Embracer Group, the Swedish holding company that’s the parent of THQ Nordic, h🎐as just purchased ♛Gearbox Entertainment for a cool $1.3 billion. Not exactly 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:ZeniMax money, but not an insubstantial sum either.
With Embracer now at the helm, you'd think that would mean the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Borderlands franchise would fall to one of its many publishers in the likely event of Bor𒐪derlands 4. However, we're learning today that conventional wisdom isn't always conventional.
In a statement to , 2K Games tells us that they☂'re still going to𒁃 be the ones to publish Borderlands games. At least, for the foreseeable future.
“As the proud publisher of the Borderlands franchise, we are happy for our partners at Gearbox and this exciting new chapter for their organisation," said 2K. "The merger does not change 2K's relationship with Gearbox nor our role as the publisher for the Borderlands IP or any other projects we are currently 👍working on with the studio. We look forward to continuing our long-term partnership with this incredibly talented team and delivering many more exciting entertainment experiences to gaming fans around the world.”
Borderlands is one of 2K's most profitable franchises, with 168澳♎洲幸运5开奖网:Borderlands 3 selling o💧ver 8 million units as of February 2020.
Embracer group announced the purchase of Gearbox today for $1.3 billion, ಌwith $188ꦿ million paid in cash and an additional $175 million in shares. The remaining $1 billion will be paid out to Gearbox over the next six years provided that the company meets its financial goals.
Unfortunately, Randy Pitchford will still be at the helm of Gearbox. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pitchford remains a controversial figur⭕e after revelations emerged in 2020 that he allege𒅌dly assaulted the former voice of Claptrap and diverted millions in employee bonuses directly to his own personal accounts.
During the summer of mass protests against police brutality, Pitchford then tried to cash-in on the movement by directing anti-police sentiment to purchase Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniversary World To♊ur, a game where you literally shoot anthropomorphic pigs dressed as police offic൲ers.
Hopefully Embracer is able to exert enough influence to at🙈 least ꦿtamp down some of Pitchford’s worst inclinations.
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