91. Selling You the Cake without the Icing
Episode description
On this episode of Total Pebble Knockdown:
What is happening with Embracer Group? First they buy up a bunch of game companies, then they lose 40% of their stock value, now they are selling off or shuttering the same game studios they bought. Let’s go over a timeline of unfortunate events and a cautionary tale of what large corporate investments could entail.
Embracer Group Stock Drops 40% After $2 Billion Mystery Deal Self-Destructs (forbes.com)
Embracer Group's Partner Who Walked From $2 Billion Deal Finally Revealed - IGN
Saints Row And Red Faction Studio Shut Down After 30 Years (kotaku.com)
Embracer Group Is Considering Selling Borderlands Dev Gearbox (kotaku.com)
Crystal Dynamics on X: "https://t.co/FMYu1MeVgn" / X (twitter.com)
Bethesda recently saw their roadmap of game releases for several years leaked recently. What were they planning on releasing? How far behind schedule are they? Which projects are likely to still happen?
Leaked Bethesda Road Map Shows Oblivion Remaster, Dishonored 3 (kotaku.com)
Cyberpunk 2077 just got a big update that is being touted as “Cyberpunk 2.0” which apparently makes the game feel complete for the first time since it released in 2020. What does it mean to say a game is “complete”? Are there games that simply will never get that label? Why do we have to wait years to see it happen?