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|website=https://www.piranha-bytes.com/ | |website=https://www.piranha-bytes.com/ | ||
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Piranha Bytes was incorporated as Piranha Bytes Software GmbH in 1997 by Michael "Mike" Hoge, Tom Putzki, Stefan Nyul and Alex Brüggemann. In 1999, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of German publisher [[Phenomedia]]. Following a financial scandal, Phenomedia filed for insolvency in May 2002. By September 2002, Piranha Bytes' management had performed a management buyout and transferred Piranha Bytes' trademarks and intellectual property, including the rights to their ''{{c|Gothic}}'' series, from Phenomedia into a new entity, [[Pluto 13]] GmbH, which assumed "Piranha Bytes" as its trading name. One of the four original founders remained with the new incorporation. On 22 May 2019, [[THQ Nordic]] announced to have acquired the studio to undisclosed terms. through the acquisition Piranha Bytes was reincorporated as Piranha Bytes GmbH. By June, the company had 32 employees. | Piranha Bytes was incorporated as Piranha Bytes Software GmbH in 1997 by Michael "Mike" Hoge, Tom Putzki, Stefan Nyul and Alex Brüggemann. In 1999, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of German publisher [[Phenomedia]]. Following a financial scandal, Phenomedia filed for insolvency in May 2002. By September 2002, Piranha Bytes' management had performed a management buyout and transferred Piranha Bytes' trademarks and intellectual property, including the rights to their ''{{c|Gothic}}'' series, from Phenomedia into a new entity, [[Pluto 13]] GmbH, which assumed "Piranha Bytes" as its trading name. One of the four original founders remained with the new incorporation. On 22 May 2019, [[THQ Nordic]] announced to have acquired the studio to undisclosed terms. through the acquisition Piranha Bytes was reincorporated as Piranha Bytes GmbH. By June, the company had 32 employees. | ||