- The Space Marine 2 studio, a branch of Saber Interactive, and Saber St. Petersburg, the Russian subsidiary, are in the process of being liquidated.
- The old Saber Interactive SGS LLC legal entity is being closed by Saber’s former parent company, Embracer Group.
- It’s unclear whether the Russian employees of Saber Interactive will be affected; they may have been moved to other legal entities.
Update: The liquidation procedure is not about the physical Saber St. Petersburg studio shutting down, but rather the old Saber Interactive SGS LLC legal entity is being closed. The closure is being handled by Saber’s former parent company, Embracer Group, and will likely not affect Russian employees of Saber Interactive – they may have been transferred to other legal entities by now.
Layoffs have become such a common issue in the gaming industry that even releasing stellar hits and amassing vast amounts of profit do not guarantee survival for studios.
Saber Interactive’s Russian branch, Saber St. Petersburg, is now in the process of being liquidated. In other words, the old legal entity is in the middle of shutting down, and all its developers will likely be laid off or transferred to other Saber branches in the process.
Why it matters: This move reflects Embracer Group’s 2024 announcement to exit Russia entirely.
As confirmed by the legal disclosures filed on the Russian Fedresurs portal, Saber Interactive’s former parent company, Embracer Group, has initiated liquidation procedures for its Russian branch.
It’s unclear why the old legal entity, Saber Interactive SGS LLC, is closing for now. The studio has developed or collaborated on several other well-received titles over the years, including World War Z, World War Z: Aftermath, Snowrunner, and Mudrunner, among others.
The broader American company, Saber Interactive, is entirely free of any danger and will remain functional through this liquidation. Amid this dilemma, the studio also revealed its new project, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival.
Currently, Saber Interactive has not issued any official statements regarding the liquidation of its Russian subsidiary, leaving the fate of all affected developers unclear.
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