Swedish conglomerate Embracer Group diminished its headcount by 1,857 staff over the previous 12 months throughout an ongoing restructure that included layoffs and divestments.
It is a determine that underlines the dimensions of upheaval on the firm, which has been making an attempt to rightsize by enacting a brutal restructuring program after a interval centered on expensive mergers and acquisitions (M&A). That restructuring program had price round 1,400 staff their jobs by the tip of 2023.
Not the entire newest departures would have been the direct results of layoffs, with Embracer divesting main property reminiscent of Easybrain, Saber Interactive, and Gearbox over the previous 12 months.
The corporate can also be within the strategy of splitting into three standalone publicly-traded entities to “unleash the complete potential of every group.” Embracer Group AB will proceed to supervise these corporations underneath the management of incoming CEO and Phil Rogers, who was a veteran exec at Eidos and Sq. Enix.
Rogers will change long-serving Embracer CEO and co-founder Lars Wingefors in August 2025. Wingefors is proposed to be appointed govt chair of the board of Embracer, the place he’ll give attention to “strategic initiatives, M&A, and capital allocation.”
Embracer Group has parted methods with 1000’s of staff lately—lots of which have been laid off
Embracer detailed its inside headcount throughout three segments—PC/Console Video games, Cellular Video games, and Leisure and Providers—in its 2025 annual report. By evaluating the numbers to these shared in final 12 months’s report, we are able to see the human influence of Embracer’s downsizing.
Throughout the PC/Console Video games phase—which incorporates operative teams like Plaion, THQ Nordic, Espresso Stain, Crystal Dynamics-Eidos, and Amplifier Sport Make investments—inside headcount fell to 4,918 in 2025 from 6,404 in 2024. Meaning 1486 folks departed over the previous 12 months. The variety of inside studios additionally decreased to 62 from 73.
We all know a minimum of a few of these staff have been punted out the door following a layoff spherical, with Embracer chopping roles throughout each Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal earlier this 12 months.
The variety of folks plying their commerce within the Cellular Video games phase additionally fell considerably in contrast the final 12 months. Embracer presently staff 743 folks throughout the phase—a notable decline on the 1,081 staff it reported final 12 months.
There was a smaller headcount drop within the Leisure and Providers division, the place Embracer presently employs 738 staff—33 fewer folks than the 771 staff it counted in 2024.
Within the report, Embracer stated the profitable completion of its restructuring program has turned it right into a “leaner and extra centered” firm. It additionally claimed the broader recreation business is starting to stabilize after years of turmoil.
