Saber Interactive
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2001 |
Founders |
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Headquarters | , US |
Number of locations | 5 offices (2019) |
Key people | Matthew Karch (CEO) |
Number of employees | 600[1] (2019) |
Parent | Embracer Group (2020–present) |
Subsidiaries | Saber Porto |
Website | saber3d |
Saber Interactive Incorporated is an American video game developer based in Maplewood, New Jersey, founded in 2001. The company has regional offices in Saint Petersburg, Madrid, Minsk, and Sundsvall.[2] Saber Interactive employs 600 people as of October 2018. Saber was acquired by Embracer Group in February 2020 for $525 million, making the studio a direct subsidiary.
History
Saber Interactive was founded in 2001 by Andrey Iones, Matthew Karch, and Anton Krupkin.[3][4] Of them, Karch serves as chief executive officer for the company.[5] Saber develops and uses a proprietary game engine, the Saber3D engine, which was introduced with TimeShift (2007).[6]
On August 1, 2016, Saber Interactive opened its fourth internal studio in Madrid.[7] In October 2019, Saber Interactive acquired Bigmoon Entertainment, a game development studio of forty people based in Porto.[8] It was rebranded to Saber Porto in order to keep consistency with the names of Saber's other studios.[9]
Embracer Group acquired Saber in a US$525 million deal in February 2020, consisting of an upfront payment of US$150 million and an additional payment of US$375 million over the following three years based on performance. Saber became the fifth direct subsidiary under Embracer and leaving it to manage its five internal studios.[10]
Games developed
By Saber Interactive Russia
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Ref. |
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2012 | Inversion | Microsoft Windows | Namco Bandai Games | [15] |
PlayStation 3 | ||||
Xbox 360 | ||||
2016 | FIE Swordplay | Android | International Fencing Federation | [45] |
iOS | ||||
2017 | NBA Playgrounds | Microsoft Windows | Mad Dog Games | [46] |
PlayStation 4 | ||||
Xbox One | ||||
2018 | NBA Playgrounds: Enhanced Edition | Nintendo Switch | Saber Interactive | [47] |
By Saber Interactive Spain
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | NBA Playgrounds | Microsoft Windows | Mad Dog Games | Assisted Saber Interactive Russia | [46] |
PlayStation 4 | |||||
Xbox One | |||||
2018 | NBA Playgrounds: Enhanced Edition | Nintendo Switch | Saber Interactive | [47] |
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