In November of last year, Take-Two sold the Private Division label to an unknown buyer, which Bloomberg has now learned is Haveli Investments, a private equity firm based in Austin, Texas, that invests in technology and technology companies. gaming. Last year it acquired the British studio Jagex (RuneScape) and since 2022 it has a minority stake in Behavior Interactive (Dead by Daylight). Over the past few weeks, Haveli has reached an agreement with former Annapurna employees to finance the new company and hand over distribution of Private Division titles.
The company funded by Haveli Investments and run by the former Annapurna Interactive staff does not yet have a name. We do know that she will be responsible for editing Tales of the Shire, a life simulator of The Lord of the Rings developed by Wētā Workshop that will be available on March 25, 2025, and an action and adventure game created by Game Freak (Pokémon ) that has not been formally presented. This still unnamed company will also take over the Kerbal Space Program saga, a beloved space simulator that Take-Two sent to hell with its bad practices.
Quick summary of Take-Two's evil arts. In 2020 the company tried to buy Star Theory Games, the studio responsible for Kerbal Space Program, and after failing to reach an agreement they canceled the contract to develop the sequel and tried to hire its employees. After this episode Star Theory Games closed and Take-Two opened Intercept Games to carry out Kerbal Space Program 2. In 2023 Take-Two launched Kerbal Space Program 2 in early access, the reviews were terrible and in 2024 Intercept Games closed.
Now Haveli and former Annapurna Interactive employees have the mission of publishing Private Division games, recovering Kerbal Space Program and occupying the space left by Take-Two's label dedicated to distributing games. indies. This is the same sector in which Annapurna Interactive works.