For a publisher that's most well-known for their World War II shooters and zombie apocalypse game, you wouldn't exactly expect their office to be in a second floor of a church. Sure enough though, that's exactly where Tripwire Interactive is based. The PC focused publsiher is most well-known for their Red Orchestra franchise and their PC hit title, Killing Floor. Thankfully, I had the oppurtunity to jump into the office of Alan Wilson, Vice President of Tripwire Interactive and talk about the Red Orchestra franchise, their unqiely developed Red Orchestra 2 expansion, Rising Storm, as well as the possibility of expanding into consoles.
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.
