Game developer Pieces Interactive has released a statement on their website stating that their publisher, Embracer Group, has officially closed them down.
The full message can be read below:
Pieces Interactive released over ten titles on PC, Console and Mobile since 2007, both our own concepts such as Puzzlegeddon, Fret Nice, Leviathan Warships, Robo Surf and Kill to Collect, as well as work for hire titles such as Magicka 2 and several DLCs for Magicka. Our client list includes Paradox Interactive, Koei Tecmo, Arrowhead Game Studios, Koch Media and RaceRoom Entertainment.
In 2017, Pieces Interactive were acquired by Embracer Group after working with the expansion for Titan Quest, Titan Quest: Ragnarök and third expansion for Titan Quest, Titan Quest: Atlantis.
Our last release was the reimagening of Alone in the Dark.
This comes offer a string of studio closures and layoffs from the Swedish-based creative and entrepreneurial company, which has also recently shuttered the doors of Free Radical Design, Volition Games, and Onoma.
In May, Embracer Group filed a statement declaring that the Alone in the Dark reboot game developed by Pieces Interactive experienced a “softer-than-expected performance” and was “below management expectations.”
The game was a reimagining of a classic 1992 survival horror game that many attribute to starting the genre craze. The latest game enlisted the talents of Hollywood actors David Harbour and Jodie Comer to bring the horror title to life.
Have you played the Alone in the Dark remake? What were your thoughts? How troubled are you about these recent studio closures, both within Embracer Group, and beyond? Let us know in the comments below, and follow up on our social media pages!
Source: Pieces Interactive
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