OlliOlli, Kerbal Space Program Teams Shut Down by GTA Publisher | Push Square

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Take-Two will shut down OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome studio Roll7 as well as Kerbal Space Program team Intercept Games as it looks to cut five per cent of its workforce. The news was revealed by Bloomberg after the outlet obtained documentation indicating Roll7 will close and offer severance agreements to staff. Meanwhile, a notice has been filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department to close a Seattle office, where Intercept Games is based.

Both developers fall under the Private Division label — which is owned by Take-Two — and it's reported layoffs have hit that company too.

The news follows confirmation from Take-Two it plans to let go of 600 full-time workers to save $165 million annually, which was shared a few weeks ago. That is despite making billions upon billions of dollars as a result of the GTA series.

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Sigh. This is just really, really crap. How much money do you really save by closing a small but excellent developer in Roll7? Especially when you own the GTA series. Crap.

Oh for f**k’s sake, Roll7 were an excellent studio. Talent doesn’t mean a thing anymore.

man, the way things have been going these last several years… we're living through the dark age of gaming, folks

I hate this timeline. AAA gaming has become cancerous to the industry at large.

Roll7 especially is a huge loss. I didn’t play Olli Olli world but Rollerdrome was so fun. Very disappointing.

Roll7 should have put shark cards in Rollerdrome.

Kyle’s never heard such bullsh*t

Well that really sucks