Pixelberry Studios
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Pixelberry Studios is a mobile game development company based in
Pixelberry launched Choices: Stories You Play in August 2016.[11][12][13] Like their previous games, Choices: Stories You Play is an interactive narrative game.[13][14] In it, players can pick "choose your own adventure" stories or "books" across multiple literary genre such as romance, adventure, mystery, fantasy, and horror.[14] Each "book" is divided into "chapters", and chapters are released on a weekly basis. The player character is usually highly customizable, from skin tone to gender.[15] Since the shutdown of their other games, Choices is the flagship game and primary focus for the studio.[15] In 2020, a planned plot line in one of Choices' most popular titles was leaked, leading to fan backlash and further criticism of racial insensitivity in Choices stories. Pixelberry's CEO issued a personal apology and pledged $100,000 to Black Girls Code, the Black Writers Collective, and the Latinx Writers Collective. He also committed the company to enact more representative writing and hiring practices.[16] In 2022, Pixelberry launched a sister app to Choices, called StoryLoom which features creator-made, interactive stories.[1]
On July 15, 2022, Pixelberry Studios announced that High School Story will have its servers permanently shut down on August 10, 2022.[17] On January 22, 2024, Pixelberry announced it would shut down StoryLoom on February 29 and lay off 120 employees across multiple departments.[18][19][20]
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- ^ "After bullying, High School Story tackles body image and eating disorders". Polygon. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Pixelberry Studios Tackles Teenagers' Body-Image Issues With A New Mobile Game". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "16 percent of teens consider suicide before graduation. This quest is for them". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Ex-EA devs add cyberbullying-themed quests to High School Story to teach players how to deal with the issue themselves". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Nexon acquires High School Story developer Pixelberry Studios". VentureBeat. 2017-11-10. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Choices on Twitter". 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Choices on Twitter". 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ a b "Cause of Death". Facebook. 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ a b "Choices, the new storytelling game from Pixelberry Studios, is a positive visual novel game with questionable intentions". kastorskorner.com. 2016-09-12. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "High School Story and Hollywood U - The Final Sunset". Pixelberry Studios. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "2024 Studio Update". Pixelberry Studios. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Kerr, Chris (January 17, 2024). "Nexon-owned mobile studio Pixelberry is conducting layoffs". www.gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Patel, Devon J. (February 9, 2024). "Santa Clara County game developer slashes 120 jobs as tech layoffs continue". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.