Gearbox and Crystal Dynamics owner Embracer announce 900 layoffs after "one of our strongest quarters for new releases ever"

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Zippy Bot@lemmy.zip · 1 year ago

Gearbox and Crystal Dynamics owner Embracer announce 900 layoffs after "one of our strongest quarters for new releases ever"

CaptDust · 1 year ago

Is their whole company an IP play or something? They have been gobbling up so many studios just to close and layoff what is the point!?

BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Could it be rights? I don’t know a ton about the video game industry, But buying up these other companies give them rights to anything they’ve produced in the past.