Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted May 2, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted May 2, 2024 Take-Two Reportedly Shutting Down Two Studios As Part Of Latest Layoffs – Report Take-Two Interactive is reportedly shutting down two of its studios: Roll7 and Intercept Games. The former is known for Rollerdrome and OlliOlli while the latter was working on Kerbal Space Program 2. According to This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , Take-Two will be offering severance agreements to the developers at Roll7. Additionally, since Intercept Games is based in Seattle, Washington, Take-Two is subject to the WARN act, which states that employees must be given at least 60 days notice before being ***** off. As a result, a This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up was filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department today that stated Take-Two would be laying off 70 employees, which is roughly the number of people at Intercept Games. With the studio effectively shutting down, the fate of Kerbal Space Program 2 is unclear. In a statement to This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , a spokesperson said that the game’s publisher, Private Division, would continue to support it. The game is currently still in Steam Early Access. Last month, Take-Two announced that it would be cutting its workforce by about 5%, as well as cancel some unspecified projects as part of ongoing cost reductions. This is yet another announcement of ongoing layoffs in the game industry, as the Sony-owned Firesprite let go of an unspecified number of employees yesterday, including the director of Horizon Call of the Mountain. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #TakeTwo #Reportedly #Shutting #Studios #Part #Latest #Layoffs #Report This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/25311-take-two-reportedly-shutting-down-two-studios-as-part-of-latest-layoffs-%E2%80%93-report/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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