The closure of Embracer-owned studios continues — this time it’s developer Piranha Bytes that’s reportedly shut down. Piranha Bytes is behind the Gothic, Risen, and Elex series.
It has gotten to the point where if you work for a game studio that gets bought out or sold, might as well get ahead of the game and start looking for a new job before they have the chance to fire you.
It has gotten to the point where if you work for a game studio that gets bought out or sold, might as well get ahead of the game and start looking for a new job before they have the chance to fire you.
Before I left the industry in 2022 this is exactly what we did. Only it’s more often when a project is finished.