Embracer boss hoped for a better reception for Saints Row, following game's buggy release

Embracer co-founder Lars Wingefors has spoken to investors about the release of Saints Row, admitting he had hoped the game would have received a “greater reception”.

QUOTE: Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors talking today to investors about new Saints Row.

Wingefors, whose company owns Saints Row developer Volition, acknowledged that views on the series’ reboot had been “polarised” following its bug-laced release – in Eurogamer’s Saints Row review, Vikki Blake noted that its ‘Unto the Breach’ mission was unplayable for her.