Gearbox Entertainment has conducted a round of layoffs after announcing its sale of Take-Two Interactive for $460 million. This is reported by the Game Developer portal with reference to the publications of former employees of the company on social networks.

The Swedish Embracer Group holding has indeed decided to sell Gearbox Entertainment, best known for the Borderlands series of games. He entered into a sales agreement with Take-Two Interactive. The amount of the transaction is 4.9 billion Swedish kronor or $ 460 million.

Kotaku reports that Gearbox is closer than ever to being sold.

Bloomberg has published a letter from Gearbox Entertainment’s director of public Relations Dan Hewitt to the company’s employees. It confirms that the Swedish holding Embracer Group can sell the authors of Borderlands, and also lists other scenarios.

Embracer Group may sell Gearbox Entertainment, sources tell Reuters. The company turned to consultants after it received a purchase offer from “third parties”.

Embracer Group announced the purchase of five companies at once, including Dark Horse and Perfect World Entertainment. The latter will become part of Gearbox Entertainment, and the deal itself will cost $ 125 million.Neverwinter