More change is allegedly coming.
Take-Two Interactive will reportedly close developers Roll7 and Intercept before selling off its indie publishing label, Private Division.
The report comes from IGN, which says “these closures [are] imminent” following an assertion by Take-Two head Strauss Zelnick that the company “didn’t shutter” the two developers in question. Nevertheless, IGN says that Intercept Games will close its doors on 28 June as per the Washington State WARN Act, closely followed by Roll7, which is “similarly winding down”.
Private Division is similarly, allegedly, being scaled down. A skeleton staff remains on Moon Studios’ No Rest for the Wicked, and deals with developers One More Level and Bloober Team have reportedly been caned. IGN continues to report that “almost all the staff” at Private Division were laid off back in April.
“The people at Private Division were amazing, talented, passionate individuals who loved what they did and also really cared about each other as a team and as people,” said a source familiar with the situation. “We loved our projects, we worked hard, and we fostered a great environment internally. I would love to work with any of them again.
“The pain point was always Take-Two and associated leadership forcing our hand. The whole layoff situation proved what we already felt. Take-Two could not care less about its employees.”
We’ll report back as we learn more.
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