While down on expectations, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 did at least provide a positive return on investment, according to Embracer Group.
Embracer announced its financial results for Q4 while boasting about laying off many developers and hinting that more will be affected.
They done f’d up.
Bought a ton of studios but have little operating income to keep these studios open and projects running. Never rely on a deal that’s not finalized.
They made the biggest mistake that you can make by counting on that deal going through.
I tell my kids all the time especially my teenage daughter never rely on money that’s suppose to come in the future.
Make sure you have it before spending it. Make sure it won’t hurt you if you do spend it.
But they made such basic mistakes that companies should know not to make and they have hurt a lot of peoples lives that depended on these jobs. They could have let someone else acquire these studios that they are ruining. I’m sure they are trying to sell some of them but they are going to get fleeced if they do. Everyone knows they are in shitty position of weakness
Whoo, I am part of a statistic. I'm making sure not to apply to any studio under Embracer, for now.
VGChartz's Craig S: "2023 was something of a strange and surprising year for the racing genre, at least when it came to our Nominees for Best Racing Game of 2023. There were unexpected changes to long-established series, fruitful reunions, and highly unexpected returns. The WRC license went to EA and subsidiary Codemasters for the first time in over 20 years, resulting in one of the most acclaimed WRC titles in years; the mainline Forza Motorsport series made its long-awaited return after a gap of six years; F-Zero went one further by getting a new entry almost 19 years(!) after the last one; and Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 built upon the solid foundation of the first title to create a new series that's not to be slept on."
WTMG's Leo Faria: "Ah, 2023. You were a chaotic year in terms of wars, climate change, politics, and other bad news, but when it came to gaming, yet again, despite all odds, you were still able to deliver. Even though games got delayed, Nintendo Switch ports got sent out in the wild running at 10 frames a second, companies got shut down, and publishers tried to come up with new ways to make us fear for the future of the industry, a barrage of great games kept being released at a delightful pace all throughout 2023."
I know they sold 1 less copy from me by not adding wheel support. I thought ok, it was an oversight for the first game, surely they'll put it in the sequel...
I was ready to buy it at launch if it supported my g29.
Got the first one on sale and still enjoy it. Not sure I need any sequels.
the sequel was released way too soon
just watched the ign review cause this stupid article has no videos and wow. lol, they actually said the graphics were "remarkable"
Wait....there are 2? Honestly must have just read whatever news came out about it as an expansion or something.