Embracer Group purchased Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal all for $300 million, which is a steal considering Sony paid $1 billion for Bungie. What can we expect from these studios now, since Square Enix is no longer in control?
Tomb Raider
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We were already aware of a new Tomb Raider in the works due to it being on the Unreal Engine 5. This is huge with the franchise close to 100 million copies sold. Also, having Lara Croft is a massive selling point. She’s iconic, which is why it’s shocking they gave away the IP. However, we can only imagine this will be one of their first big releases considering it has already begun production.
From the reports so far, it hasn’t distinguished all IPs that have been sold So, I can only imagine how many possibilities there are for now. Some games may be brought back such as Sleeping Dogs, Gex, Kane and Lynch. For now, we will have to see.
Thief
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Thief is one of the first I can see to receive a remake. The poor reception of the reboot may bring the idea of a remake to developers. Thief 2014 sold poorly and had bad reviews to go along with that. So, it could be wise to have a remake since you’re going off the foundations of something already loved.
Deus Ex
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Deus Ex was put in the background since 2016. Finally, its chance to come back might be here. Due to Mankind Divided having poor sales, Square Enix had put the franchise on hiatus to concentrate on their marvel projects. But, with Square Enix out of the picture, this could be Adam Jensen’s opportunity to bring us back to the cyberpunk world.
Legacy of Kain
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Legacy of Kain may also make its long-awaited return. There had been rumours in the past of a remaster, but they never came to anything. People have begged for a remaster of Soul Reaver. That might be possible now or even better a remake.
Embracer has far more than just that, unfortunately, that’s all the games available to the public for now. To add Eidos Montréal stated that they are “working on a host of AAA projects including both new releases from beloved franchises and original IP”.
It’s great that Embracer have bought these IP’s for the chance to bring them back. Only time will tell what Embracer will do with all these franchises. It’ll be good to see these franchises be used, and to see them given a chance rather than gathering virtual dust.