News July 8 Media: The studio behind Gothic has ceased to exist Piranha Bytes has closed down, sources from the CD-Action portal claim. According to their information, the studio shut its doors at the end of June.
News January 22 “Don’t write us off” — the head of Piranha Bytes on the possible closure of the studio Piranha Bytes commented on the rumors about the closure of the studio. CEO Michael Rüve acknowledged that the studio is going through difficult times, but she hopes to solve the problems.
Industry May 23, 2019 THQ Nordic bought the authors of Gothic and Risen THQ Nordic has another acquisition. The new asset of the publisher was the German studio Piranha Bytes, the creator of Gothic, Risen and ELEX.