Swedish online game firm Embracer Group has acquired not one however a number of firms and IP for an undisclosed sum.

In a collection of press releases, Embracer introduced the acquisition of Tripwire Interactive (Killing Floor, Maneater, Rising Storm), Tuxedo Labs (Teardown), Singtrix (vocal processing results tech), bodily distributor Limited Run Games, and had additionally secured the rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Embracer Group’s acquisition of Tolkien’s universe consists of Middle-earth Enterprises – which owns the rights to the video video games, board video games, merchandise and different associated works. Embracer’s operative group Asmodee already has a historical past licensing The Lord of the Rings board video games and card video games. Upcoming initiatives embody the Amazon collection, an animated Lord of the Rings film, in addition to Electronic Arts’ cellular recreation, The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth.

The acquisition of Limited Run offers Embracer the bodily writer and its Carbon Engine – internally developed expertise that enables for legacy content material and extremely correct emulation-based retro video games to be ported to fashionable {hardware}. LRG will proceed to function as an unbiased subsidiary.

Other firms acquired embody Tatsujin (Embracer’s first studio positioned in Japan – led by Toaplen founder Masahiro Yuge), Bitwave Games (Wunderling DX) and Gioteck – a number one gaming accent model. The acquisition of Tatsujin consists of Toaplan’s catalogue (Truxton, Snow Bros, Flying Shark and so on). Bitwave may also assist launch “extremely regarded shoot ’em up video games” from Toaplan, and the NES/Famicom platformer Gimmick! on console.

You can learn extra about these acquisitions on the corporate’s web site, together with the announcement of ‘Embracer Freemode’ – its eleventh operative group comprised of gaming and leisure firms owned by Embracer. Embracer Group already has 10 operative teams, 120 studios and over 850 franchises underneath its belt. Some of the studios embody THQ Nordic, Coffee Stain, Gearbox Entertainment, Saber and Dark Horse Media.

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