knittingknots2,
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Embracer sells Borderlands maker Gearbox to Take-Two Interactive for $460 million

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/embracer-sells-borderlands-maker-gearbox-to-take-two-interactive-for-460-million

hannu_ikonen,
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@knittingknots2 its just getting weird and stupid.

I liked when gaming wasnt so efficiently monetized for wealth extraction & IP vaultification.

majorlinux,
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@hannu_ikonen @knittingknots2 Embracer definitely made it weird.

It was kind of funny at the beginning, but I regret laughing after seeing what's been happening with those acquisitions.

knittingknots2,
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@majorlinux @hannu_ikonen Really and truly. I've seen this happen before in other industries, where gobbling greed basically destroys the company eating others in acquisition, and ruins a huge sector doing it. I just hope the franchises getting spun off find a much safer and profitable home instead of dying.

majorlinux,
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@knittingknots2 @hannu_ikonen I do, too.

But knowing how these Capitalists think, if it isn't making money hand over fist for them, they discard it without hesitation.

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