Rockstar parent company Take-Two sells its indie game label Private Division

Rockstar parent company Take-Two sells its indie game label Private Division

As a seasoned gamer with decades of gaming under my belt, I find myself both intrigued and saddened by Take-Two’s decision to sell off Private Division. I’ve had some memorable moments playing Kerbal Space Program 2 and The Outer Worlds under the Private Division banner, and hearing about their sale feels like bidding farewell to old friends.


It’s been announced that the company responsible for developing games such as Kerbal Space Program 2 and The Outer Worlds, known as Private Division, has been acquired by an undisclosed purchaser.

Previously this year, a significant portion of Private Division’s workforce was let go by Take-Two Interactive. Now, they have announced the sale of their independent game label without disclosing either the purchase price or the identity of the buyer.

Per an emailed statement to The Verge:

We recently made the strategic decision to sell our Private Division label to focus our resources on growing our core and mobile businesses for the long-term. As part of this transaction, the buyer purchased our rights to substantially all of Private Division’s live and unreleased titles

He continued:

Take-Two will continue to support No Rest for the Wicked, which launched in Early Access on PC in April. We are grateful for the contributions that the Private Division team has made to our company and are confident that they will continue to achieve success in their new home.

In contrast to other games such as the upcoming “Lord of the Rings farm simulator,” “Tales of the Shire,” and “Project Bloom” (which is associated with Pokémon’s Gamefreak), the rights for the song “No Rest for the Wicked” were not transferred during the sale of Private Division.

Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two CEO, individually clarified to gamesindustry.biz that the primary motivation behind selling the indie label wasn’t due to any lack of quality or success on Private Division’s part, but rather to concentrate on “major triumphs,” a term he likely refers to Grand Theft Auto VI.

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2024-11-08 17:09