News Crystal Dynamics behind the Tomb Raider franchise have been acquired

[igor_kavinski]

https://www.pcgamer.com/embracer-group-to-acquire-crystal-dynamics-eidos-montreal-and-square-enix-montreal/

How Embracer became Europe’s biggest gaming group

Three-year acquisition spree turns little known Swedish developer into $9.9bn company

www.ft.com

Europe's biggest gaming group just got bigger.

 

[quikah]

Interesting, Square Enix basically jettisoning all their western dev studios. They have not had much success with them recently, wondering if it was a culture conflict or something else. I will say personally I think the only real flop (as in a bad game) was Avengers. Guardians of the Galaxy is very good. Tomb Raider games are good. Guess they just weren't getting the sales they wanted.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Lawd please let us get a conclusion to the Deus Ex series. You'd think with all they hype building around Cyberpunk Eidos Montreal would have been busting their butts getting another Deus Ex out there but instead they were busy cranking out Avengers well after that franchise's moment had passed.

Now Cyberpunk's moment has passed, maybe we'll get lucky with another day-late-dollar-short release?

 

[igor_kavinski]

Japanese are all about the bottom line. Look at what Konami did to their Metal Gear Solid cash cow. Sony is rumored to want that IP but they won't even sell it to them.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Square Enix lost $200 million from its two Marvel games

Crystal Dynamics' Avengers and Eidos-Montreal's Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel games cost Square Enix $200 million in losses.

www.tweaktown.com

$200 million down the drain. Yikes!

So, the worst loss in the history of videogames?

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Square Enix lost $200 million from its two Marvel games

Crystal Dynamics' Avengers and Eidos-Montreal's Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel games cost Square Enix $200 million in losses.

www.tweaktown.com

$200 million down the drain. Yikes!

So, the worst loss in the history of videogames?

What's sad is Avengers being such a steaming turd tanked the sales of Guardians of the Galaxy. Tanked it so badly I bought GoTG for $25 like two months after it launched even though it's widely considered an excellent game by critics and fans alike.

 

[DeathReborn]

What's sad is Avengers being such a steaming turd tanked the sales of Guardians of the Galaxy. Tanked it so badly I bought GoTG for $25 like two months after it launched even though it's widely considered an excellent game by critics and fans alike.

Same here, Avengers nearly stopped me buying GoTG but when it went on sale I bought it and it is indeed a blast.