He’s fired hundreds of people, closed seven studios, but he still wants to party. This video game giant hits us this summer

Gaming News He’s fired hundreds of people, closed seven studios, but he still wants to party. This video game giant hits us this summer

The curse of the video game industry

The video game industry has been going through a severe crisis since last year as many studios have laid off their employees en masse and canceled several of their projects. Among the most important layoffs of this crisis, we must remember those that affected the various studios of the Embracer Group. The European giant has laid off more than 1,400 employees, closed seven studios and is said to have canceled almost 29 projects. A real massacre that CEO Lars Wingefors has painfully accepted and that by no means means the end of the Embracer Group’s activities. After deciding to create three new entities dedicated to the development and publishing of video gamesthe giant must also return with new games that it could also present very soon.

THQ Nordic announces son showcase

While the Summer Game Fest was supposed to kick off the ball of various summer conferences, today we learn that Embracer Group may actually be joining the party, at least with publisher THQ Nordic. The THQ Nordic Showcase has there fore just been made official and the date is set for August 2nd, less than three months away.

During this presentation, players should receive news about the remake of Gothic as well as Titan Quest 2, two titles that are eagerly awaited by the community and which could therefore receive a first release date. The editor could also share news from Disney Epic Mickey: ReissuedRemake of the game of the same name, originally released in 2010. Finally, THQ Nordic was able to reveal more about it its previously announced games, but also tell us about some still unknown projects. Reply on August 2nd.