TIG: "Beer and pizza. Chair and table. Horse and carriage. Peanut butter and jelly. Dwarfs and booze and gold. There are some combinations that, even when executed without any sort of fanciness or extraordinary skill and insight, lead to a satisfying and enjoyable user experience – and Dwarfs!?, developed by Power of 2, is exactly one of these delightful games. It doesn’t break any new ground with its gameplay mechanics (every other review of this game you’ll read will mention Lemmings and Dwarf Fortress, so I won't) or cliché subject matter, but it’s the familiarity of these things that makes Dwarfs!? such an enjoyable play. You know exactly what you’re going to get when you load the game – explosions, beer, treasure, digging, and a bunch of surly, arrogant bastards."
Studio says it needs to "align with business realities where needed in order to stay focused on [its] creative goals"
Former Tripwire CEO John Gibson has claimed that "social terrorism" was behind his ousting as the company's head last year.
From Gematsu: "Embracer Group has acquired Bitwave Games, Gioteck, Limited Run Games, Middle-earth Enterprises, Singtrix, Tatsujin, Tripwire Interactive, and Tuxedo Labs, as well as established a new operative group called Embracer Freemode."
I think I saw a blurb about Koei Tecmo too, but not sure if that was real as I dont see the press release on their site.
https://embracer.com/invest...
Embracer group doesn’t seem to produce many smash hits games. Yet the company is constantly expanding. Embracer, must be relying on investor money ?
Saudi Arabia just recently invested 1 billion into Embracer. Keep in mind they did so through their sovereign wealth fund, which is spearheaded by Mohammad bin Salman.
