Take-Two Interactive Software Shuts Down Roll7 and Intercept Games

According to a recent Bloomberg report by Jason Schreier, Take Two Interactive will shut down its studios Roll7 (OlliOlli, Rollerdrome) and Intercept Games (Kerbal Space Program 2). Take Two plans to close the entirety of Roll 7 and offer severance pay to its employees. The company will lay off 70 employees in Intercept Games, roughly the entirety of the staff. In a statement, via Gematsu, Take-Two Interactive Software vice president of communications Alan Lewis stated that the company “is not providing additional details” on the lay-offs and that it “continues to make updates to Kerbal Space Program 2.”

Rollerdrome details:

Rollerdrome is a single-player third-person action shooter that seamlessly blends high-octane combat with fluid motion to create an action experience like no other. Dominate with style in cinematic, visceral combat where kills net you health and pulling off tricks and grinds provide you ammunition, in this adrenaline-pumping action shooter.

The year is 2030. In a world where corporations rule and the lines between reality and performance are blurred, the public are kept distracted by the violence and excess of a brutal new blood sport—Rollerdrome. Will you have what it takes to become the Rollerdrome champion and unravel the mysteries behind the Matterhorn corporation’s true intentions?

From Roll7, the minds that brought you the award winning and critically acclaimed OlliOlli series comes Rollerdrome, an intense shooter-skater hybrid set in an evocative retrofuture.

 

OlliOlli:

OlliOlli World is a bold new skateboarding action-platformer that’s bursting with personality. Flip and flow through the vivid and vibrant world of Radlandia, meeting colorful characters as you grind, trick, and air your way to discover the mystical skate gods on your quest for Gnarvana.

Traverse a delightful and weird world as you take on missions, challenges, and make new friends along the way. Customize your character’s looks, tricks, and style while you experience explorable levels with multiple paths that provide an array of opportunities for player expression. Challenge the world in Leagues or dare a friend to beat your best tricks on one of millions of sharable levels. Experience the accessibility, depth, and player freedom as you dive into the signature flow state gameplay of OlliOlli World.

OlliOlli World marks the third entry in the critically-acclaimed OlliOlli series from Roll7, the BAFTA and multi-award-winning independent studio.

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