Grand Theft Auto and Borderlands writer Take-Two Interactive has introduced the sale of its indie-focused publishing label Personal Division. Moreover, the corporate has lastly confirmed the closure of OlliOlli World developer Roll7 and Kerbal House Program 2’s Intercept Video games, six months after CEO Strauss Zelnick insisted, “We did not shutter these studios.”
Take-Two introduced the formation of Personal Division again in 2017, particularly to publish video games from smaller unbiased groups. Since then, it is launched the likes of Obsidian Leisure’s The Outer Worlds and Moon Studios’ No Relaxation for the Depraved, arrange a brand new improvement staff – Intercept Video games – to create a sequel to Kerbal House Program 2, and even acquired Roll7, which later launched OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome.
Nonetheless, 2023 introduced phrase of layoffs at Personal Division, and a flurry of reviews this Might instructed a serious shift in technique for the label. A beforehand introduced publishing settlement with Silent Hill 2 Remake developer Bloober Staff was cancelled, and mass layoffs had been reported at Roll7 and Intercept Video games, as a part of 5 % discount in workers firm extensive, successfully bringing an finish to the studios. That is regardless of CEO Strauss Zelnick later insisting, “We did not shutter [them]”. Shortly after, it was reported Take-Two was trying to promote Personal Division amid phrase solely a skeleton crew was left on the label to work on No Relaxation for the Depraved.
And now, as a part of its Q2 2025 earnings report, Take-Two has confirmed the sale of Personal Division. “We lately made the strategic choice to promote [the] label to focus our assets on rising our core and cell companies for the long-term,” Zelnick stated in ready remarks. “As a part of this transaction, the customer bought our rights to considerably all of Personal Division’s reside and unreleased titles.” Nonetheless, Take-Two – which hasn’t revealed Personal Division’s purchaser – will proceed to assist No Relaxation for the Depraved regardless of the sale.
“The staff of Personal Division did an awesome job supporting unbiased builders and, virtually to a one, each venture they supported did effectively,” Zelnick stated in separate feedback made to GamesIndustry.biz. “Nonetheless, the dimensions of these initiatives was, candidly, on the smaller facet, and we’re within the enterprise of creating nice large hits.” Moreover, a Take-Two spokesperson confirmed that Roll7 and Intercept Video games had been closed previous to the sale of Personal Division.
