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Jamie Lee Curtis has become the latest big-name actor to join the film adaptation of Borderlands, which is based on the popular video game series developer by Gearbox Software. Curtis joins the likes of Kevin Hart and Cate Blanchett who will also be starring in the movie which is slated to be [...]

BORDERLANDS Adaptation Adds HALLOWEEN & KNIVES OUT Star Jamie Lee Curtis As Tannis Eli Roths Knives Out, Halloween) set to join Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart as Tannis the archaeologist... RorMachine | 2/8/2021 Cabin Fever director Borderlands video game was confirmed late last year, and that was followed by Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) is set to join her as Roland. Now, Halloween icon Jamie Lee Curtis. The Knives Out star is set to play a character from the games named Tannis, who i...

Sweden game conglomerate grows even larger Posted on Embracer Group AB has announced a merger agreement with US based The Gearbox Entertainment Company. Gearbox, based in Frisco, TX and founded in 1999, has been self-funded by the employees from inception. Post-closing, Gearbox will become a seventh operating group as a wholly own subsidiary of Embracer. Gearbox Founder and CEO Randy Pitchford will continue to lead Gearbox, and Randy Pitchford and the employees of Gearbox will jointly become a...

Gearbox is now owned by The Embracer Group (aka THQ Nordic), and the developer-publisher gets its own operating unit label.

Xbox Reportedly Almost Bought Borderlands Developer Gearbox ✖ Developer Gearbox Software announced yesterday that it had been purchased by Embracer Group for $1.3 billion. The move was one that came as somewhat of a surprise, but it doesn’t seem as though Embracer was the only one eyeing Gearbox from afar. According to new reporting from Brad Sams, Microsoft was also potentially interested in picking up Gearbox and having the developer join its Xbox Game Studios lineup. Sams only goes as fa...

Plano’s AI-powered fitness startup OxeFit gets boost from Dak Prescott, Jason Witten, Dez Bryant The Plano startup raised $12.5 million from investors, including current and former Dallas Cowboys players. Plano-based OxeFit plans to launch two AI-powered strength conditioning platforms some time in February, according to the company.(OxeFit) Several current and former Dallas Cowboys players are getting in on the recent surge in popularity of smart gym equipment by throwing their names — and...

Share this article Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has announced its new merger with video game publishing powerhouse Embracer Group aka THQ Nordic. The purchase — which amounted to roughly $363 million USD — will make Gearbox Software a wholly-owned subsidiary and the seventh operating group within the publisher, although the developer’s founder Randy Pitchford will remain as the lead for operations for his company. Embracer says that the merger will allow it to expand further int...

Collaborative efforts on new games are already underway on February 4, 2021, 13:59 In a nutshell: Swedish video game holding firm Embracer Group has acquired Borderlands creator Gearbox Software and Aspyr Media. The two studios will join Embracers stable of over 57 developers and publishers, including Saber Interactive, THQ Nordic, Koch Media/Deep Silver, Volition, 4A Games, and more. Embracer Group announced the Gearbox mergers one-day purchase price amounted to $363 mill...

Users Borderlands Studio Gearbox Acquired By Embracer Group For Up To $1.3 Billion, 2K Remains On Board The Texas studio is now owned by the Swedish company, but 2K Games will continue to publish Borderlands. Veteran American studio Gearbox Software has been acquired by the Swedish company Embracer Group in a sale valued at up to $1.3 billion. As part of the buyout, Gearbox is getting the money, or "rocket fuel," as the company said, to "fuel Gearboxs powerful creative engine." Despite the buyo...