The Swedish holding company Embracer Group it has become one of the great shakers in the video game market with constant purchases of studios. In the last few hours there has been a new wave of acquisitions, including the rights to The Lord of the Rings. That is why today we review 5 Great IPs Now Owned by Embracer Group that, without making too much noise, has captured highly prestigious licenses and that could revolutionize the industry in the coming years. Below we will talk about some of the most important ones that Embracer has in hand, although the holding company already has dozens of studios with many other IPs.
The Lord of the rings
The most recent addition to the Embracer ranks will allow internal studios to develop video games from the Tolkien universe as long as they are based on the written work and not the cinematographic one.
tomb Raider
The legendary Lara Croft is also now part of the Embracer Group after the acquisition of Crystal Dynamics, a studio that is already working on a new installment of the Tomb Raider saga, although we still have no details about it.
Borderlands
Gearbox has been in the ranks of Embracer for a long time and continues to take advantage of its flagship license: Borderlands. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands has been the last installment of the franchise, but surely there are many more to come.
All the studios that are part of the Embracer Group
god ex
Eidos Montreal has also recently joined Embracer and has the Deus Ex IP. Although it has been recently commented that there is nothing on the way for the saga, the option is still there.
Meter
The Ukrainian studio 4A Games has been in charge of the Metro saga since its inception and now it is also in the hands of the Embracer Group. Will we have something in the medium term? We will have to wait to find out.