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Embracer Group Acquires Easy Trigger

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2021 @ 10:40 p.m. PDT

Embracer Group through its wholly owned subsidiary Coffee Stain Studios, have entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of  Easy Trigger, known for the recent co-op arcade shooter Huntdown.

“We have worked with Easy Trigger for a couple of years already on the Huntdown game and are impressed with talent within the studio. We will continue to work closely with the team and are excited welcome them into the Embracer family”, says Anton Westbergh, Co-founder and CEO Coffee Stain.

Easy Trigger is a development studio founded in 2016, with headquarters located in Trollhättan, Sweden. The studio consists of 5 employees that have collaborated with Coffee Stain on the development and release of the critically acclaimed indie title Huntdown. Easy Trigger is led by co-founder and CEO Tommy Gustafsson, and co-founder and lead programmer Andreas Renberg. The company was wholly owned by the two co-founders who will remain in their current roles post-transaction.

Through the acquisition, Coffee Stain onboards a talented team that will boost the development of 1st party IP within the group. Going forward, Easy Trigger will collaborate with Coffee Stain to continue working on the Huntdown IP as well as creating new original indie titles.

“We look forward to continuing our partnership with Coffee Stain and further leverage the knowledge and experience within the entire Embracer Group, to accelerate growth within Easy Trigger and continue to make great games” says Tommy Gustafsson, Co-founder and CEO Easy Trigger.

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