The closure of Embracer-owned studios continues — this time it’s developer Piranha Bytes that’s reportedly shut down.
German studio Piranha Bytes was based in 1997 and altered arms various instances earlier than it discovered its approach to Embracer by way of writer THQ Nordic in 2019. Piranha Bytes is maybe best-known for growing fantasy role-playing sequence Gothic and Risen, however in recent times it launched science fiction role-playing video games Elex and Elex 2.
Earlier this yr, Piranha Bytes acknowledged it was in a “troublesome scenario” amid devastating cuts and layoffs at embattled guardian firm Embracer. At the time, Piranha Bytes stated it was looking for a accomplice for its subsequent venture, apparently not with Embracer.
According to German web site GameStar, Piranha Bytes shut down on the finish of June. IGN has requested Embracer for remark.
Meanwhile, two former Piranha Bytes builders, Björn Pankratz and Jennifer Pankratz, have shaped a brand new indie known as Pithead Studio and kicked off a video sequence that guarantees to disclose what went down through the studio’s ultimate months.
With Pithead Studio now we have based a brand new indie studio.
In the long run we’ll develop immersive and improbable indie video games.Curious? Then check out our newest video.https://t.co/qTTwtLqtnm
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— Pithead Studio (@PitheadStudio) July 8, 2024
The closure is the most recent in a protracted line of Embracer shutdowns which have come over the past two years. In June, Embracer shut down Alone within the Dark developer Pieces Interactive after the sport failed to fulfill expectations. Embracer has additionally shut down the studios behind Saints Row and Timesplitters, bought the likes of Borderlands developer Gearbox Software and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic remake studio Saber Interactive, and cut up into three separate corporations in a bid to safe its future.
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