The Swedish company has reorganized its catalog under a new division called Fellowship Entertainment. The goal is to focus on properties such as The Lord of the Rings, Tomb Raider, and Deus Ex, among others. They believe these titles are undervalued and require closer management to achieve organic growth above market rates. The move aims to bring order to the chaos of its vast portfolio.
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Fellowship Entertainment will operate as an internal publishing label that coordinates development, marketing, and licensing. Its structure will allow partner studios to work with greater creative autonomy, but under centralized strategic oversight. This is expected to accelerate production cycles and avoid market saturation. The company has already assigned specific teams to analyze the status of each franchise, prioritizing those with the highest potential return, such as Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Dead Island.
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The division will be led by Lee Guinchard, who promises that there will be no more Gollum ports. Jokes aside, the real challenge will be managing a catalog that ranges from Saints Row to TimeSplitters. Some players are already speculating whether this means we will see a new Darksiders before the end of the decade. Or perhaps it's just another way of saying they are going to sell Frodo dolls.