Relic ? The original developers of Homeworld (and of Impossible Creatures) ? I never knew that they belonged to Sega now ...
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Sega bought them a decade ago and they haven't lived up to their potential though.
Dawn of War 3 was a vast disappointment so this shouldn't be a surprise.
Dawn of War 3 was a vast disappointment so this shouldn't be a surprise.
Embracer claims their restructuring is now over.
www.pcgamer.com
Small compensation for the thousand's fired and games cancelled.
As restructuring ends with the sale of Gearbox, Embracer's CEO has a new plan: 'simply making better products and games'
It's a bold strategy.
Once, there was the term "hire & fire". Now it's "buyer & fire".
Oh by the way were being to mean to the Embracer CEO. 
www.pcgamer.com
Newly-minted Saber Interactive boss says Embracer CEO 'gets a bad rap' for massive layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations
One wonders what kind of rap he thinks would be appropriate.
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Poor people at Embracer. It must have been an ordeal having to sack all those people. And it's not their fault, really; all they did was frantically buying everything for the greater good. It should have worked.Oh by the way wete being to mean to the Embracer CEO.
Newly-minted Saber Interactive boss says Embracer CEO 'gets a bad rap' for massive layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations
One wonders what kind of rap he thinks would be appropriate.
IGN had a talk with the same guy about joining and leaving Embracer.
www.ign.com
Saber Interactive CEO Pulls Back the Curtain on Joining, and Leaving Embracer - IGN
We spoke with Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch about the past, present, and future of Saber now that it’s separate from Embracer Group once more.
RPS talks about how the industry can stop the next mass firing exodus.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
How do we stop the next round of games industry mass layoffs?
In the wake of 2023's huge layoffs, RPS speaks to game developers from across the industry about how to avert another cycle of job losses
www.rockpapershotgun.com
He's full of crap but look at what direction he is from; these are business people not game developers. They have no clue what they are doing - just trying to make a buck off the back of others.IGN had a talk with the same guy about joining and leaving Embracer.
Saber Interactive CEO Pulls Back the Curtain on Joining, and Leaving Embracer - IGN
We spoke with Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch about the past, present, and future of Saber now that it’s separate from Embracer Group once more.
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Screw them all.
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Hey back in the 90s when folks were praising Jack Weltch I was calling him an asshole and warning he was creating a disaster for GE; and now look at GE. Same crap with embracer.
Don't get me wrong there are times when people make mistakes and even if they dont' when layoffs are needed for suvival but that isnt' what is happening these days. Even cd projek has changed since it has become a public company. Anyway may all 'business' ceo get cancer and die and the world will be a better place.
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Gaming giant Embracer Group is splitting into three companies
To “better focus on their respective core strategies” apparently.
www.theverge.com
It's weird they split into more specialized holdings; I thought there were advantages of having a varied portfolio.
I believe there are advantages from perspective of accounting and liabilities. While this is certainly true in area of manufacturing it seems less obvious to me in software development though the different holdings might have developers in different regions and they might be able to realize greater tax benefits as distinct holdings.
Also as business people it makes the organization chart flatter and more simple with MBA seem to feel is beneficial - don't ask me why but i see this mentioned numerous times. What I can tell you as an eng is i ignored org charts and talked to whomever whenever i wanted so it never mattered to me no matter how much my manager scolded me
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They have split by genre more than by region, so we'd have to dissect the subsidiaries but it looks like it's not the primary concern. I'm not really convinced the hierarchy will be flatter as those remains pretty big companies. But if it's smaller, there'll be less friction and they can probably get a more efficient structure than a behemoth.I believe there are advantages from perspective of accounting and liabilities. While this is certainly true in area of manufacturing it seems less obvious to me in software development though the different holdings might have developers in different regions and they might be able to realize greater tax benefits as distinct holdings.
Also as business people it makes the organization chart flatter and more simple with MBA seem to feel is beneficial - don't ask me why but i see this mentioned numerous times. What I can tell you as an eng is i ignored org charts and talked to whomever whenever i wanted so it never mattered to me no matter how much my manager scolded me
Publishers and holdings tend to prefer regrouping several genres for the economies of scale, because of the resources shared between all those silos, and for risk mitigation. They also did that historically because it helped them establish better relationships with everthing downstream, like the distributors and retailers, but I don't think it's still relevant in digital distribution (also, they've split according to genres, so they'd still have this advantage). Here, I suppose they're big enough to still benefit from economies of scale, too, though they won't have the same capital behind them for huge budget games.
I'm sure they have good reasons, but I found it surprising. I'm not a businessman, anyway.