Alone in the Dark Reboot Flopped, Embracer Says After Laying Off Staff

However regardless of this, Alone in the Dark did not seize the consideration of the wider gaming public. In line with SteamDB, it peaked with 1,628 concurrent gamers on Valve’s platform upon launch, however that determine has tumbled since. At the time of this text’s publication, simply 23 accounts have been taking part in Alone in the Dark, with a 24-hour peak of 52.

IGN’s Alone in the Dark overview returned a 6/10. We stated: “It’s not with out its memorable moments, however Alone in the Dark fails to flee the shadows of the different modern survival horror titans that it helped spawn.”

Embracer’s feedback about the industrial efficiency of Alone in the Dark come a month after its developer, the Embracer-owned Items Interactive, reportedly suffered a round of layoffs. Embracer has but to touch upon these layoffs.

Embracer has laid off hundreds of workers since the collapse of a $2 billion deal, reportedly with Saudi authorities funded firm Savvy Video games Group, in 2023. In January it emerged that Embracer had canceled a brand new Deus Ex recreation that was two years in growth and laid off some workers at Eidos Montreal. A few of the Embracer-owned studios to close down embody Saints Row developer Volition and Timesplitters developer Free Radical Design.

Final month, after promoting off a number of companies together with Borderlands maker Gearbox and Star Wars Knights of the Outdated Republic remake maker Saber Interactive, Embracer introduced its intent to separate into three separate corporations: Asmodee Group, Espresso Stain & Associates, and Center-earth Enterprises & Associates. The biggest shareholder, controversial CEO Lars Wingefors, intends to kind a brand new long-term possession construction, and “will stay a long-term, lively, dedicated and supportive proprietor of all three entities,” Embracer stated.

Whereas Alone in the Dark and Outcast: A New Starting each did not set tills alight, Embracer stated Tomb Raider I-III Remastered “was positively obtained and carried out above administration expectations”, and Star Wars: Battlefront Basic Assortment “noticed unfavourable critiques from customers, however carried out in line with administration expectations.” South Park: Snow Day! noticed “a blended reception from critics and customers however delivered inside expectations.” Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, “launched to nice reception and outperformed administration expectations.” Lightyear Frontier, in the meantime, “noticed a constructive reception and carried out well-in-line with administration expectations.”

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