It’s been formally introduced that Saber Interactive is splitting from guardian firm Embracer Group, with the deal additionally seeing the latter divesting many (however not all) of the studios that had been beforehand working beneath the Saber label. However what precisely does the deal stipulate for Metro developer 4A Video games, which lists Saber Interactive as its guardian firm?
Embracer Group and Saber Interactive’s deal consists of an choice for the latter to buy each 4A Video games and Zen Studios (developer of the Zen Pinball sequence). Resulting from “industrial causes”, Embracer and Saber haven’t talked about the precise worth that has been set for each studios, however say that it “displays at the least the studios’ market worth and is considerably larger than the present web e book worth (together with goodwill) of USD 81 million (SEK 829 million).” This will probably be on prime of extra “earnout liabilities of roughly USD 31 million (SEK 317 million)”.
Curiously, nonetheless, even when Saber ought to train the choice to accumulate 4A Video games, long-term licensing and publishing rights for all current and future PC and console Metro video games will probably be retained by Embracer-owned PLAION. Metro writer Deep Silver was merged into PLAION final yr.
Embracer has additionally retained management and possession of 4A Video games’ subsequent AAA mission (which can presumably be the following Metro sport).
In the meantime, one other Metro title can be at the moment within the works, with Vertigo Video games growing the VR-exclusive first-person shooter Metro Awakening.
