Embracer Group will break up itself into two separate companies–Fellowship Leisure and Embracer–in 2027, with the previous sustaining nearly all of the writer’s greatest online game IP. Whereas Fellowship Leisure could have a big give attention to franchises like Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raiders, there’ll apparently be room for a few of the firm’s different titles to thrive as nicely.
Embracer’s chair of the board Lars Wingefors advised traders that will probably be searching for companions to work on a few of Fellowship’s “different well-known IP similar to Saints Row, Legacy of Kain, Deus Ex, Crimson Faction, The Masks, Thief, TimeSplitters,” and extra. Wingefors added that the corporate sees potential in teaming up with companions on a few of its AAA franchises as nicely, together with Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Lifeless Island, Darksiders, Remnant, and Metro.
The newest try and revive Deus Ex led to a sport that was canceled as a part of Embracer’s cutbacks in 2024. Over 100 builders have been laid off from Deus Ex developer Eidos-Montreal earlier this 12 months. In February 2026, Saints Row director Chris Stockman shared his perception that the franchise is lifeless after he stated that Embracer ghosted his makes an attempt to revive it.
Darkish Horse Comics–which was bought by Embracer in 2022–will play a task in using the corporate’s IP, and Embracer’s announcement famous the writer’s “lengthy monitor document of co-producing movie and TV reveals with companions in Hollywood.”
As a part of Embracer’s investor presentation, Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse Studios revealed that it is engaged on an open-world Center-earth RPG set within the Lord of the Rings franchise. Warhorse additionally famous that it is creating a brand new Kingdom Come journey, however did not share many particulars past that.
One among Embracer’s subsequent huge titles is the return of its Metro franchise. This winter, Metro 2039 will revive the sequence after a seven-year hiatus by introducing a brand new most important character. Will probably be accessible on Xbox Collection X|S, PS5, and PC,