Embracer (Gearbox) announces major restructure with layoffs and canceled games

13 Jun 2023Source: MassivelyOp
Just three weeks ago, Embracer Group – the megacorp that owns gobs of properties, including Gearbox, which governs Cryptic and a bunch of MMORPGs we care about – admitted that a vital partnership worth $2B US had fallen through for reasons unrelated to Embracer itself, causing its earnings forecast and stock value to plummet over […]


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