“Thanks for playing with us”
In late March, Embracergrandly announcedthat they were done throwing studios into the sacrificial volcano, but evidently, there’s always room for one more. In late April, Embracer revealed plans to divide their remaining tabletop gaming, free-to-play and premium video game businesses intothree smaller organisationsthat are focused on specific markets and platforms and which, crucially, do not have the word “Embracer” in the title - all presided over by the investment firm run by Embracer CEO and cofounder Lars Wingefors.
Nu-Alone In The Dark aside, Pieces were the creators of Puzzlegeddon, Fret Nice, Leviathan Warships, Robo Surf and Kill to Collect across PC, console and mobile. They also worked for hire on severalMagickaDLCs andMagicka 2, together withTitan Questexpansions Ragnarök and Atlantis. I wasn’t that familiar with their work before writing this, sadly, but I will always raise a flagon of goodwill to anybody who’s done anything Magicka-related. Here’s hoping all those affected by the closure find their feet.
