{
  "id": 11428253,
  "title": "Reigns developer Nerial closes following \"significant trading losses\" over past two years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/reigns-developer-nerial-closes-following-significant-trading-losses",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T11:19:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/reigns-developer-nerial-closes-following-significant-trading-losses-over-past-two-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nerial, the developer behind Reigns and Card Shark, has announced its closure after experiencing significant trading losses over the past two years. The studio, founded by Tamara and François Alliot, entered hibernation mode and is now owned by Devolver, who acquired Nerial in 2021. After 13 years and 11 published games, the Alliots decided to end development with Devolver, along with the studio itself. In 2025, Nerial lost over £800,000 and nearly £1 million in 2024. The founders plan to take a break and reflect before returning to their game-making roots. Devolver will retain the rights to Nerial's existing catalogue and continue publishing their games. The studio has nine employees, and the founders hope to continue working with them as contractors in the future.",
  "summary": "Reigns and Card Shark developer Nerial has announced its closure as it enters \"hibernation mode.\" Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "Reigns and Card Shark developers Nerial are closing down, laying staff off while the founders go \"back to our roots\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/reigns-and-card-shark-developers-nerial-are-closing-down-laying-staff",
        "published": "2026-10-01T16:27:23.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}