„Times are tough.” More Eidos Montreal employees laid off, and the studio has only one aim
Embracer has again made cuts at the Eidos Montreal studio. Their effects include developer layoffs and the cancellation of a new game from the Legacy of Kain universe.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 3, 2025
Serious issues killed this game. After many months, gameplay from the adaptation of Escape from New York has leaked
More than a year after its cancellation, gameplay footage from the game based on the movie Escape from New York has leaked. Development was put on hold due to problems at Embracer Group.
video games
Martin Bukowski
November 18, 2025
The Lord of the Rings universe set to get an ambitious new game. It's expected to challenge Hogwarts Legacy
Time for a symbolic return of the king? The Lord of the Rings is about to get a new game, and there are many indications that it will be an extremely ambitious project.
video games
Danuta Repelowicz
September 30, 2025
Unflattering Easter Egg in Borderlands 4 may be a reference to former Gearbox owner
Borderlands 4 featured a reference to Embracer Group, the former owner of Gearbox studios. It seems that the devs of the game have bad memories about this collaboration.
video games
Martin Bukowski
September 15, 2025
Major layoffs at Eidos Montreal. More bad news from the acclaimed developer
Embracer Group has again ordered major layoffs at Eidos Montreal, the studio known for its recent installments in the Deus Ex series.
video games
Adrian Werner
April 1, 2025
Tomb Raider devs share sad news despite warm remasters reception
The warm reception of the remasters of the early installments of the Tomb Raider series didn't save the Crystal Dynamics studio from layoffs.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 27, 2025
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 „significantly outperformed our expectations,” says publisher Embracer Group
Embracer Group is very pleased with the success of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Sales of the title are quickly approaching 2 million copies.
video games
Martin Bukowski
February 13, 2025
Embracer Group Dismissed More Than 4,500 Employees and Canceled 80 Games Within One Year
Embracer Group finally completed the reductions. They were exceptionally far-reaching. More than forty development studios were gotten rid of and more than five thousand people were laid off.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 24, 2024
Embracer Group Leaves Russia and Sells Selected Assets to Saber Interactive. Metro Devs May Be Next
Embracer Group is getting rid of selected assets of Saber Interactive, including 38 games. The buyer also has the right to purchase Zen studios and 4A Interactive at a fixed price.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 14, 2024
„The Video Game World Is a Disaster Zone Right Now.” Deus Ex Actor Paints Grim Future of Industry
Elias Toufexis, the actor known from the Deus Ex series, published a touching post in which he said „goodbye” to Adam Jensen. At the same time, he painted a particularly grim picture of the game industry.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
February 8, 2024
New Deus Ex From Eidos Montreal Binned After 2 Years of Pre-prod
Embracer Group is said to have deleted the project of a new game in the Deus Ex series, which had been in development for two years. Journalist Jason Schreier also reports layoffs at Eidos Montreal.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
January 30, 2024
Piranha Bytes Has Fans Worried. Disturbing Silence at The Creators of Elex, Gothic
Fans of the Piranha Bytes studio are worried about its future. They cite several disturbing events in recent weeks as the reason.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 16, 2024
Great Embracer Bloodbath Continues; 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks Next on the List
Layoffs at Embracer Group continue. This time they have affected 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 15, 2023
![Sad News From Embracer Group; TimeSplitters and Chorus Devs Among Restructuring Victims [Update #2]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/438956358.jpg)
Sad News From Embracer Group; TimeSplitters and Chorus Devs Among Restructuring Victims [Update #2]
Embracer Group will soon close Free Radical Design, the studio known for the TimeSplittters series. In addition, some of Fishlabs employees have been laid off.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 13, 2023
Disney's Exec Raises Hopes That KotOR Remake is Still Alive
The fate of the remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is uncertain, but words from the vice president of gaming at Disney suggest that the work on the game is indeed still underway.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
December 12, 2023
Fifth Saints Row Supposedly Drew Handfuls From SR2, but Publisher Wanted Something Different
It is possible that the failure of Saints Row could have been avoided. After all, it turns out that the game was originally intended to be a continuation of the series, not a reboot.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 26, 2023
Success of Remnant 2 Overshadowed by Layoffs at Embracer; Sales Exceed 2 Million Copies
Remnant 2 is doing well, but that's more than can be said for many of the games and studios owned by the Embracer Group, which laid off 900 people in the last fiscal quarter.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 16, 2023
Embracer Reportedly Gears Up to Close Another Veteran Studio
Free Radical Design has only just returned from the dead, but it looks like it will be closed again even before the first new project is released.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 9, 2023
![Neverwinter Devs Affected by Layoffs, a Developer Claims [Update]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/436708964.jpg)
Neverwinter Devs Affected by Layoffs, a Developer Claims [Update]
A plague of layoffs has hit yet another development studio. Cryptic Studios, which you may associate with Star Trek Online or Neverwinter, was said to have fallen victim to the downsizing.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
November 3, 2023
Mix of Tomb Raider and Zelda; Is This Eidos Montreal's New IP?
Through job listings, we learned a lot of interesting things about the new brand of Eidos Montreal.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 16, 2023