Yesterday, Take-Two Interactive - Rockstar Games’ parent company - held its latest quarterly earnings call.It’s for that reason that manyGrand Theft Autofans thought we might receive an update on the highly anticipatedGTA VI, given that it was on the day of last year’s November earnings meeting thatRockstarconfirmed when the game’s first trailer would debut.Technically, we did receive an update yesterday.AdvertRockstar confirmed thatGTA VIis still on track for a Fall 2025 release, but it’s hardly the gameplay trailer many were hoping for.GTA VImay be nabbing the headlines but it was also revealed during the call thatTake-TwoInteractive had sold beloved publisher Private Division.It’s not known who the publisher has been sold to.In areport, Take-Two said Private Division was sold so that the company could focus on the “core and mobile businesses for the long term”.AdvertThe upcomingTales of the Shirecomes from Private Division.Private Division has published some stellar games in recent years, includingOlliOlli World, Hades,andThe Outer Worlds, as well as being behind the upcomingTales of the Shire.I’m also a fan of the criminally underrated 2023 platformerAfter Us.AdvertInterestingly though, Take-Two has purchased “substantially all of Private Division’s live and unreleased titles” so support will continue forNo Rest for the Wicked,andTales of the Shire’s release should still proceed as planned.Still, it’s a move that’s generated some concern and disappointment from many in the industry.“I hate this deal includes unreleased games. Selling off indie contracts is gross and traps indie devs,”wroteTwitter user Toadsanime.“They were never going to win, they did everything right, above expectations even and still, it was never going to be enough. Why even found Private Division if you didn’t want indie games?”addedBasicalliLexi.AdvertBoth make excellent points.All eyes will now be on Private Divisions buyer making themselves known.Featured Image Credit: Private DivisionTopics:Take-Two
Yesterday, Take-Two Interactive - Rockstar Games’ parent company - held its latest quarterly earnings call.It’s for that reason that manyGrand Theft Autofans thought we might receive an update on the highly anticipatedGTA VI, given that it was on the day of last year’s November earnings meeting thatRockstarconfirmed when the game’s first trailer would debut.Technically, we did receive an update yesterday.AdvertRockstar confirmed thatGTA VIis still on track for a Fall 2025 release, but it’s hardly the gameplay trailer many were hoping for.GTA VImay be nabbing the headlines but it was also revealed during the call thatTake-TwoInteractive had sold beloved publisher Private Division.It’s not known who the publisher has been sold to.In areport, Take-Two said Private Division was sold so that the company could focus on the “core and mobile businesses for the long term”.AdvertThe upcomingTales of the Shirecomes from Private Division.Private Division has published some stellar games in recent years, includingOlliOlli World, Hades,andThe Outer Worlds, as well as being behind the upcomingTales of the Shire.I’m also a fan of the criminally underrated 2023 platformerAfter Us.AdvertInterestingly though, Take-Two has purchased “substantially all of Private Division’s live and unreleased titles” so support will continue forNo Rest for the Wicked,andTales of the Shire’s release should still proceed as planned.Still, it’s a move that’s generated some concern and disappointment from many in the industry.“I hate this deal includes unreleased games. Selling off indie contracts is gross and traps indie devs,”wroteTwitter user Toadsanime.“They were never going to win, they did everything right, above expectations even and still, it was never going to be enough. Why even found Private Division if you didn’t want indie games?”addedBasicalliLexi.AdvertBoth make excellent points.All eyes will now be on Private Divisions buyer making themselves known.Featured Image Credit: Private DivisionTopics:Take-Two
Yesterday, Take-Two Interactive - Rockstar Games’ parent company - held its latest quarterly earnings call.It’s for that reason that manyGrand Theft Autofans thought we might receive an update on the highly anticipatedGTA VI, given that it was on the day of last year’s November earnings meeting thatRockstarconfirmed when the game’s first trailer would debut.Technically, we did receive an update yesterday.AdvertRockstar confirmed thatGTA VIis still on track for a Fall 2025 release, but it’s hardly the gameplay trailer many were hoping for.GTA VImay be nabbing the headlines but it was also revealed during the call thatTake-TwoInteractive had sold beloved publisher Private Division.It’s not known who the publisher has been sold to.In areport, Take-Two said Private Division was sold so that the company could focus on the “core and mobile businesses for the long term”.AdvertThe upcomingTales of the Shirecomes from Private Division.Private Division has published some stellar games in recent years, includingOlliOlli World, Hades,andThe Outer Worlds, as well as being behind the upcomingTales of the Shire.I’m also a fan of the criminally underrated 2023 platformerAfter Us.AdvertInterestingly though, Take-Two has purchased “substantially all of Private Division’s live and unreleased titles” so support will continue forNo Rest for the Wicked,andTales of the Shire’s release should still proceed as planned.Still, it’s a move that’s generated some concern and disappointment from many in the industry.“I hate this deal includes unreleased games. Selling off indie contracts is gross and traps indie devs,”wroteTwitter user Toadsanime.“They were never going to win, they did everything right, above expectations even and still, it was never going to be enough. Why even found Private Division if you didn’t want indie games?”addedBasicalliLexi.AdvertBoth make excellent points.All eyes will now be on Private Divisions buyer making themselves known.
Yesterday, Take-Two Interactive - Rockstar Games’ parent company - held its latest quarterly earnings call.
It’s for that reason that manyGrand Theft Autofans thought we might receive an update on the highly anticipatedGTA VI, given that it was on the day of last year’s November earnings meeting thatRockstarconfirmed when the game’s first trailer would debut.
Technically, we did receive an update yesterday.
Advert
Advert
Rockstar confirmed thatGTA VIis still on track for a Fall 2025 release, but it’s hardly the gameplay trailer many were hoping for.
GTA VImay be nabbing the headlines but it was also revealed during the call thatTake-TwoInteractive had sold beloved publisher Private Division.
It’s not known who the publisher has been sold to.
In areport, Take-Two said Private Division was sold so that the company could focus on the “core and mobile businesses for the long term”.
Advert
Advert
The upcomingTales of the Shirecomes from Private Division.
Private Division has published some stellar games in recent years, includingOlliOlli World, Hades,andThe Outer Worlds, as well as being behind the upcomingTales of the Shire.
I’m also a fan of the criminally underrated 2023 platformerAfter Us.
Advert
Advert
Interestingly though, Take-Two has purchased “substantially all of Private Division’s live and unreleased titles” so support will continue forNo Rest for the Wicked,andTales of the Shire’s release should still proceed as planned.
Still, it’s a move that’s generated some concern and disappointment from many in the industry.
“I hate this deal includes unreleased games. Selling off indie contracts is gross and traps indie devs,”wroteTwitter user Toadsanime.
“They were never going to win, they did everything right, above expectations even and still, it was never going to be enough. Why even found Private Division if you didn’t want indie games?”addedBasicalliLexi.
Advert
Advert
Both make excellent points.
All eyes will now be on Private Divisions buyer making themselves known.
Topics:Take-Two
