Over the past eight years, Annapurna Interactive has been releasing some of the most creatively daring, critically acclaimed games from small studios and developers, converting impressive click-through rates whenever its label appears in the opening credits. High quality imprint. Now, almost everyone who worked there seems to have quit at the same time, but no one knows exactly why.
Burundi Report Annapurna Interactive employees resigned earlier this month after a dispute with parent company Annapurna Pictures owner Megan Ellis Annapurna Pictures is a company based on the film ” she, American Hustleand zero dark thirty. The two sides were apparently in talks to spin off the video game division into its own company, but those talks failed and employees decided to walk away.
“All 25 members of the Annapurna Interactive team have resigned en masse,” co-founder Nathan Gary revealed last week that he will no longer be the head of Annapurna Interactive. hollywood reporter,Tell Burundi as part of a joint statement from outgoing employees. “This is one of the hardest decisions we have ever made and we do not take this action lightly.”
Even those unfamiliar with Annapurna Interactive itself likely know the games it helped bring to market, including the confusing space flight adventure Interstellar pioneeringa sci-fi cat platformer wandererthe unique narrative puzzle game of the year Lorelai and Laser Eyes. Founded in 2016, its first game was an unforgettable walking simulator What’s left of Edith Finch? Published the following year. Since then, it has quickly established itself by curating multiple GOTY contenders each year from smaller, more experimental development teams, and assisting with the marketing, localization, and quality assurance of each new release.
Annapurna Interactive’s sudden implosion has created chaos for current partners and upcoming games, Burundi This is despite top management reportedly trying to reassure the developer that employees would be replaced and existing contracts would be honored. “We are not only working on our existing games, but also on expanding our presence in the interactive space as we continue to look for opportunities to take a more integrated approach to telling linear and interactive stories across film and television, games and theater, Ellis said in a statement Burundi.
One of these cross-media opportunities includes Upcoming animated film adaptation wanderer. Annapurna Pictures also recently announced that it will co-finance the production Control 2the sequel to Remedy Entertainment’s hit supernatural genre Metroidvania, and developing TV and film adaptations of the studio’s hit games Alan Wake The game and its expanded narrative universe. “Many of you have been interacting with the news around Annapurna (and it’s sad to see what happened to everyone involved),” Thomas Puha, communications director at Remedy Tweet last night. “Thank you for your concern! Remedy’s transaction Control 2include Alan Wake and control off Copyright belongs to Annapurna Pictures, we self-publish Control 2”.
It remains to be seen why Annapurna Interactive employees suddenly resigned from the company, or whether they will continue to try to establish their own new publishing brand. Meanwhile, Annapurna Publishing has posted about the game on social media in an attempt to reassure players and fans that they will still be coming out. “Thank you to everyone who reached out” Tweet maker of ingenious escape about their upcoming teen nostalgia tour. “The mixtape continues.”