Many people couldn’t understand why Square Enix so cheaply educated Crystal dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal also with famous brands including Tomb Raider with Lara Croft, Deus Ex, Thief and Legacy of Kain.
But more and more often it turns out that $300 million from Sweden’s Embracer Group is an exemption for Square Enix. For the Japanese company, these studios were a burden and did not allow to use the potential of well-known brands.
The fate of the Western Square Enix division was decided by recent setbacks. showed that ambitious projects Avengers Marvel and Guardians of the Marvel Galaxy they represent a loss of up to $200 million for the company. At the same time, Square Enix was betting on the popularity of Marvel superheroes, so from afar it seems that this was the last chance for Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montréal, because even the Tomb Raider games with Lara Croft and Deus Ex did not pass. selling very well.
Square Enix wants right now invest to blockchain, artificial intelligence and the cloud. At the same time, the company continues to release franchises such as Just Cause, Outriders, and Life is Strange. But even that may change in the future, because Outriders are another disappointment. Shooter from the Polish studio People Can Fly did not earn enough money to cover the costs associated with the development and release. At the same time, the start had a super title and attracted 3.5 million unique players in the first month.
The problem is also for people can fly, the studio received no additional money from Square Enix. The question is also what will happen to the mysterious Gemini project for Square Enix. The second project called Dagger is being created in collaboration with Take-Two Interactive. Both are due out by the end of 2024.
Fans of The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy can sleep easy. Embracer Group wants to take over development of Marvel’s Avengers and continue to sell Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy action adventure.but first he has to negotiate everything with Disney.
Source :Indian TV
