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Square Enix's magic number is $300M to offload Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal

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www.polygon.com

Square Enix sells off Tomb Raider, Deus Ex IPs and the studios behind them

Embracer Group to acquire Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal
www.polygon.com www.polygon.com



I get why they likely did this, but I still find this news surprising. Games like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex series are expensive as hell to make I'm sure, so recouping the return on that investment is probably long and slow. That's not to indicate the games don't sell well because they obviously do, but at least now those games can have a real game developing studio behind them as opposed to the disorganized shitstorm that is Square Enix these days. Interesting to see what Embracer does with the catalogue of games their getting. Legacy of Kain and Thief are part of this acquisition as well, so this will be intriguing where both companies are concerned.


On a lighter note, Sony up here purchasing Bungie for $3.6B lookin like:

Justin Timberlake What GIF
 
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HailCzr85 said:
www.polygon.com

Square Enix sells off Tomb Raider, Deus Ex IPs and the studios behind them

Embracer Group to acquire Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal
www.polygon.com www.polygon.com



I get why they likely did this, but I still find this news surprising. Games like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex series are expensive as hell to make I'm sure, so recouping the return on that investment is probably long and slow. That's not to indicate the games don't sell well because they obviously do, but at least now those games can have a real game developing studio behind them as opposed to the disorganized shitstorm that is Square Enix these days. Interesting to see what Embracer does with the catalogue of games their getting. Legacy of Kain and Thief are part of this acquisition as well, so this will be intriguing where both companies are concerned.


On a lighter note, Sony up here purchasing Bungie for $3.6B lookin like:

Justin Timberlake What GIF
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They are basically becoming a JRPG Factory, they are tired of trying to make games that are not their style
 
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    HailCzr85 said:
    www.polygon.com

    Square Enix sells off Tomb Raider, Deus Ex IPs and the studios behind them

    Embracer Group to acquire Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal
    www.polygon.com www.polygon.com



    I get why they likely did this, but I still find this news surprising. Games like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex series are expensive as hell to make I'm sure, so recouping the return on that investment is probably long and slow. That's not to indicate the games don't sell well because they obviously do, but at least now those games can have a real game developing studio behind them as opposed to the disorganized shitstorm that is Square Enix these days. Interesting to see what Embracer does with the catalogue of games their getting. Legacy of Kain and Thief are part of this acquisition as well, so this will be intriguing where both companies are concerned.


    On a lighter note, Sony up here purchasing Bungie for $3.6B lookin like:

    Justin Timberlake What GIF
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    Square Enix has had development issues the whole FFXV debacle was horrible. What it took them about 7 years to make it? The first Tomb Raider sold 3.4 Million in a month and still wasn’t profitable. I don’t know what they are doing over there because Tomb Raider was damn near a corridor shooter with an environment that APPEARED to be open.
     
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    Square Enix has had development issues the whole FFXV debacle was horrible. What it took them about 7 years to make it? The first Tomb Raider sold 3.4 Million in a month and still wasn’t profitable. I don’t know what they are doing over there because Tomb Raider was damn near a corridor shooter with an environment that APPEARED to be open.
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    Yeah I'll definitely grant you that. Their management has been atrocious these last 10 years.
     
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    HailCzr85 said:
    Is the code for, they've been a disorganized shitstorm for 10years? I'm half kidding but I hear what you're saying also.
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    well they have this god complex to them where everything has to be perfect or else. there are stories off them throwing out whole games because of something minor
     
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    HailCzr85 said:
    You are seriously blowing my mind right now. I had no idea. I just thought it was them being them and taking their time with perfection.
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    There is that, but this mainly happens with Japanese developers in which they make whole games then cancel or remake them in the last minute because they do not like one little thing from the alpha or the beta build from the game. and some times its not even that good or it flops so you waste all that unnecessary time