While no longer at the company he founded, Eidos Montreal finally gave a piece of mind to his selling by once mother company Square Enix to Embracer Group a few months ago, although not officially as Stephane D'Astous is no longer at the company. Leaving the company in 2013 does not mean that Stepahjne D'Astous should not have a say after Square Enix just sold off Eidos Montreal alongside...

We are coming to a close on news regarding quarterly earning reports and there was some interteres on Embracer Group as we are heading for the first anniversary of the purchase of the western studios of Square Enix including Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics. Embreacer Group announced their Q3 2023 with a record 128% growth on revenue ascending at an US Dollar equivalent of $1.12 billion with...

It is not a full month since Square Enix Montreal, a former Square Enix Western studio sold to Embracer Group, announced a restructuring to erase its past with Square Enix under the name of Onma and seems that it was not meant to be. As per Bloomberg, Embracer Group is liquidating Onoma in general and while it plans to retain some of its staff, they will go under Eidos Montreal, another former...

The new gaming and entertainment conglomerate Embracer Group is apparently not done growing up from gamers companies and three months after buying Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal from Square Enix, we got more news. This morning the gaming world woke up in a surprise when Embracer Group announced that they bought a quite collection of companies, some whole were even a...

One again we are hearing on international's interest in the gaming and entertainment world as the usual "Bigger Fish Eats the Other One" (maybe not eat but you'll get it), Embracer Group received a surprising investment. It has become public knowledge that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, one of many of the investment firms set up by the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, had made a...

You all remember there is a resounding rumor that Square Enix could have just got rid of their western studios last year to make it attractive to be bought and that a main buyer was in the form of Sony and Playstation? Well, while this remains a big sound in the rumor mill, Microsoft surprisingly had the same idea. As part of the Day 4 of the Preliminary Injunction against Activision Blizzard...

It was just a matter of time when Onoma being folded within the umbrella of Embracer Group could bring some big consequences and here we are, the downfall of the once known as Square Enix Montreal had caused a big effect. So there you have it Arena Battle Champions, Deus Ex Go, Hitman Sniper: The Shadows & Space Invaders: Hidden Heroes will go offline while their respective...

For Square Enix, it is time to move on when the time came and sold their western studis to Embracer Group, one in  particular named after its former parent company Square Enix Montreal, tasked with porting many SE’s main IPs to mobile world. But for Square Enix Montreal it is time to move one and it was announced that they will be known as Onoma from now on. This is following from...

If you had been reading news about certain flops with noticeable exceptions from Square Enix, regarding all their western studios, it should not come to a surprise that the japanese veteran needed to clean the house. We woke up today with the news that Square Enix has decided to sell Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal, including its 1,100 employees and 8 offices to...

There have been a lot of moves of Square Enix since last year, starting with the sale of its western studios Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix Montreal, along with their adventure with NFT and cryptocurrency. But there is a lot of talk when Square Enix has notified their shareholders that Takashi Kiryu will be replacing Yosuke Matsuda, that is if the shareholders approve the move...