Take-Two Destroys Indie Studio By Canceling A Deal & Then Trying To Hire Its Entire Staff

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Take-Two Games is a ruthless company.

In another story that highlights the risk involved in associating with "AAA" publishers, 2K Games' parent company has wiped out a studio it was in an otherwise reasonable relationship with.

Star Theory was working on Kerbal Space Program 2 when it suddenly found the project pulled out from under its feet. At the exact same time it canceled the developer's contract, Take-Two was trying to take Star Theory's entire team for itself.

It's one of the most outwardly aggressive stunts a "AAA" publisher has pulled on a smaller studio, but it's not uncharacteristic in an industry where the big fish don't just eat the little fish - they downright eviscerate them.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/kerbal-space-program-2-release-disrupted-by-corporate-strife

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