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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 8660038" data-attributes="member: 6669048"><p>Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Table of contents for new D&D starter set uncovered, D&D Beyond releases free Vecna supplement, <em>Stranger Things </em>cast plays D&D, Netflix’s <em>Cyberpunk </em>animated series trailer and clip released, and more!</p><p></p><p>For a quick summary of the week’s news, Jessica Hancock will bring you up to speed with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaZ7ByBXPqZRg-Q-J-_0YEA" target="_blank">EN Live's <em>This Week in TTRPG</em> every Friday</a>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[MEDIA=youtube]MVEQ6jujYj0[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Don’t forget, you can keep up with all the week’s gaming news in detail with <em>Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk</em>. This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica are recording live from UK Games Expo.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[MEDIA=podbean]55dba-1241509[/MEDIA]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]250649[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In case you missed it elsewhere on EN World this week:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">EN Publishing is running another short campaign, <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/indiegogo-quickstarters.689138/" target="_blank">this time on IndieGoGo for <em>Over the Hill</em>, a 5e supplement with towns, villages, and settlements ready to insert into any fantasy campaign</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">EN5ider #457 is <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/en5ider-457-archetypes-weird-warlocks.689060/" target="_blank">a collection of new class archetypes for Warlocks including the Laughing Death and the Pactbreaker</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">EN Publishing was at <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/enp-at-ukge.689028/" target="_blank">UK Games Expo this past weekend and we have photos</a>!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We got a bit of new information on the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/adventure-designer-felice-kuan-talks-radiant-citadel.689078/" target="_blank">upcoming <em>Dungeons & Dragons </em>adventure anthology <em>Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel </em>as Todd Kenreck interviewed designer Felice Kuan</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Echohawk continues chronicling <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/monsters-of-spelljammer-part-2.689031/" target="_blank">the monsters of <em>Spelljammer </em>with part two of this three-part series covering the monsters from “Gossamer” to “Pyroserpent”</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charles Dunwoody talks <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/campaign-master-finish-existing-campaigns.687917/" target="_blank">more about extended campaigns and the difficulty in bringing them to a satisfying close</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Michael Tresca discusses <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/reaching-your-audience.689030/" target="_blank">methods for aspiring game designers and independent publishers for finding an audience for their new offerings</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Andrew Peregrine finds new ways to <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/religion-in-gaming%E2%80%94types-of-%E2%80%9Cpriest%E2%80%9D.688387/" target="_blank">explore religion within a fantasy game setting by looking for new influences for what we think of as “religion” in a game</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">M.T. Black continues <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragon-reflections-57.687918/" target="_blank">his exploration of RPG periodicals past with Dragon Reflections #57 with the January 1982 issue of <em>Dragon</em></a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don’t miss out on <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-return-to-dark-tower-endless-realms-incredible-items-and-more.689086/" target="_blank">the newest RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keep up with <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-%E2%80%93-troll-lord-mongoose-and-more.689087/" target="_blank">all the new print RPG releases with Charles Dunwoody’s RPG Print News</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Find the big <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-freebies-bundles-and-sales-news-june-4-2022.689039/" target="_blank">TTRPG sales, bundles, and charity fundraisers with the RPG Bundles, Freebies, and Sales News</a>.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]250650[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/heres-dragons-of-stormwreck-isles-table-of-contents.689084/" target="_blank">The upcoming new starter set for <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em>, <em>Dragons of Stormwreck Isle</em>, has had its table of contents leaked</a>. The adventure book is four chapters long with an Overview as a prologue discussing the role of the Dungeon Master in a game, relevant maps, background for both the adventure and the Forgotten Realms setting, and preparation tips. The four chapters are named after the major locations for the adventure (which I haven’t reproduced here because spoilers but are available in the link above) along with subsections for each chapter describing the key locations or events. Finally, there are two appendices. Appendix A: Magic Items starts with instructions on how to use magic items in the game before a list of item descriptions, and Appendix B: Creatures has the stat blocks and descriptions for creatures in the game (specifically “creatures” as they are not using the term “monsters”). <a href="https://amzn.to/3MDfe9A" target="_blank">The boxed set is scheduled for a July release in North America and October for the rest of the world</a>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]250651[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/monte-cook-games-launches-open-cypher-system-license.689083/" target="_blank">Monte Cook Games announced they are releasing their house system <em>Cypher System </em>under a version of the Open Gaming License</a>. This license, the Cypher System Open License, will allow creators to make their own products based on the <em>Cypher System Reference Document </em>along with additional sources released under the license. The reference document is not available to the public yet but is expected for release “this summer”, though three new products created under the license have been announced: <em>Mystery Flesh Pit National Park </em>by Ganza Gaming, <em>GM Roulette </em>from Cypher Unlimited, and <em>Blood & Chrome </em>from Marlowe House. This is a separate license from <a href="https://www.montecookgames.com/cypher-system-creator/" target="_blank">the Cypher System Creator program available through DriveThruRPG which was launched in 2016</a>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]250652[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/get-the-vecna-dossier-free-at-d-d-beyond.689143/" target="_blank">Wizards of the Coast is playing up the Vecna connection to the new season of <em>Stranger Things </em>with a free release on D&D Beyond</a>. <em>Dossier Vecna </em>features 5e stats for the lich which comes in at a whopping CR 26. There is also a half-page summary of lore surrounding Vecna. Notably, this version of Vecna is from before his betrayal by Kas so still has both hands and eyes. The supplement is available for free by signing into your D&D Beyond account and claiming it. But that’s not the only cross-promotion going on as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFcfJm3SqGk" target="_blank">the cast of <em>Stranger Things </em>played a game of <em>Dungeons & Dragons </em>as part of a live stream promotion for Season 4</a>. Actors Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Priah Ferguson (Erica), and Joseph Quinn (Eddie) played in a one-shot with DM B. Dave Walters streamed (though pre-recorded) on Thursday. The hour and a half stream is now available to watch on the <em>Stranger Things </em>YouTube channel linked above.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]250653[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Also from Netflix this week, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ztgjvfU60" target="_blank">the streaming company released the trailer for <em>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners</em></a> along with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPDJJIPuCgE" target="_blank">a short clip from the show</a>. The ten-episode animated series will be based on the video game <em>Cyberpunk 2077</em>, which is based on the tabletop RPG franchise <em>Cyberpunk </em>from R. Talsorian Games. Yes, that was convoluted, but technically the show is based on the video game as the roleplaying game did not get a mention anywhere in the release. Game designer Rafal Jaki (<em>Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Gwent</em>) will serve as showrunner and Studio Trigger (<em>Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, Star Wars: Visions</em>) is handling the animation. The show follows characters David and Lucy as they try to survive the streets of Night City by becoming edgerunners, outlaw-for-hire mercenaries doing whatever it takes to get the job done. The series will premiere in September 2022.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]250654[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In other <em>Cyberpunk </em>video game licensing news that neglects to mention the tabletop roleplaying game, <a href="https://www.cmon.com/news/design-diary-1-adapting-cyberpunk-2077" target="_blank">Cool Mini Or Not announced they will be producing a <em>Cyberpunk 2077 </em>board game titled <em>Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City</em></a>. The game uses worker placement mechanics to simulate the struggle for control of Night City’s underworld between rival gangs. Each player takes control of a gang made up of a variety of members with their own roles to play including Solos (cyberwarriors who fight other gangs), Netrunners (who dig up corporate secrets to exploit), and Techies (who deal with fixers to make deals). The board will be broken into districts, each with its own points of interest that provide a unique benefit to the gang that controls them. No release date has been announced at this time, but there will be a crowdfunding campaign prior to release.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]250655[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1259-regionally-blocked-content-on-d-d-beyond" target="_blank">D&D Beyond posted an update warning international customers that some content may be regionally blocked</a>. The statement warns consumers that, due to laws barring the publication of certain content, they are required by law to block that content in those countries. The statement:</p><p></p><p></p><p>While the announcement does not specify any content that has been blocked, D&D Beyond offered free digital dice with a rainbow theme to celebrate Pride Month, which is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, and some users in countries with restrictions on queer content have reported getting a message stating that "not all content is available in all regions".</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]250656[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/08/dungeons-dragons-maker-hasbro-wins-board-battle-against-activist-investor.html" target="_blank">In industry business news, the proxy fight at Hasbro has concluded and Hasbro came out victorious</a>. Activist investment firm Alta Fox Capital attempted to initiate a proxy battle for control of the Board of Directors at Hasbro in an attempt to gain enough control of the Board to force the company to spin Wizards of the Coast off into its own company. Despite owning a 2.5% stake in the company, Alta Fox Capital’s nominees failed to claim any Board seats as all 13 directors were re-elected by a “substantial margin”. Also interesting to note that the link above is from mainstream news outlet CNBC, which describes the company as “Dungeons & Dragons maker Hasbro” in the headline, showing exactly how much of an influence the game has on the company’s business.</p><p></p><p>In further industry news, <a href="https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51365/asmodee-dark-horse-parent-raising-1-05-billion" target="_blank">Asmodee parent company Embracer Group raised $1.05 billion from Saudi Arabia government investing company Savvy Gaming Group</a>. The investment comes from an issuance of new Class B stock, which is a special class of common stock in a company with a different level of voting rights from Class A shares. This issue of stock gives Savvy Gaming Group, and through them the Saudi government, an 8.1% ownership of Embracer Group and control over 5.4% of votes. Embracer Group primarily acts as a holding company for video game developers and publishers including THQ Nordic, Deep Silver, and Gearbox as well as recently purchasing the rights to the <em>Tomb Raider </em>and <em>Deus Ex </em>franchises from Square-Enix, but they began expanding into other media last year with their purchases of Asmodee and Dark Horse Comics.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That’s all from me for this week! Don’t forget <a href="https://www.patreon.com/enworld" target="_blank">to support our Patreon</a> to bring you more gaming news content. If you have any news to submit, email us at <a href="mailto:news@enpublishingrpg.com">news@enpublishingrpg.com</a>, and you can get <a href="https://morrus.podbean.com/" target="_blank">more discussion of the week’s news on <em>Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk</em></a> every week. You can <a href="http://twitch.tv/gamerstavernshow" target="_blank">follow me on Twitch to get notifications when I go live,</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/meetinatavern" target="_blank">subscribe to <em>Gamer’s Tavern</em> on YouTube for videos on gaming history, RPG reviews, and gaming Let’s Plays</a>, or you can listen to <a href="http://gamerstavernshow.com/" target="_blank">the archives of the <em>Gamer’s Tavern</em> podcast</a>. Until next time, may all your hits be crits! <em>Note: Links to Amazon, Humble Store, Humble Bundle, and/or DriveThru may contain affiliate links with the proceeds going to the author of this column.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 8660038, member: 6669048"] Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Table of contents for new D&D starter set uncovered, D&D Beyond releases free Vecna supplement, [I]Stranger Things [/I]cast plays D&D, Netflix’s [I]Cyberpunk [/I]animated series trailer and clip released, and more! For a quick summary of the week’s news, Jessica Hancock will bring you up to speed with [URL='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaZ7ByBXPqZRg-Q-J-_0YEA']EN Live's [I]This Week in TTRPG[/I] every Friday[/URL]. [CENTER][MEDIA=youtube]MVEQ6jujYj0[/MEDIA][/CENTER] Don’t forget, you can keep up with all the week’s gaming news in detail with [I]Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk[/I]. This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica are recording live from UK Games Expo. [CENTER][MEDIA=podbean]55dba-1241509[/MEDIA] [ATTACH type="full" alt="bxgxhahp1gix0at2offb.jpeg"]250649[/ATTACH][/CENTER] In case you missed it elsewhere on EN World this week: [LIST] [*]EN Publishing is running another short campaign, [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/indiegogo-quickstarters.689138/']this time on IndieGoGo for [I]Over the Hill[/I], a 5e supplement with towns, villages, and settlements ready to insert into any fantasy campaign[/URL]. [*]EN5ider #457 is [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/en5ider-457-archetypes-weird-warlocks.689060/']a collection of new class archetypes for Warlocks including the Laughing Death and the Pactbreaker[/URL]. [*]EN Publishing was at [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/enp-at-ukge.689028/']UK Games Expo this past weekend and we have photos[/URL]! [*]We got a bit of new information on the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/adventure-designer-felice-kuan-talks-radiant-citadel.689078/']upcoming [I]Dungeons & Dragons [/I]adventure anthology [I]Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel [/I]as Todd Kenreck interviewed designer Felice Kuan[/URL]. [*]Echohawk continues chronicling [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/monsters-of-spelljammer-part-2.689031/']the monsters of [I]Spelljammer [/I]with part two of this three-part series covering the monsters from “Gossamer” to “Pyroserpent”[/URL]. [*]Charles Dunwoody talks [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/campaign-master-finish-existing-campaigns.687917/']more about extended campaigns and the difficulty in bringing them to a satisfying close[/URL]. [*]Michael Tresca discusses [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/reaching-your-audience.689030/']methods for aspiring game designers and independent publishers for finding an audience for their new offerings[/URL]. [*]Andrew Peregrine finds new ways to [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/religion-in-gaming%E2%80%94types-of-%E2%80%9Cpriest%E2%80%9D.688387/']explore religion within a fantasy game setting by looking for new influences for what we think of as “religion” in a game[/URL]. [*]M.T. Black continues [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragon-reflections-57.687918/']his exploration of RPG periodicals past with Dragon Reflections #57 with the January 1982 issue of [I]Dragon[/I][/URL]. [*]Don’t miss out on [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-return-to-dark-tower-endless-realms-incredible-items-and-more.689086/']the newest RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News[/URL]. [*]Keep up with [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-%E2%80%93-troll-lord-mongoose-and-more.689087/']all the new print RPG releases with Charles Dunwoody’s RPG Print News[/URL]. [*]Find the big [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-freebies-bundles-and-sales-news-june-4-2022.689039/']TTRPG sales, bundles, and charity fundraisers with the RPG Bundles, Freebies, and Sales News[/URL]. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="stormwreckisle.jpg"]250650[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/heres-dragons-of-stormwreck-isles-table-of-contents.689084/']The upcoming new starter set for [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I], [I]Dragons of Stormwreck Isle[/I], has had its table of contents leaked[/URL]. The adventure book is four chapters long with an Overview as a prologue discussing the role of the Dungeon Master in a game, relevant maps, background for both the adventure and the Forgotten Realms setting, and preparation tips. The four chapters are named after the major locations for the adventure (which I haven’t reproduced here because spoilers but are available in the link above) along with subsections for each chapter describing the key locations or events. Finally, there are two appendices. Appendix A: Magic Items starts with instructions on how to use magic items in the game before a list of item descriptions, and Appendix B: Creatures has the stat blocks and descriptions for creatures in the game (specifically “creatures” as they are not using the term “monsters”). [URL='https://amzn.to/3MDfe9A']The boxed set is scheduled for a July release in North America and October for the rest of the world[/URL]. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="cyphersystemteaser.png"]250651[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/monte-cook-games-launches-open-cypher-system-license.689083/']Monte Cook Games announced they are releasing their house system [I]Cypher System [/I]under a version of the Open Gaming License[/URL]. This license, the Cypher System Open License, will allow creators to make their own products based on the [I]Cypher System Reference Document [/I]along with additional sources released under the license. The reference document is not available to the public yet but is expected for release “this summer”, though three new products created under the license have been announced: [I]Mystery Flesh Pit National Park [/I]by Ganza Gaming, [I]GM Roulette [/I]from Cypher Unlimited, and [I]Blood & Chrome [/I]from Marlowe House. This is a separate license from [URL='https://www.montecookgames.com/cypher-system-creator/']the Cypher System Creator program available through DriveThruRPG which was launched in 2016[/URL]. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="87B34E29-DBB2-431B-8175-68D2BF94F8EF.jpeg"]250652[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/get-the-vecna-dossier-free-at-d-d-beyond.689143/']Wizards of the Coast is playing up the Vecna connection to the new season of [I]Stranger Things [/I]with a free release on D&D Beyond[/URL]. [I]Dossier Vecna [/I]features 5e stats for the lich which comes in at a whopping CR 26. There is also a half-page summary of lore surrounding Vecna. Notably, this version of Vecna is from before his betrayal by Kas so still has both hands and eyes. The supplement is available for free by signing into your D&D Beyond account and claiming it. But that’s not the only cross-promotion going on as [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFcfJm3SqGk']the cast of [I]Stranger Things [/I]played a game of [I]Dungeons & Dragons [/I]as part of a live stream promotion for Season 4[/URL]. Actors Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Priah Ferguson (Erica), and Joseph Quinn (Eddie) played in a one-shot with DM B. Dave Walters streamed (though pre-recorded) on Thursday. The hour and a half stream is now available to watch on the [I]Stranger Things [/I]YouTube channel linked above. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="cyberpunk.jpg"]250653[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Also from Netflix this week, [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ztgjvfU60']the streaming company released the trailer for [I]Cyberpunk: Edgerunners[/I][/URL] along with [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPDJJIPuCgE']a short clip from the show[/URL]. The ten-episode animated series will be based on the video game [I]Cyberpunk 2077[/I], which is based on the tabletop RPG franchise [I]Cyberpunk [/I]from R. Talsorian Games. Yes, that was convoluted, but technically the show is based on the video game as the roleplaying game did not get a mention anywhere in the release. Game designer Rafal Jaki ([I]Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Gwent[/I]) will serve as showrunner and Studio Trigger ([I]Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, Star Wars: Visions[/I]) is handling the animation. The show follows characters David and Lucy as they try to survive the streets of Night City by becoming edgerunners, outlaw-for-hire mercenaries doing whatever it takes to get the job done. The series will premiere in September 2022. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="gangsofnightcity.jpg"]250654[/ATTACH][/CENTER] In other [I]Cyberpunk [/I]video game licensing news that neglects to mention the tabletop roleplaying game, [URL='https://www.cmon.com/news/design-diary-1-adapting-cyberpunk-2077']Cool Mini Or Not announced they will be producing a [I]Cyberpunk 2077 [/I]board game titled [I]Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City[/I][/URL]. The game uses worker placement mechanics to simulate the struggle for control of Night City’s underworld between rival gangs. Each player takes control of a gang made up of a variety of members with their own roles to play including Solos (cyberwarriors who fight other gangs), Netrunners (who dig up corporate secrets to exploit), and Techies (who deal with fixers to make deals). The board will be broken into districts, each with its own points of interest that provide a unique benefit to the gang that controls them. No release date has been announced at this time, but there will be a crowdfunding campaign prior to release. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="beyond.png"]250655[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1259-regionally-blocked-content-on-d-d-beyond']D&D Beyond posted an update warning international customers that some content may be regionally blocked[/URL]. The statement warns consumers that, due to laws barring the publication of certain content, they are required by law to block that content in those countries. The statement: While the announcement does not specify any content that has been blocked, D&D Beyond offered free digital dice with a rainbow theme to celebrate Pride Month, which is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, and some users in countries with restrictions on queer content have reported getting a message stating that "not all content is available in all regions". [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="wotc.jpeg"]250656[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/08/dungeons-dragons-maker-hasbro-wins-board-battle-against-activist-investor.html']In industry business news, the proxy fight at Hasbro has concluded and Hasbro came out victorious[/URL]. Activist investment firm Alta Fox Capital attempted to initiate a proxy battle for control of the Board of Directors at Hasbro in an attempt to gain enough control of the Board to force the company to spin Wizards of the Coast off into its own company. Despite owning a 2.5% stake in the company, Alta Fox Capital’s nominees failed to claim any Board seats as all 13 directors were re-elected by a “substantial margin”. Also interesting to note that the link above is from mainstream news outlet CNBC, which describes the company as “Dungeons & Dragons maker Hasbro” in the headline, showing exactly how much of an influence the game has on the company’s business. In further industry news, [URL='https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51365/asmodee-dark-horse-parent-raising-1-05-billion']Asmodee parent company Embracer Group raised $1.05 billion from Saudi Arabia government investing company Savvy Gaming Group[/URL]. The investment comes from an issuance of new Class B stock, which is a special class of common stock in a company with a different level of voting rights from Class A shares. This issue of stock gives Savvy Gaming Group, and through them the Saudi government, an 8.1% ownership of Embracer Group and control over 5.4% of votes. Embracer Group primarily acts as a holding company for video game developers and publishers including THQ Nordic, Deep Silver, and Gearbox as well as recently purchasing the rights to the [I]Tomb Raider [/I]and [I]Deus Ex [/I]franchises from Square-Enix, but they began expanding into other media last year with their purchases of Asmodee and Dark Horse Comics. That’s all from me for this week! 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