Saber Interactive, Inc.
Moby ID: 3918
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Saber Interactive is a game development company founded in 2001 by Andrey Iones, Anton Krupkin and Matthew Karch. The company has offices in Millburn, St. Petersburg, Kyiv and Madrid. Management, design and R&D are done in the US while the St. Petersburg and other offices produces the programming and artwork.
The company also operates the subsidiary Live Action Games. It is a smaller division created for the development of Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
A year later the company also operates the subsidiary Old School Games. It is a smaller division created for the development of GodMode (2013) and R.I.P.D.: Rest in Peace Department - The Game (2013)
In February 2020, it was acquired by Embracer Group and became one of its operating groups. On 14 March 2024, it was sold to Beacon Interactive, a company owned by Saber co-founder Matthew Karch, but a part of the operating group and intellectual properties (including the Metro series) remained with Embracer.
Known current subsidiaries:
- 3D Realms Entertainment / Slipgate Ironworks (acquired in 2021)
- 4A Games (acquired in 2020, retained in 2024 split from Embracer via option)
- Digic Pictures Hungary (acquired in 2021)
- Fractured Byte (acquired in 2021)
- Mad Head Games (acquired in 2020)
- New World Interactive (acquired in 2020)
- Nimble Giant Entertainment (acquired in 2020)
- Saber Interactive Belarus
- Saber Interactive Kiev
- Saber Interactive Porto (acquired in 2019 as Bigmoon Entertainment)
- Saber Interactive Russia
- Saber Interactive Spain (established in 2016)
- Saber Interactive Sweden
- Sandbox Strategies (acquired in 2020)
- Zen Stúdió (acquired in 2020, retained in 2024 split from Embracer via option)
Known former subsidiaries
- 34BigThings (acquired in 2020, remained with Embracer after 2024 split)
- Aspyr Media (acquired in 2021, remained with Embracer after 2024 split)
- Bytex (acquired in 2021, remained with Embracer after 2024 split)
- Demiurge Studios (acquired in 2021, remained with Embracer after 2024 split)
- Shiver Entertainment (acquired in 2021, remained with Embracer after 2024 split)
- Snapshot Games Sofia (acquired in 2020, remained with Embracer after 2024 split)
- Smartphone Labs (acquired in 2021, remained with Embracer after 2024 split)
- Tripwire Interactive (acquired in 2022, remained with Embracer after 2024 split)
- Tuxedo Labs (acquired in 2022, remained with Embracer after 2024 split)
Credited on 47 Games from 2003 to 2024
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| Pinball M (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series...) |
| Teardown: Season Pass (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series) |
| Wild Card Football (2023 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...) |
| Mortal Kombat 1 (2023 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...) |
| Scars Above (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
| Hogwarts Legacy (2023 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5) |
| Hogwarts Legacy (2023 on Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series) |
| Dakar Desert Rally (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
| Circus Electrique (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
| Redout II (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
| Evil Dead: The Game (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
| Crysis 2: Remastered (2021 on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows...) |
| Crysis 3: Remastered (2021 on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One...) |
| World War Z: Aftermath (2021 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
| Chivalry II (2021 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
| Halo 4 (2020 on Windows, Windows Apps) |
| Teardown (2020 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series) |
| Halo 3: ODST (2020 on Windows, Windows Apps) |
| Crysis: Remastered (2020 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
| MudRunner Mobile (2020 on iPhone, Android, iPad) |
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History +
- March 14, 2024
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Company announces acquisition by Beacon Interactive, a company owned by Saber co-founder Matthew Karch. Included in the acquisition are most subsidiaries, but several key intellectual properties like Metro remain with Embracer Group.
- December 21, 2021
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Company acquires Shiver Entertainment, Inc. and DIGIC Holdings Kft.
- September 22, 2021
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Company acquires Bytex.
- August 18, 2021
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Company acquires Demiurge Studios, Fractured Byte, and Smartphone Labs.
- August 5, 2021
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Company acquires 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks ApS.
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Related Web Sites +
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Saber Interactive, Inc.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 41 games with Valve Corporation
- 15 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 7 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 7 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
- 6 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 6 games with 343 Industries, Inc.
- 6 games with Audiokinetic Inc.
- 5 games with Bungie, LLC
- 5 games with Focus Entertainment, SA
- 5 games with Side UK Ltd.
- 15 games with Andrey Iones
- 15 games with Matthew Karch
- 14 games with Victor Stupko
- 14 games with Anton Krupkin
- 11 games with Dmitry Kholodov
- 11 games with Victor Glyanenko
- 10 games with Yuliya Egorova
- 9 games with Mikhail Rybalkin
- 9 games with Vladimir Chernysh
- 9 games with Andrey Grigoriev
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- Published by Saber Interactive, Inc.
- Developed by Saber Interactive, Inc.
- Additional Development by Saber Interactive, Inc.
- Ported by Saber Interactive, Inc.
- Additional Graphics by Saber Interactive, Inc.
- Licensed by Saber Interactive, Inc.
- Contributions by Saber Interactive, Inc.
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