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1 case as defendant.
Aspyr Media, Inc. is a video game developer and publisher founded in 1996 by Michael Rogers and Ted Staloch. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company is a subsidiary of the Swedish holding company Embracer Group AB. In February 2021, Embracer acquired Aspyr through its subsidiary Saber Interactive in a deal valued at up to $450 million. Following a corporate restructuring, Aspyr became a direct subsidiary of Embracer in March 2024. In 2020, prior to its acquisition, Aspyr generated approximately $40.6 million in revenue and had about 140 employees.
Aspyr specializes in porting and remastering video games for new platforms. The company initially gained prominence by porting popular Windows games to macOS, at one point controlling 60% of the Mac entertainment market. Its services have since expanded to include developing and publishing for Windows PC, Linux, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and mobile platforms (iOS and Android). Aspyr has worked with major franchises such as Star Wars, Tomb Raider, Call of Duty, Sid Meier's Civilization, and Borderlands. Recent projects include the development and publication of Tomb Raider I–III Remastered and the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection in 2024.
Based on available data, Aspyr Media is an operating company that has been a defendant in patent litigation. The company has no record as a plaintiff. Its single tracked case, Uniloc USA, Inc. et al. v. Sony Corporation of America et al., was filed in 2010 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for attracting patent infringement lawsuits. This defensive posture is typical of technology companies targeted by non-practicing entities (NPEs).
A consolidated lawsuit filed against several companies in the Eastern District of Texas. It is reported that Uniloc settled with many of the defendants.