Grand Theft Auto and Borderlands writer Take-Two Interactive has introduced the sale of its indie-focused publishing label Non-public 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 Non-public 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 growth group – 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 Non-public Division, and a flurry of reviews this Might steered a significant shift in technique for the label. A beforehand introduced publishing settlement with Silent Hill 2 Remake developer Bloober Crew was cancelled, and mass layoffs have been reported at Roll7 and Intercept Video games, as a part of 5 % discount in workers firm vast, 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 Non-public 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 Non-public Division. “We just lately made the strategic choice to promote [the] label to focus our sources on rising our core and cellular companies for the long-term,” Zelnick mentioned in ready remarks. “As a part of this transaction, the client bought our rights to considerably all of Non-public Division’s reside and unreleased titles.” Nonetheless, Take-Two – which hasn’t revealed Non-public Division’s purchaser – will proceed to help No Relaxation for the Depraved regardless of the sale.
“The group of Non-public Division did a fantastic job supporting unbiased builders and, virtually to a one, each mission they supported did nicely,” Zelnick mentioned in separate feedback made to GamesIndustry.biz. “Nonetheless, the size of these tasks was, candidly, on the smaller facet, and we’re within the enterprise of creating nice massive hits.” Moreover, a Take-Two spokesperson confirmed that Roll7 and Intercept Video games have been closed previous to the sale of Non-public Division.
