Marvel's Gaming Future Is Still Unclear After The Square Enix Embracer Group Sale

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Everything Marvel touches turns to gold these days, or at least to a healthy $100m opening weekend. I wouldn't be surprised if the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ends with a teaser for the sequel 'Scarlet Witch Brushes Her Teeth', which goes on to be the third-highest grossing movie of 2023. It's beaten by Morbius 2 and Morbius 3, of course, which open on the same day and see throngs of fans back the theatres for back-to-back, double feature, juicy Morb goodness. The point is Marvel makes a lot of money, and it often doesn't really need to try. One major exception has been in gaming, however, and after Square Enix sold off some massive properties to Embracer Group for pocket change (all to mess around with the blockchain), I'm not sure if the future is any brighter.

Some huge guns have been sold off in the deal. Tomb Raider is the headline grabber, but Deus Ex and Thief are notable too. Gex, Legacy of Kain, and Whiplash are some of the less blockbuster titles I'm personally rooting for too. This deal is not like Sony buying Bungie, or Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard King. It is specifically the IP that is being sold. Square Enix has not been bought out and will now focus on its more beloved children like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Since this sale was specifically for Eidos and Crystal Dynamics, it also means Western Square Enix games like Life is Strange and Just Cause remain exactly that: Western Square Enix games. With the Marvel titles, it's harder to piece together.

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Marvel's Avengers was a huge failure in anyone's book, but Square Enix was particularly insistent about throwing it under the bus. It