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.Come from Sports betting site VPbet
According to Bloomberg, 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 laid off.
As a result, a notice 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 unclearCome from Sports betting site VPbet. In a statement to Game Developer, 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.