Kerbal Space Program 2 News

Ok, so, you remember when it looked an awful lot like Take-Two was shutting down both Kerbal Space Program 2 developer Intercept Games and Roll7 - the studio behind Rollerdrome and OlliOlli World - earlier this month? Well, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has now said that it "didn't shutter" the studios, leaving us all wondering whether they still, er, actually exist.

Yes, this is a thing. If you're out of the loop, the shutterings - hinted at by internal documentation from Roll7 and a notice filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department - were reportedly part of cuts Take-Two revealed plans for via an SEC filing in April. Naturally, both people in the industry and players weren't exactly pleased to hear either bit of news, but Zelnick now seems to have cast some doubt over what's actually happening in pretty baffling fashion.

In response to IGN asking during yesterday's Take-Two earnings call why the apparent closures of Intercept and Roll7 had happened, the CEO said the following:

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Take-Two планирует в рамках реструктуризации закрыть две свои внутренние студии. Согласно документам, попавшим в распоряжение Bloomberg, под полное сокращение попадут Roll7 и Intercept Games, входящие в состав издательского лейбла Private Division.

Take-Two Interactive, the company behind GTA developer Rockstar Games - is reportedly set to shut down both Kerbal Space Program 2 developer Intercept Games and Roll7 - the studio behind Rollerdrome and OlliOlli World.

According to a report from Bloomberg, these shutterings are part of mass layoffs at the company, with plans for Take-Two to cut just over 500 jobs and cancel some in-development projects by the end of 2024 having been revealed via an SEC filing last month. This news also comes after Take-Two recently acquired Borderlands developer Gearbox Software for $460 million.

Both Intercept and Roll7 - based in Seattle and London respectively - were part of Private Division, Take-Two's indie publishing label, which has produced some pretty cool stuff since its creation, as indie publishing labels often do. According to a note to staff at Roll7, those affected there will be offerend severance agreements.

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Take-Two Interactive, the company behind GTA developer Rockstar Games - is reportedly set to shut down both Kerbal Space Program 2 developer Intercept Games and Roll7 - the studio behind Rollerdrome and OlliOlli World.

According to a report from Bloomberg, these shutterings are part of mass layoffs at the company, with plans for Take-Two to cut just over 500 jobs and cancel some in-development projects by the end of 2024 having been revealed via an SEC filing last month. This news also comes after Take-Two recently acquired Borderlands developer Gearbox Software for $460 million.

Both Intercept and Roll7 - based in Seattle and London respectively - were part of Private Division, Take-Two's indie publishing label, which has produced some pretty cool stuff since its creation, as indie publishing labels often do. According to a note to staff at Roll7, those affected there will be offerend severance agreements.

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Games publisher Take-Two is laying off 70 employees in the Seattle area, which appear to include some or possibly all of Intercept Games, the Seattle-based developer of Kerbal Space Program 2. However, for the time being at least, Take-Two plans to continue supporting the game through Private Division, its "indie" publishing label.

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