced that they were forming a new in-house PR team stacked with industry veterans to support the companies within their group
Swedish Games Industry
Swedish Games Companies contributed $5.8bn to the global economy, national report reveals
The majority of the country’s game makers are solo operations
Job News
Embracer Freemode appoints Brian Bright as principal design director
The Activision veteran will serve on the leadership team
Drake Star Report
Drake Star: Quarter 3 of 2022 saw 81 new mergers and acquisitions totalling billions of dollars
Over 300 deals were made from July to September, Embracer Group led the pack with eight acquisitions
New Name, New Games
Square Enix Montreal rebrands as Onoma
The new name follows the sale of the company to Embracer Group
Market Dominance
1% of publishers are responsible for 91% of app revenue
The publishers also generated 79% of downloads in H1 2022
Embracing Change
Crystal Dynamics regains development rights of Tomb Raider franchise following Embracer Acquisition
The studio was acquired by Embracer as part of a deal with Square Enix
Acquisition Finalised
Embracer finalises acquisition of Square Enix assets
The deal sees Embraces takes control of franchises such as Tomb Raider and Legacy of Kain
New Studio
Square Enix to launch new western studio
Studio Onoma announced following the sale of western studios to Embracer Group
Best Of 2022
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Organic Growth
Embracer Group Q1 financials reveals 107% increase in net sales
The Swedish video game company reports net sales of $682 million, a significant increase compared to last year
More Equals More
Embracer Group announces several acquisitions and new operative group
The Swedish video game and media company revealed the firm entered into an agreement to acquire IP rights to the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit literary works by J.R.R Tolkein.
Sailing Into The Future
Asmodee Digital renames itself Twin Sails Interactive as it shifts focus
The publisher is focusing on original indie and AA titles
Swedish Success
Sensor Tower: Embracer Group takes the top spot for Q2 Google Play downloads in Europe
Ranking fifth of all publishers worldwide for the quarter
Stakes And Shares
Saudi Arabia acquires 8.1% of Embracer Group with $1 billion stake
Via subsidiary Savvy Gaming Group
Deus Ex Machina
Embracer Group agrees to acquire Square Enix Montréal, Eidos, Crystal Dynamics
Development studios and IP to be sold for $300 million
Aquisition Approved
Update: Embracer Group acquires Asmodee for $3.01 billion
Additional consideration of almost $400 million to be paid upon conditions being met
Goods Of Growth
Embracer Group's Q3 net sales increased 135% to almost $600 million
Nine month performance increase of 78.3% to over $1.2 billion
Acquisition Alliance
DECA Games: from being acquired to acquiring others
Ken Go, CEO of DECA, on the company's journey – from acquisition by Embracer to its own acquisition of multiple development studios and games
2021 In Review
The mobile gaming trends of 2021
PocketGamer.biz’s take on the year’s biggest events
Embracing Acquisition
Embracer Group reports game revenues increased 89%, reaching $315 million
Plans a "similar amount" of acquisitions within the next 12 months
Best Of 2021
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021
The movers, the shakers, and all those funky moneymakers
Three Of A Kind
More acquisitions made by Embracer with Demiurge Studios, Fractured Byte and SmartPhone Labs
The trio was purchased through Embracer subsidiary Saber Interactive
Eager Embracer
Embracer makes eight acquisitions, including CrazyLabs
The company now operates over 60 games developers
No Slowing Down
Embracer is looking to spend $2 billion on another 20 deals
Raised another $890 million in March
No Brainer
Mobile developer Easybrain acquired by Embracer Group in $640m deal
$640m in stock and a potential extra $125m as a bonus
Acquired
Embracer Group picks up Aspyr Media for potential $450m
$100 million, plus up to $350 million in bonuses
Fat Or Thin?
2021: Mobile gaming’s year of reckoning?
Was 2020 extraordinary or the new ordinary?
Splash The Cash
Embracer acquires A Thinking Ape and 11 other games studios
Company now operates 58 developers
New Acquisition
Embracer Group picks up VR firm Vertigo Games
THQ Nordic parent company made the acquisition through its Koch Media subsidiary
Busy Busy
Embracer Group acquires eight new studios including DECA Games
"It is with great pleasure and excitement for the future that DECA joins Embracer today"
118 Games In Development
Embracer Group's games division grows by 31% but total profit falls by 10% YoY
"I genuinely believe that we have one of the industry’s most exciting pipelines of upcoming games"
Reshuffle
Embracer Group subsidiaries THQ Nordic and Koch Media trade IPs in new deal
Red Faction, Sacred, Risen, Painkiller and more all involved
Money Money Money
Embracer Group raises $164 million in investment
Will be used for acquisitions and expansion
Monopoly
Embracer Group subsidiary Koch Media acquires Let's Sing developer Voxler
Second Embracer acquisition in 24 hours
Cash And Stock
Embracer Group snaps up Saber Interactive in deal worth $525 million
"Saber has been on our radar for a very long time"
Little Acquisition
Embracer Group acquires Little Nightmares dev Tarsier Studios
"Together with Tarsier, we want to invest in developing new projects, in the same manner they have done successfully in the past"