End of Versus Evil, Publishee of Pillars of Eternity 2 and Broken Roads
Versus Evil, the publisher of Pillars of Eternity 2 and the Broken Roads, among others, has announced that it will be shut down. Behind the decision is most likely its owner, tinyBuild.
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Versus Evil, the company, which published of such games as Stray Souls, was closed after ten years of operation. All employees were fired.
- It is not known exactly what the reason for this decision was. Lane James, who served as head of the production department, stated only that it was not made by Versus Evil itself.
- It is worth noting that Versus Evil's owner is tinyBuild, so it is likely that this decision was made there. Some players wonder if this might have something to do with the recent financial problems of NetEase, a minority shareholder in tinyBuild, caused by changes in Chinese law, which are expected to curb spending by gamers.
- For now, it is unclear what will happen to titles that Versus Evil was supposed to be publishing, such as Broken Roads. The most natural move seems to be the takeover of these projects by tinyBuild.
The closure of Versus Evil is an even sadder move, as it was made right before Christmas., which is very unfair to the people employed there.
Unfortunately, these are not the only layoffs during this period. The day before yesterday saw the closure of First Entertainment, known for such games as Firewall or Solaris Offworld Combat. The team specialized in VR games, and according to executives, the weakness of that market, especially in of the sales potential of big-budget games, made it impossible to continue operations.
In December, major layoffs reduced the staff of Codemasters.
