Embracer Group says its intellectual property (IP) for The Lord of the Rings is performing “significantly ahead” of the business plan it set out when acquiring the series in 2022. Ta.
In its financial report for the three months ended June 30, Embracer said the Middle-earth company's cash generation had significantly increased following “strong” licensing revenue for The Lord of the Rings. He said that there has been an increase.
In June, Embracer spoke of the importance of “leveraging The Lord of the Rings in a very significant way” by making it “one of the world's biggest game series.” emphasized.
The comments come amid a costly restructuring of the giant games business, which has announced plans to cancel projects in development, close studios and lay off an unspecified number of staff.
In an open letter to the company's 17,000 staff, CEO Lars Wingefors said Embracer was cutting spending across the board and reducing third-party publishing. “We will put more emphasis on internal intellectual property and increase external funding for big-budget games.''
Two months later, The Lord of the Rings appears to be making a profit for the company. “Middle Earth Enterprises' performance has significantly exceeded the business plan we developed when we acquired it a year ago,” Embracer boss Lars Wingefors said.
Wizards of the Coast recently released the Magic the Gathering trading card game The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, which comes with $2 million worth of cards. . Free Range Games' survival crafting game for PC and consoles, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, is scheduled for release later this year. Embracer said “many other exciting new products that will further grow the IP” are in development.
But all is not well in the world of Lord of the Rings-related video games. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum suffered a disastrous release in May, resulting in Daedelic closing its in-house development department and laying off 25 people.
Embracer bought the rights to “The Lord of the Rings'' and “The Hobbit.'' It was acquired in August 2022 for approximately $400 million and announced plans to explore opportunities to create new games, movies, and more based on this famous intellectual property.
In May, Embracer announced that it had signed a deal with Amazon Games to develop New World. A new MMO based on The Lord of the Rings.
Massively multiplayer online game. The Lord of the Rings Online in 2007 And then Lord of the Rings MMO previously canceled by Amazonis currently in the early stages of development and does not have an official title at this time.
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