Take-Two has refused to be drawn on whether or not it will be eager about buying Gearbox Entertainment, following studies that the Borderlands studio is probably up on the market.
Reuters and Bloomberg each claimed this month that Embracer Group was contemplating promoting Gearbox, which It acquired in 2021 in a deal value as much as $1.4 billion, as a part of main restructuring plans.
The former was advised that Embracer had obtained curiosity from third events eager on shopping for the studio. Potential consumers, who reportedly primarily include “worldwide gaming teams”, have already got entry to Gearbox advertising supplies, it’s claimed.
Take-Two, which retains a long-term publishing take care of Gearbox for the Borderlands franchise and different titles, was requested about its potential curiosity in buying the studio throughout its AGM on Thursday.
“We’ve had a long-term relationship with Gearbox of which we’re very proud,” CEO Strauss Zelnick mentioned when requested if the corporate is perhaps a Gearbox suitor. “They’re an exquisite firm, they’ve delivered for us—not simply Borderlands, but additionally Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands and different titles—and I’ve little question they’ll proceed to achieve success sooner or later.
“We’re thrilled that we now have a long-term publishing relationship on these titles,” he added. “That publishing relationship exists with out regard to the last word proprietor of Gearbox. But with regard to our potential curiosity, we don’t have a tendency to take a position on potential transactions.”
Take-Two mentioned final month that the Borderlands franchise has sold-in over 81 million models since launching in 2009.
The most up-to-date mainline sequence entry, 2019’s Borderlands 3, is publishing label 2K’s fastest-selling title and has bought over 18 million copies.
2012’s Borderlands 2 is 2K’s top-selling sport for the reason that label’s inception seven years earlier, with over 27 million copies bought.
