Borlerlands developers land in a safe place, Take-Two completes the purchase of Gearbox and already confirms new developments
Lately, the video game industry has been filled with bad news, studio closures, and layoffs of thousands of workers. Those studios that work under the Embracer Group seal are worried about everything that could happen, they have even thought about becoming independent, however, Gearbox has had a happy ending and now belongs to Take-Two, a company that also has Rockstar in its possession. Best of all, the company's CEO has already confirmed several developments, including a new Borderlands installment.
Rumors of Take-Two's purchase of Gearbox came to light a while ago, however, Strauss Zelnick had refused to talk about it, causing many people to think that it was a really complicated move. Apparently this has not been the case, Gearbox is now officially part of the Take-Two family and as we told you at the beginning of the news, a new installment of the Borderlands universe is already it's confirmed.
Gearbox leaves Embracer Group and reaches a safe place
Why do they come to a safe place? Because Embracer Group was still anticipating difficult decisions after its latest layoffs at Crystal Dynamics. This could refer to new layoffs and all this in order to make the company more economically profitable. Therefore, any studio that is under the Embracer label is really concerned with what may happen in the future. That's why right now, Gearbox is in a really comfortable position to develop your projects with complete peace of mind. The confirmation of the acquisition and the words of the CEO of Take-Two that we will leave you just below comes from Business Wire.
Our acquisition of Gearbox is an exciting time for Take-Two and will strengthen our industry-leading creative talent and intellectual property portfolio, including the iconic Borderlands franchise.
During the entire year 2023, a total of approximately 10,500 people were laid off, however, in 2024 There are already 8,000 workers who lost their jobs in the video game industry. As you can see, the year has not even passed and the previous record could be shattered in a very short time. In fact, even Electronic Arts announced layoffs and also canceled a Star Wars game, which could be one based on The Mandalorian.
It is undoubtedly a complicated time for many studies, some experts also predicted that The year 2024 could be the year of closureso we will have to pay close attention to all the news that may happen in the future.