New Alone in the Dark sold less than Embracer Group expected

Embracer Group, the parent company of publisher THQ Nordic, announced in its latest financial report that Alone in the darka new reboot of the long-running horror saga, sold below expectationsdespite the fact that he is one of main sources of income for a corporation. No specific figures were provided.

“In the fourth quarter (from January 1 to March 31), the results were affected by weaker than expected performance of two games, Alone in the dark And Cast Away: A New Beginningdeveloped and published by THQ Nordic,” the document says.

Company indicates reviews from media and authors content as the culprit of the current situation: “Alone in the dark And Cast Away: A New Beginning received a positive response from users, but mixed reception among critics and ultimately proved unsatisfactory managers’ expectations.”

In our review we said that this is a video game “made with love, with winks to subscribers saga, and it has some good ideas, but it’s quite burdened poor in two main aspects: puzzles and action.”

Just at the end of April a month after the premiere horror game, released on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series, several developers Pieces Interactive were fired, although their number was not specified.

Collections tomb Raider And Star Wars: Battlefront achieve expected sales

The Corporation notes Alone in the dark as one of the new launches that generated the most revenue for the company (which increased by 27% year-on-year), along with Star Wars: Classic Battlefront Collection, South Park: Snowy Day!, Tomb Raider I-III Update And Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

Collection of adventures of Lara Croft and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor exceeded company forecastswhile compilation Star Wars: Battlefrontvideo game South Park And Light year limit They achieved the sales volumes expected by Embracer Group.