The ‘reboot’ or reboot of the franchise Alone in the Dark distributed by THQ Nordic sold worse than anticipated, declared the Embracer group after its latest financial report for fiscal year 2024, which ended in March. Although some of its releases had sales above expectations, the ‘survival horror’ developed by Pieces Interactive and starring David Harbor and Jodie Comer It wasn’t one of them. In the same way, Outcast: A New Beginninga sequel to the 1999 action game, performed poorly.
For Embracer, the company’s fiscal fourth quarter results were impacted by the weak response to these two games. The report clarifies that Alone in the Dark y Outcast: A New Beginning They saw a positive reception from users. However, mixed media reviews reportedly led to lower than anticipated sales.
Before placing all the blame on video game journalism, it is important to highlight that Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection y South Park: Snow Day were “within commercial expectations” for the company, although both titles received mixed responses from players and reviewers.
Meanwhile, Tomb Raider I-III Remasted It had a very positive reception and its performance was higher than management expectations, according to Embracer. Actually in Metacritic, Alone in the Dark It has an overall score of 63 from the media and 7.6 from users. Frequent reviews claim that it contains repetitive puzzles, weak combat, and occasional glitches.
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