Overview
- 34BigThings announced that co-founder Valerio Di Donato has repurchased full ownership and will run the studio with co-founder Giuseppe Enrico Franchi and new CFO Daniel Giagnorio.
- The studio says it will announce a major game built on a well-known intellectual property later in 2026 and that it has additional major projects scheduled for 2027 and 2028, which reporters note are studio statements rather than independently verified facts.
- 34BigThings credits its time under Embracer with helping it grow to more than 70 employees and become Italy’s second-largest developer, a scale the studio says it will now use under independent management.
- The studio did not disclose the price or financial terms of the buyback, and Embracer has not commented on whether the studio was offered for sale during its wider restructuring and asset sales.
- The change is meant to give the studio faster decision making and creative freedom, and industry watchers should look for the official game announcement and any Embracer statement as the next key developments.