Report: Embracer Shuts Down Insurgency Developer New World Interactive - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 December 2023 / 3,480 Views
Embracer Group has part of its restructuring has shut down Insurgency and Insurgency: Sandstorm developer New World Interactive.
This was first reported by Second Wind’s Nick Calandra and confirmed by multiple sources speaking with Insider Gaming. The sources say the announcement was made to employees Monday morning.
New World Interactive is an American studio founded in 2010. The developer released Insurgency in 2014, Day of Infamy in 2017 and Insurgency: Sandstorm in 2018.
The developer was acquired in August 2020 by Embracer Group and was made a subsidiary under Saber Interactive.
In not so great news... I'm hearing from sources that New World Interactive is the next studio shutdown from Embracer... happened this morning apparently and no public statement has come out yet.
— Nick Calandra (@nickjcal) December 4, 2023
Super sad to hear this as I did the documentary on that studio and they're great. pic.twitter.com/aBtwE3HMX1
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Damn shame. These guys helped keep the tactical shooter alive when it was on life support. Thank you for your service.
And here I thought Embracer was going to continue gobbling up more studios. Instead, it's been either major layoffs or outright shutdowns. I really enjoyed Insurgency and was really looking forward to the next one. Not looking forward to seeing what additional Embracer studios get shutdown next.....
