Fellowship Entertainment,[1] recently known as Embracer Group, is the parent company of businesses developing and publishing games of various types and other media properties. With its head office based in Karlstad, Sweden. The umbrella company has a global presence through its operative groups: 4A Games, Aspyr Media, CrazyLabs, Crystal Dynamics, Dambuster Studios, Dark Horse, DECA Games, Eidos-Montréal, Flying Wild Hog, Gunfire Games, Limited Run Games, Middle-earth Enterprises, Milestone, PLAION, Tarsier Studios, THQ Nordic, Tripwire Interactive, Vertigo Games, and Warhorse Studios amongst more than 40 other companies[2] (such as Amplifier Game Invest).[3] Previously they also included recently divested or spun off:[1] Coffee Stain,[2] Saber Interactive,[4] Gearbox Entertainment,[5] Easybrain,[6] and Asmodee[7] (merged with Fantasy Flight Games).[8] Circa 2022, the company had 120 internal game development studios and more than 12,750 employees and contracted employees in more than 40 countries,[9] but as of 2025 those numbers have been substantially reduced.
In August 2022, they acquired Middle-earth Enterprises which included the licensing rights to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ComicBook.com - Embracer Goes All in on Lord of the Rings With New Rebrand By Christopher Riccetto May 22, 2025, 11:42am
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 EMBRACER GROUP - Embracer to spin off Coffee Stain Group – remaining business to be renamed Fellowship Entertainment May 22, 2025 • 07:02
- ↑ EMBRACER GROUP - Amplifier Game Invest
- ↑ EMBRACER GROUP - Embracer Group ceases all operations in Russia through the divestment of selected assets from the operative group Saber Interactive March 14, 2024 • 07:00
- ↑ EMBRACER GROUP - Embracer Group divests Gearbox Entertainment for a consideration of USD 460 million to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. March 28, 2024 • 04:25
- ↑ EMBRACER GROUP - Embracer Group divests Easybrain to Miniclip for a consideration of USD 1.2 billion November 14, 2024 • 06:30
- ↑ EMBRACER GROUP - Asmodee spin-off January 27, 2024 to April 22, 2024
- ↑ Fantasy Flight Games - Fantasy Flight Games to Merge into the Asmodee Group (TM) 17 November 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 EMBRACER GROUP - Embracer Group enters into agreement to acquire IP rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R Tolkien August 18, 2022 • 06:12
External links[]
- Official website (until name change is complete)
- News
- ComicBook.com - Embracer Goes All in on Lord of the Rings With New Rebrand By Christopher Riccetto May 22, 2025, 11:42am