The Alone in the Dark studio closes its doors Atomics

It is no secret that the most recent game alone in the dark It was not the critical and commercial success many had hoped for. Thus, today announced something that many already saw coming, since Embracer Group has closed the studio responsible for this work, Pieces Interactive.

Through an official statement on their site, Pieces Interactive has confirmed that after 17 years on the market, its story has come to an end. They commented on it:

“Pieces Interactive has published over ten titles for PC, console and mobile devices since 2007, both in-house concepts such as Puzzlegeddon, Fret Nice, Leviathan Warships, Robo Surf and Kill to Collect, as well as work-for-hire titles. Like Magicka 2 and various DLCs for Magicka. Our client list includes Paradox Interactive, Koei Tecmo, Arrowhead Game Studios, Coach Media and Raceroom Entertainment.

In 2017, Embracer Group acquired Pieces Interactive after working on the Titan Quest expansion, Titan Quest: Ragnarök, and the third Titan Quest expansion, Titan Quest: Atlantis.

“Our last release was a remake of Alone in the Dark.”

Pieces Interactive is the latest victim of Embracer, which sold off its Saba assets after selling Borderlands developer Gearbox to Take-Two for $460 million in March. Due to its restructuring, the company laid off thousands of employees After a major $2 billion investment failed.

total, In the past year there have been 4,532 layoffs, as well as 44 studio closures and the cancellation of 80 development projects.. On a related note, you can check out our review of the new Alone Darkness here.

Author’s Note:

It is very sad that this is the current state of the industry. While it’s true that New Alone in the Dark was somewhat exceptional, it wasn’t a terrible experience either. It was a mediocre job, and his equipment was not worth destroying. However, we are now facing this situation.

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