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By Paul O'Donnell. Frisco-based Gearbox Entertainment Co. Gearbox, founded in , will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Karlstad, Sweden-based Embracer Group, a global player in game development with more than 5, employees in eight operating groups. The deal is part of a three-company acquisition by Embracer that also includes Cyprus-based Easybrain and Austin-based Aspyr Media. Gearbox is an employee-owned company with workers. Its Borderlands franchise has sold more than 60 million copies.

Brothers in Arms, released in , has since grown into three franchise titles and 11 spinoffs. The series has sold more than 10 million copies.

Gearbox also recently expanded into film and television with three projects in development — a TV series based on Brothers in Arms , a feature film based on Duke Nukem and a Borderlands movie in collaboration with Lionsgate. North Texas has played a major role in the gaming industry for more than two decades. Here's a roundup of Dallas Innovates' esports and gaming news in the region —and a bit of history to get you started. Using popular video game Counter-Strike, researchers have created a cheat detection mechanism that can be used in a variety of games.

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