According to recent reports, austerity measures and layoffs in the video game industry continued seamlessly this month. This time it apparently hit the Studio Pieces Interactive, which released the reboot of the horror classic “Alone in the Dark” last month.
In the past few days we have again received reports of layoffs in the video game industry. While Take-Two Interactive around five percent of its jobs strokedMicrosoft is said to be the French branch of Bethesda Softworks have closed.
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According to current reports, we recently met other developers. We're talking about the staff at the Pieces Interactive studio. Together with THQ Nordic, they released the reboot of the survival horror classic “Alone in the Dark” last month, which apparently did not meet commercial expectations.
At least that's what the environmental artist Helena Hansen's statements suggest. On X (formerly Twitter), Hansen confirmed that there were layoffs at Pieces Interactive, which also affected her.
The extent of the austerity measures is still unclear
“I’m being fired,” Hansen commented on the development at Pieces Interactive. “I'll do a better post with my links and all once the feelings calm down, but ugh. My heart and that of my colleagues are breaking right now.” Since Hansen refers to “her colleagues,” it is assumed that other employees were laid off.
So far, however, neither the studio itself nor the parent companies THQ Nordic or Embracer have wanted to comment on Hansen's information. It is therefore currently unclear how many people at Pieces Interactive will lose their jobs.
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It is conceivable that the layoffs were due to the commercial performance of “Alone in the Dark”.
THQ Nordic did not give specific sales figures, according to the disappointing test ratings But silence on sales figures usually says more than a thousand words. If an official statement follows, we will of course submit it immediately.
Developers deliver bug fixes and improvements
As promised shortly after launch, the Pieces Interactive team is continuing to improve “Alone in the Dark”. Update 1,000,006 was released this week and is available for download on all platforms. As part of the new patch, the team addressed various errors that the community has been complaining about since the release.
In addition, new features are offered based on user feedback. This includes the option for streamers to hide copyrighted music. We have all further details about update 1,000,006 here summarized for you.
“Alone in the Dark” was released in March 2024 for the PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
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