Saber Interactive will not be exercising the option to acquire the Metro and Zen Pinball studios from its former parent company, it has been confirmed.
A look back at 4A Games' admirably consistent post-apocalyptic shooter franchise.
However, Embracer Group will retain ownership of Aspyr Media, Tripwire Interactive, Tuxedo Labs, 34 Big Things, and more.
Long-term licensing and publishing rights for all existing and future games in the Metro series will continue to be held by PLAION, regardless of whether Saber acquires developer 4A Games.
The 2019 post-apocalyptic shooter received extensive acclaim and is playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and PC.
Following VR-exclusive Metro Awakening's announcement, Deep Silver has reiterated that development continues on the series' next mainline instalment.
4A Games' next Metro title could be VR-focused, with an announcement happening "very soon", potentially at the next State of Play.
4A Games is currently working on a sequel to the post-apocalyptic first person shooter, which is still continuing to sell well.
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Metro: Last Light, developer 4A Games has made the original release free to keep for a few days.
As per a new report, the next instalment in the post-apocalyptic first person shooter franchise is "well into development" at 4A Games and "fully playable".
4A Games' next titles will be "ready when they're ready as we continue to channel all our passion, best efforts, and craft into them."
4A Games' post-apocalyptic first person shooter has sold over 6 million units, Embracer Group has confirmed in a recent fiscal report.
It also looks like 4A Games is looking to create "the most lively video game environments ever seen" with its next game.
Metro Exodus leverages the more powerful hardware of newer consoles to give its already-impressive visuals a notable boost.
4A Games' first person shooter has received a significant next-gen upgrade, and we're here to take a look at how the game holds up on newer hardware.
"With the previous generation we were a lot more limited with the CPUs," says Ben Archard, senior rendering programmer at 4A Games.
Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition is a next-gen powerhouse.
Many more to follow, one would hope.
Includes 4K/60 FPS, ray tracing, FOV options and more.
Available as a separate product since a ray traced GPU is mandatory.
