Embracer Group, formerly known as THQ Nordic AB and parent to companies such as THQ Nordic GmbH, Gearbox, and Koch Media, has announced its acquisition of eight more studios for a total sum of SEK 2.7 billion ($313 million USD). The likely most well-known acquisition out of the lot is Danish developer 3D Realms, makers of the Duke Nukem franchise, for an undisclosed sum.
Other acquisitions include Road 96. The most valuable acquisition in of sales and projected growth is Crazy Labs, a large mobile game publisher with a focus on casual games and a whopping 4.5 billion s to date. Here is the full list of studios Embracer bought:
- 3D Realms
- Crazy Labs
- Deca Games
- DigixArt
- Easy Trigger
- Ghost Ship Games
- Grimfrost
- Slipgate Ironworks
Embracer acquiring anything that isn't nailed down has become a bit of a running gag, but it's worth ing how big they have truly become—Embracer is now parent to 76 companies in 40 countries, with over 8,000 employees total. The eight new acquisitions companies such as Tencent, as they sure have been… embracing a lot of companies.
