Grand Theft Auto and Borderlands publisher Take-Two is reportedly looking to sell or shutdown OlliOlli World and Kerbal Space Program 2 developers, Roll7 and Intercept Games respectively, along with its indie label, Private Division.
According to IGN, “these closures [are] imminent”, despite Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick claiming earlier this month that Take-Two “didn’t shutter” its indie teams at Intercept Games and Roll7.
According to multiple anonymous sources verified by IGN, Intercept Games is set to close on 28th June, as detailed by the Washington State WARN Act, whilst Roll7 “is similarly winding down”.
A skeleton crew will be kept on to support Moon Studios’ No Rest for the Wicked, Wētā Workshop’s Tales of the Shire, and an untitled game from Game Freak. It’s claimed Private Division has completely backed out of projects with Ghostrunner developer One More Level and Silent Hill 2 Remake developer, Bloober Team, with “almost all the staff” at the indie label laid off in April. Insiders say Take-Two is now looking to sell Private Division completely, possibly to a private equity firm.