Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider, Deus Ex or Thief no longer belong to Square Enix
group of kissers has just announced the takeover of all the Western studios of the Japanese multinational Square Enix: this includes the studios Eidos Montreal, Square Enix Montreal there Crystal dynamics. Square Enix transfers into the deal licenses as relevant as Tomb Raider (with a total of 88 million units sold), Deus Ex (over 12 million copies sold), Thief or Legacy of Kain, for a total of more of 50 IPs owned by Square Enix Holdings.
The operation is subject to its approval by market regulators in the coming months. If there are no problems, the operation will be closed in $300 million and will affect, according to Embracer Group, 1,100 employees from the three studios, spread over eight locations around the world.
At this time, it has not been specified what will happen to the Marvel game creation licenses held by Square Enix. Remember that to date two games have been released: Marvel’s Avengers
With the recent purchase, the Swedish multinational Embracer Group significantly expands its catalog of studios, which already included some big names such as Gearbox (Border countries), Nordic THQ (Darksiders)o Koch Media/Deep Money (Subway, Dead Island, Saints Row).
