Bloomberg reports that Grand Theft Auto writer Take-Two Interactive will close two sport studios as a part of a just lately introduced plan to put off 5% of its workforce.
The 2 studios are London-based Roll7, developer of the much-loved OlliOlli skating video games, and Intercept Video games, a Seattle outfit fashioned by Take-Two to make Kerbal Space Program 2.
Each studios had been a part of Take-Two’s boutique publishing label Non-public Division. It appears Non-public Division, in all probability finest recognized for publishing Obsidian Leisure’s The Outer Worlds, will be closely impacted within the Take-Two layoffs. GamesIndustry.biz reports that the “vast majority” of Non-public Division workers in Seattle, New York, Las Vegas, and Munich have been laid off.
Roll7 broke by means of with old-school skateboarding sport OlliOlli in 2013. It was acquired by Non-public Division in 2021 forward of the releases of OlliOlli World and aggressive skater-shooter Rollerdrome in 2022.
Intercept Video games was fashioned by Non-public Division in 2020 to take over growth of Kerbal Space Program 2 from unique developer Star Idea Video games. Star Idea subsequently shut down. Reviews that Intercept Video games was to observe swimsuit started to flow into on Wednesday after Take-Two filed a discover in Washington State that it could close an workplace in Seattle, affecting 70 employees.
In an announcement provided to GamesIndustry.biz and different shops, Non-public Division didn’t affirm the studio closures, however mentioned that it “continues to make updates to Kerbal Space Program 2,” which is presently in early entry. It additionally pointed to the releases of No Relaxation for the Depraved and upcoming cozy Lord of the Rings sport Tales of the Shire. It mentioned Take-Two was “not providing additional details” on its value discount program, aside from to say it was “rationalizing its pipeline and eliminating several projects in development and streamlining its organizational structure.”
Take-Two announced its reorganization on April 16, saying it could shed 5% of workers, roughly 580 workers. The information got here shortly after the writer agreed to buy Borderlands studio Gearbox Leisure from Embracer for $480 million. The corporate can also be getting ready to launch Rockstar Video games’ Grand Theft Auto 6 in 2025.
