Private Division's 'games and franchises,' including Kerbal Space Program, are reportedly being taken over by former Annapurna Interactive employees
T ake-Two Interactive said in November 2024 that it had sold Private Division, the "high-end indie" publishing label it launched in 2017, to an undisclosed buyer, along with "subs
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Former Annapurna Interactive staff reportedly taking over Private Division portfolio following Take-Two sale
Former Annapurna Interactive staff - who departed the acclaimed video game publisher last September as part of a "mass
Private Division Games including Tales of the Shire and Kerbal Space Program to Be Distributed by New Label From Annapurna Interactive's Former Staff
In a rather unusual merging of two completely separate reported stories from last year, the former staff of Annapurna Interactive are seemingly preparing to take over the portfolio of shuttered indie label Private Division.
Ex-Annapurna Interactive Staff Reportedly Pick Up Private Division Portfolio Under New Studio
Last year saw the entire Annapurna Interactive workforce resign following a dispute with owner Megan Ellison. Four months on, Bloomberg has reported that the former staff members have formed a new company and have picked up the entire Private Division portfolio (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz ).
Former Annapurna staff are reportedly taking over Private Division’s portfolio
Private Division employed around 20 staff when it was acquired by Haveli, some of whom will be laid off as part of the plans, it’s claimed. Take-Two established Private Division in 2017 to “publish games from top creative talent in the growing independent development landscape”.
Private Division’s Buyer Has Launched A New Game Publishing Company With Annapurna’s Former Staff
And then, in November, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick confirmed that they had sold off Private Division. Private Division was their label to publish small independent games, such as Evening Star’s Penny’s Big Breakaway and Wētā Workshop’s Tales of the Shire: A “The Lord of the Rings” Game.
Former Annapurna Interactive staff reportedly form company and acquire Private Division's portfolio
Former Annapurna Interactive staff have reportedly acquired indie label Private Division's portfolio after forming a
Ex-Annapurna Staff Reportedly Form New Company to Inherit Private Division IPs
Ex-Annapurna Interactive employees have reportedly banded together to form a new company that will inherit former Private Division IPs.
Ex-Annapurna Staff Move to Indie Label Private Division After Mass Resignation
Take-Two Interactive, publisher of the blockbuster franchise Grand Theft Auto, sold its indie label Private Division for an undisclosed price to an unnamed
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