Take-Two Interactive is to fire an employee Game interception June 28. The team designer wrote about this on LinkedIn. Quinn Duffy. This is despite a recent statement by Strauss Zelnick, head of the parent company, that the closure of the growing studio Kerbal Space Program 2 rejected.
“A great team will be looking for new jobs. “Me too,” Duffy writes, “I got to know the designers well during my short tenure.” These are extremely smart and talented people, and I am happy to vouch for their qualities. I can say the same about other areas – there are great people in all areas.”
About the closure of not only Intercept Games, but also the titled British team Roll7, which is behind the OlliOlli or Rollerdrome series, Bloomberg reported in early May. Statements from a number of employees, as well as official documents filed by Take-Two with US and UK authorities, confirm the veracity of the report.
Then the head of the publishing house gave a special interview to GamesIndustry magazine. Strauss Zelnik. In it, he said: “To be clear, we have not closed these studios.” He repeated his words. If the closure of the teams is confirmed, Zelnik spoke out at a time when the fates of Intercept and Roll7 had long been decided.
In April, Take-Two Interactive announced the layoff of 5% of its employees, according to Bloomberg, mainly to affect Private division. Players Kerbal Space Program 2 According to Take-Two’s vague official statement, they should expect continued support no matter what happens to Intercept Games in the end.
Source :Indian TV
