Saber Interactive CEO Defends Embracer Groups Controversial Acquisition Strategy
"Give Lars a break".
Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch has defended Embracer's controversial mass acquisition strategy, which, last we checked, had resulted in the loss of some 1,400 jobs and the cancellation of 29 unannounced games. Karch made the comments in a new interview with IGN (thanks, Eurogamer) following Saber's complicated but amicable separation from the company, which he described as being "bittersweet".
Embracer had been stockpiling studios and IP for years, which Karch compared to Pac-Man "gobbling up everything on the screen", and that the "market lost patience", which is where the company ultimately ran into trouble. Despite that, Karch staunchly stands by the personal character of Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors: "He loves IP. He loves games. He loves game developers.... he's just a good human being, and he cares about his people."
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