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A regular rogue's gallery of independent game developers - including the creators of Dead Cells, Slay The Spire, Darkest Dungeon, Spiritfarer, Terraria and V Rising - have clubbed together to run their own videogame showcase: the Triple-I Initiative. Initially screening on 10th April, it'll be a 45-minute, unhosted, back-to-back series of trailers, reveals and surprise game or demo releases, designed (as per the press release) "to highlight fan-favorite games and hype up established indie classics as well as new IPs". It could become a yearly thing, but that'll obviously depend on how well the first showcase goes down.

Embracer Group, the embattled gaming conglomerate that owns the rights to 'The Lord of the Rings' franchise, has announced that it is splitting into three different companies. The group, which went through significant restructuring this year and sold off major game studios like Saber Interactive and Gearbox to reduce debt, will separate into Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends. The three games and entertainment companies will be standalone, publicly listed entities, Embracer said, with the split “enabling each entity to better focus on their respective core strategies and offer more differentiated and distinct equity stories for existing and new shareholders.”

Blackbird Interactive and publisher Gearbox revealed 2024 roadmap on Wednesday. In addition to multiple free content drops, the roadmap reveals three paid DLCs that are introducing new factions to the sci-fi RTS.

Gearbox Entertainment has announced an unspecified number of redundancies following its sale from Embracer last week.

Gearbox Entertainment has confirmed layoffs at the company, following the announcement of its sale by Embracer.

Embracer have announced that they're selling Borderlands developers Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive, owners of 2K Games and GTA 6 developers Rockstar, for $460 million in Take-Two shares. Three Gearbox Software studios - the flagship studio in Texas, together with Gearbox Montréal and Gearbox Quebec - will change hands as part of the deal. Take-Two will also acquire the Borderlands and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands franchises, together with Homeworld, Risk of Rain, Brothers in Arms and Duke Nukem.

A good few months after a sale was first reported to be on the table, Embracer has now confirmed the sale of Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive for $460 million. This brings Gearbox in house with long term publishing partner 2K Games, who still had publishing rights to the Borderlands franchise, even with the developer under Embracer’s ownership.

Take-Two will acquire developer Gearbox from Embracer for $460 million.

Embracer is closing in on sales of Saber Interactive and Gearbox, it’s reported, with the company looking to shed two of its most noteworthy acquisitions of the last few years in an effort to dig itself out of a financial hole.

A new rumor has emerged that Embracer is close to selling Gearbox Software.

UPDATE 2pm UK: A spokesperson for Lost Boys Interactive has confirmed the layoffs to Eurogamer.

An unknown number of employees have been laid off at Gearbox-owned developer Lost Boys Interactive.

Neverwinter has just released their latest module for the game that promises to take adventurers on an interstellar journey unlike any they've experienced before. We were provided an early access look into the expansion dubbed Spelljammer, a widely known Dungeons & Dragons campaign, that thrusts players into the vast expanse of the Astral Sea and beyond. Here’s our first look at what’s in store!

Borderlands developer Gearbox is reportedly up for sale by parent company Embracer Group. As per Reuters, the Swedish conglomerate is looking to restructure following a $2 billion (about Rs. 16,586 crore) deal with Saudi Arabia government-funded Savvy Games Group that fell through, earlier this year. The fallout resulted in the former cutting down on spending, in addition to closing down studios and laying off its employees. Having been acquired merely two-and-a-half years ago, Gearbox is now the latest victim, with some alleged third-party publishers expressing interest in acquiring the developer. No names were mentioned, though they were described as “international gaming groups.”

According to several new reports, both Gearbox Entertainment and Jagex may find themselves up for sale soon. Owners Embracer Group and the Carlyle Group, respectively, are potentially looking to offload the companies.