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Embracer Group Shuts Down Volition Games After Disastrous ‘Saints Row’ Reboot

August 31, 2023

Volition Games announced they are being shuttered by Embracer Group following the company's disastrous Saints Row reboot. Source: Saints Row (2022), Volition Embracer Group previously announced significa...

Embracer Group Announces Magic The Gathering’s Race Swapped ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Card Set Helped Grow Entertainment & Services Segment 70%

John F. Trent

August 24, 2023

Tabletop Games & RPGs, Video Games

Embracer Group, the company that recently purchased Middle-earth Enterprises and currently owns the rights to The Lord of the Rings franchise, recently touted the franchise's power claiming that much of its gro...

Dark Horse Comics Reveals “Manga is 1% Of Our Output, But Represents 66% Of Our Sales”

John F. Trent

July 25, 2023

Comic Books, Manga

Dark Horse Comics' Senior Director of Licensing Michael Gombos recently revealed that the publisher's manga offerings makes up 66% of the company's sales despite being only 1% of their output. Berserk Vol. ...

Embracer Group Reveals Shockingly Low Purchase Price For ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ And ‘The Hobbit’

John F. Trent

June 22, 2023

Movies, Tabletop Games & RPGs, Television, Video Games

Embracer Group recently revealed in their Annual Report a shockingly low purchase price to acquire Middle-earth Enterprises, which controls the rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. ...

Embracer Group Says They Plan To Put Focus On Exploiting ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Amid Announced Layoffs And Company Restructuring

John F. Trent

June 15, 2023

Video Games

Embracer Group Interim Chief Operations Officer Matthew Karch detailed the company will be focusing on exploiting The Lord of the Rings franchise going forward after the company announced a restructuring plan a...

Crystal Dynamics Claims Development Of New ‘Tomb Raider’ Will Not Be Affected By Layoffs And Restructuring At Parent Company Embracer Group

John F. Trent

June 13, 2023

Video Games

Following the announcement of layoffs and restructuring at Embracer Group, Crystal Dynamics, a subsidiary of Embracer Group, assured consumers that development of Tomb Raider and Perfect Dark is not impacted by...

New ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ MMO Announced That “Will Do Justice To The Expansive Middle-earth Universe,” Amazon Games VP Describes It As “Fresh Take”

John F. Trent

May 15, 2023

Video Games

Embracer Group, the company that owns Middle-earth Enterprises, and many of the rights to The Lord of The Rings announced a new MMO in partnership with Amazon Games. Stone Giant in The Lord of the Rings Onl...

The Boss shoots an uzi while driving their car by the Sunshine Springs archway via Saint Row (2022), Deep Silver

Volition Patches ‘Saints Row,’ Claims Players Need To Play In Order To “Really Appreciate” Fixes

Ryan Pearson

May 11, 2023

Video Games

Volition has patched Saints Row, claiming that players actually need played the game to appreciate how the game has been fixed. The Boss and another saint shoot up an expensive looking room with Marshall mi...

Square Enix President Declares The Company Needs To Target The Global Market To Succeed: “Japanese Market Is No Longer Sufficient”

Ryan Pearson

November 2, 2022

Video Games

Square Enix' President has declared "the Japanese market is no longer sufficient," and that they must succeed in the "global market." Source: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (TBA), Square Enix RELATED: Top...

Volition To Prioritize Fixing And Improving ‘Saints Row’ Rather Than Delivering New Content

Ryan Pearson

October 14, 2022

Video Games

Volition has recently stated their first step in improving Saints Row will be to prioritize fixing the game's bugs and making the game more stable instead of focusing on delivering new content. Source:...

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