Pixelberry launchedChoices: Stories You Play in August 2016.[9][10][11] Like their previous games,Choices: Stories You Play is aninteractive narrative game.[12][13] In it, players can pick "choose your own adventure" stories or "books" across multipleliterary genre such asromance,adventure,mystery,fantasy, andhorror.[13] Each "book" is divided into "chapters", and chapters are released on a weekly basis. Theplayer character is usually highly customizable, from skin tone to gender.[11] Since the shutdown of their other games,Choices is the flagship game and primary focus for the studio.[11] In November 2017, Pixelberry was acquired byNexon.[14]
In 2020, a planned plot line in one ofChoices' most popular titles was leaked, leading to fan backlash and further criticism of racial insensitivity inChoices stories. Pixelberry's CEO issued a personal apology and pledged $100,000 toBlack Girls Code, the Black Writers Collective, and theLatinx Writers Collective. He also committed the company to enact more representative writing and hiring practices.[15][11]
In 2022, Pixelberry launched a sister app to Choices, called StoryLoom which features creator-made, interactive stories.[16] On July 15, 2022, Pixelberry Studios announced thatHigh School Story would have its servers permanently shut down on August 10, 2022.[17]
On January 22, 2024, Pixelberry announced it would shut downStoryLoom on February 29 and lay off 120 employees across multiple departments.[18][19][20] Pixelberry was acquired by Series Entertainment in July.[21]
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