Embracer Group is giving both gamers and its developers a one-two punch today with the announcement that it will be shutting down Onoma.
according to bloomberg, staff at the recently renamed studio Onoma, were informed of the closure during a meeting on Tuesday. Some employees were reportedly offered roles at his Eidos Montréal, a sister company that Embracer also acquired from Square Enix. bloomberg It also reported that Eidos Montréal is working on a new project. deus ex A ‘very early’ game in development and co-developing a new game fable The game comes with an all-new IP, along with Microsoft-owned development studio Playground Games.
Embracer Group has reportedly decided to shut down Onoma, the studio it just acquired in May of this year, in order to reduce the scope and cost of making games.This news comes after the video game publisher rename studioformerly known as Square Enix Montreal, opened last month.
The Canadian developer was known for mobile games like deus ex go, hitman go, When tomb raider go, Had iOS and Android games Avatar: The Last Airbender In development.according to bloomberg Reporter Jason Schreier said one of the canceled projects Onoma was working on was stranger thingsA cycling game inspired by.
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Embracer is a Swedish gaming company that owns other studios such as Gearbox Interactive and THQ Nordic.
When Embracer first acquired Onoma from Square Enix, the publisher tomb Raider, deus ex, thief, When Kane’s legacy. It also announced that it would create a “transmedia project” that would: tomb Raider anime series on netflix.
Phil Rogers, director of Embracer-owned CDE Entertainment, said: Said GameIndustry.biz“The closing of Publishing QA and Onoma Studios is a difficult decision, one made with the utmost care and consideration. I hope you can find the
