Swedish holding Embracer Group AB announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of a Russian company Bytex, which is based in the city of Saransk. The deal was made through Saber Interactive…
Since its founding in 2004, Bytex has been developing gaming software, and since 2012 has been testing business projects and gaming products. The deal gives Saber a team of 240 skilled employees, 190 of whom are engineers. The CEO and founder of the company is Dmitry Karasev…
Bytex has worked with Saber on a variety of projects including Snowrunner, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 and World war z…
“We have worked with Bytex for many years. She has been a fantastic partner in our development over the past 14 months. I am delighted that they have now become members of the Saber family, and I hope that they will become an indispensable resource in the expansion of the Embracer Group. “, – said Andrey Iones, COO and co-founder of Saber Interactive.
“Working together Saber for many years, it became obvious that we are united by a similar professional ethics and love for games. Joining Andrey and his team seems like a natural way of development, so we look forward to supporting Saber Studios in every possible way, as well as collaborating with other teams from the Embracer Group, “said Dmitry Karasev, founder and CEO of Bytex.
Currently, the holding includes THQ Nordic, Deep silver, Coffee stain, Saber Interactive, Gearbox, 4A Games, Aspyr, Flying Wild Hog, Tarsier Studios and a number of other companies. The last major acquisition Embracer became the creators of Duke Nukem and seven other lower-ranked teams.
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