{"id":5750,"date":"2022-08-03T10:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T10:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obilesky.com\/2022\/03\/embracer-group-acquires-shadow-warrior-developer-flying\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T10:44:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T10:44:49","slug":"embracer-group-acquires-shadow-warrior-developer-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/game8k.com\/?p=5750","title":{"rendered":"Embracer Group Acquires Shadow Warrior Developer Flying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo2.tadke.com\/imgs\/games\/20220725\/large_Embracer-Group-1.jpg\" alt=\"Embracer Group Acquires Shadow Warrior Developer Flying Wild Hog and 11 Other Studios\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"747\" height=\"391\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><p>Embracer Group \u2013 formerly known as THQ Nordic AB \u2013 has announced the acquisition of Shadow Warrior developer Flying Wild Hog alongside 11 other studios and PR firm Sandbox Strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Polish developer Flying Wild Hog will be entirely owned by Embracer Group subsidiary Koch Media, following a deal worth $137.2 million with private equity firm Supernova Capital LLP.<\/p>\n<p>The developer is currently working on four titles with publishers like Jagex, Focus Home Interactive, and Devolver Digital, one of which is first-person shooter Shadow Warrior 3.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo2.tadke.com\/imgs\/games\/20220725\/medium_Shadow-Warrior-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"Embracer Group Acquires Shadow Warrior Developer Flying Wild Hog and 11 Other Studios\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo2.tadke.com\/imgs\/games\/20220725\/medium_Shadow-Warrior-3-3.jpg\" alt=\"Embracer Group Acquires Shadow Warrior Developer Flying Wild Hog and 11 Other Studios\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p><h2>Embracer Group Acquires 12 Studios<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<p>Here are the other 11 studios that join Flying Wild Hog under the Embracer Group umbrella:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Silent Games (Newcastle-based developer whose first game is aiming for a 2023 release)<\/li>\n<li>Coffee Stain North (A Story About My Uncle)<\/li>\n<li>Quantic Lab (Quality Assurance firm based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania)<\/li>\n<li>IUGO Mobile Entertainment (The Walking Dead: Road to Survival)<\/li>\n<li>Purple Lamp Studios (The Guild 3, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom \u2013 Rehydrated)<\/li>\n<li>Mad Head Games (Adam Wolfe, Pagan Online\/Pagan: Absent Gods)<\/li>\n<li>34BigThings (Redout)<\/li>\n<li>Nimble Giant Entertainment (Quantum League)<\/li>\n<li>Snapshot Games (Chaos Reborn, Phoenix Point)<\/li>\n<li>Zen Studios (Operencia: The Stolen Sun, CastleStorm 2)<\/li>\n<li>A Thinking Ape Entertainment (Casino X, Kingdom of Heckfire)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following the acquisition spree, Embracer Group has announced that it has grown to a total of 58 internal studios and more than 5,700 employees.<\/p>\n<p>These acquisitions were likely made with versatility in mind, seeing how it&#8217;s not limited to just development studios, including a Quality Assurance and Public Relations firm. <\/p>\n<p>The developers listed above also specialize in a broad range of genres and cover a variety of platforms, from PC to consoles and mobile.<\/p>\n<p><i>Keep updated on the latest PC Gaming news by following GameWatcher on Twitter, checking out our videos on YouTube, giving us a like on Facebook, and joining us on Discord. 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