"Microsoft hasn’t saved anyone, or any IP by throwing their money around. I can’t think of any franchise or company that is better post-MS."
Either you're uneducated or being willingly ignorant in this regard.
Bungie became a household name in the gaming industry after MS acquired them and changed Halo from a third person RTS to a FPS.
Obsidian were enduring massive financial woes and were on the brink of bankruptcy until MS swooped in to sav...
Embracer should serve as a cautionary tale to companies who aspire to grow fast but without a formal business infrastructure and are reliant purely on investment money to keep operations afloat.
"The studio has also stated that ‘other platforms will follow’."
Timed exclusive.
Crunchyroll mobile is a mess. They require you to have a paid premium subscription in order to access premium paid games.
For instance, River City Girls just released on mobile. Yet, you're not even allotted the option to access the game for purchase (much less play) without Crunchyroll Premium.
All of those comments about Embracer being a better fit for Acti-Blizz, as opposed to MS, have aged gracefully..
You can thank Jim Ryan for that. He was so flustered by the MS/Acti-Blizz acquisition announcement, that he hastily responded by purchasing an highly overpriced, over-the-hill Bungie. When he could have purchased Crystal Dynamics (along with the Tomb Raider IP) from SquareEnix for a fraction of the price.
"mgs4 would require them to remake basically the entire game thanks to the cell engine."
Yet, people have the game up and running at a smooth 4k 60fps on RPCS3.
Some of you "brand" loyalist and apologists are hilarious. You'd rather prefer a fifteen year old game such as MGS4 (with still no backward compatibility alternatives to date) to be confined to a console which had it running at an upscaled 720p 30fps. All so that you can have some ty...
Not even close. That award goes to Hsu Hao.
This is like the third studio that Schofield's left prematurely that he's founded.
Embracer failing to secure more Saudi money really hurt them. Kinda ironic that earlier in the year, they were boasting about goals of acquiring even more studios and not stopping from there.
Embracer were wise to move the family friendly, "Teen" rated Alone in the Dark reboot out of AW2's beastly path.
Correction. Both Blue Dragon & Lost Odyssey (as well as Infinite Undiscovery) started off as in-house developed projects that went third party after MS killed off their Japanese development studios.
Yet, the previous entries still carried "M" ratings.
Hold on. This game is rated "T" for Teen?!
He's saying this because Netflix acquired the film rights to the franchise awhile back. Factoring in his current relationship with them along with a Dave Bautista casting, seems like a no-brainer.
LC sold exceptionally well. Game is still GM's highest selling release to date. Have to take into consideration that it was released around the time that your Anita Sarkeesian's and such were gaining popularity in the public eye. Hence, no sequel.
Lol. So we're port begging for mobile games now?
You either die a THQ or live long enough to become Rockstar.
Bit off more than they could chew. Probably couldn't secure more Saudi money.
Don't get your hopes too high just yet. If rumors be true, it's an NFT project. If so. "Absurd Ventures" couldn't be a more aptly name for the studio.