Embracer Group’s Gross sales Take A 22% Drop, Although Kingdom Come: Deliverance II’s Success Has The Firm Trying Positively At The Future

You in all probability simply bear in mind Embracer Group as the corporate that, in numerous methods, blew up the video games trade. After it acquired studios like they had been Pokémon playing cards, after which laid off tons of of sport builders after one deal went unhealthy, and shut down historic, long-running studios during the last 4 years, then offered off a bunch extra, that popularity turns into onerous to shake.

Nevertheless it nonetheless owns fairly a lot of studios, groups which are nonetheless making nice video games, regardless of the struggles that their father or mother firm has gone by. Warhorse Studios is a type of groups, and the success that Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has loved has Embracer Group hoping for a brighter future.

The corporate simply launched its monetary outcomes for the final 9 months of 2024 ending December 31, 2024. Web gross sales went down SEK $1.5 billion, or 22% from the earlier 12 months. Embracer additionally had a web lack of SEK $1.3 billion.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II nevertheless, hit 1 million copies offered on February 5, which was at some point after its launch date on February 4, 2025.

That early increase has Embracer Group chief government officer and man who’s “positive” that he deserves “numerous criticism,” Lars Wingefors, trying to the long run with a extra constructive power.

“It’s our robust perception that the sport will proceed to generate substantial revenues over the approaching 12 months, highlighting the distinctive high quality, immersion and attraction of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

Warhorse Studios has a sturdy roadmap, together with updates and new content material over the following 12 months, making certain an interesting and constantly evolving expertise for the group,” stated Wingefors.

Although he’s not counting on simply Warhorse to choose the entire ship that’s Embracer up. Wingefors is aware of that there’s nonetheless loads of work to be achieved throughout the remainder of its studios.

“Embracer at present has an elevated deal with IP improvement inside PC/console and cellular. Nevertheless, we recognise that there’s nonetheless work to be achieved to additional improve our operational resilience and optimise our enterprise for the long run.”

Wingefors additionally confirmed that the corporate has, throughout its studios, “10 AAA video games below improvement, of which eight are from inside studios and two from exterior studios.” These 10 video games are at the moment scheduled to reach throughout the subsequent three years.

It’s nice that Wingefors isn’t blind to the truth that there’s numerous work Embracer has forward of it. Nevertheless it does stay a marvel that he’s nonetheless the one left round to steer that work.

Supply – [GamesIndustry.Biz]