Couldn't think of a more perfect match than Pitchford and 8chan lurkers tbh
If there's one thing MS don't want it's randy pitchford attracting pitchforksI had thought they'd end up being bought by Microsoft.
I wonder what this means for Blackbird Interactive?
This thread would be at a 1000 posts by now if it was Sony or MS instead of Embracer Group, haha.
Hell, why not just buy 8chan?THQN and Gearbox were made for each other. Have Randy do an AMA too on 8chan while we're at it.
yeah but people always make a waaaay bigger deal when it's an acquisition by a platform holder. it could be a much less important company than gearbox and the reaction would be way bigger.
Is it? I don't know how healthy the borderlands series is but I thought the 7th gen was its peak tbh. Duke has done nothing$1.3B for Borderlands (and more distantly Duke Nukem) seems like a good buy
If there's one thing MS don't want it's randy pitchford attracting pitchforks
Yeah, I love the Borderlands series, but it took took them such a ridiculous amount of time to put out 3 after 2, and I've had no interest in anything else they do.
embracer is not paying 1.3 billion for them just yet, it's an amount that could be paid over the span of a few years if certain goals are met.Wonder if that was the sticking point?
1.3b is small potatoes for MS
The day one purchase price amounts to USD 363 million in total, on a cash and debt free basis, of which USD 175 million is paid in newly issued Embracer B shares (the "Closing Consideration Shares") and the residual in cash. Subject to fulfilment of agreed financial and operational targets in the next six years, an additional consideration of maximum USD 1,015 million may be paid, of which a maximum of USD 360 million in issued Embracer B shares (the "Additional Consideration Shares") and the residual in cash. To earn the maximum consideration, USD 1,378 million the accumulated Adjusted EBITDA, including expensed development costs, must exceed USD 1,300 million over six years.
I was thinking this my self. I didn't even see any mention of gaming being consolidated.This thread would be at a 1000 posts by now if it was Sony or MS instead of Embracer Group, haha.
it's almost as if that's not really most people's genuine concern.I was thinking this my self. I didn't even see any mention of gaming being consolidated.
I was thinking the same thing lolThis thread would be at a 1000 posts by now if it was Sony or MS instead of Embracer Group, haha.
I was thinking this my self. I didn't even see any mention of gaming being consolidated.
I was thinking this my self. I didn't even see any mention of gaming being consolidated.
TerribleWelcome to the content wars kiddos. The golden age of mid tier devs in the 360 / ps3 gen are over
embracer becomes the titans of AA to mid AAA content. They'll eat off catalogue shopping if they don't want to worry with setting up their own subscription model
I'm thinking an EA Play type of service, but also become some kind of bundle deal for big streaming service like gamepass. So MS pay sum of money to Embracer and get their whole library to gamepass instead of needing to make a deal for each titleWhat's the Embracer play here? Are they just hoping to be a giant publisher or are we looking at a new streaming service in a few years?
It was Tencent that took out a bank loan, not Embracer.Holy Shit.
I would never have seen this coming! Would have thought Take-Two would be the ones to buy Gearbox.
And I guess this is why Embracer needed to take that loan from The bank.
They do rounds of fundraising through their stocks i believe to get more moneyOk, where does Embracer gets all the money to make all these acquisitions? It's not like they have a bajillion of super blockbuster franchises to justify spending that kind if money.
They did take a loan not to long ago for example.Ok, where does Embracer gets all the money to make all these acquisitions? It's not like they have a bajillion of super blockbuster franchises to justify spending that kind if money.
there's literally no independent studios that can make a AAA game. That's nuts. Remedy is the last one I think. Absolutely wild how fast we're moving into market consolidation
I mean, DUH, because that would mean exclusivity of (nearly) everything going forwards to whichever console manufacturer had done the purchase. Though Gearbox isn't all that amazing of a game developer from a game quality POV so I'm not sure if all that many people on an enthusiast forum like this would have felt this as much of a loss if it had gone to either Sony or MS. And as shitty a company as Embracer is with their Nazipedophile-pandering, at least the games will still be released on everything under the sky (that can realistically run the games).This thread would be at a 1000 posts by now if it was Sony or MS instead of Embracer Group, haha.
I really feel like it's a wash. I don't really get excited when I see Embracer nor Gearbox, and no telling what will happen with both Borderlands and Duke. I can see T2 trying to get Borderlands.I feel genuinely concerned by all this acquisitions. Embracer doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.
I mean, DUH, because that would mean exclusivity of (nearly) everything going forwards to whichever console manufacturer had done the purchase. Though Gearbox isn't all that amazing of a game developer from a game quality POV so I'm not sure if all that many people on an enthusiast forum like this would have felt this as much of a loss if it had gone to either Sony or MS. And as shitty a company as Embracer is with their Nazipedophile-pandering, at least the games will still be released on everything under the sky (that can realistically run the games).
Without a doubt. Thread would be launching itself into the Sun.This thread would be at a 1000 posts by now if it was Sony or MS instead of Embracer Group, haha.