2K Australia, the studio behind Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, is being shut down. All staff members will be reassigned or lose their jobs. It was the last AAA developer in Australia. Parent company 2K Games has released the following statement:
“We can confirm we have taken steps to begin the studio closure process for 2K Australia in order to better manage ongoing development costs while improving the working proximity of our creative teams. We are very grateful for the team’s valuable contributions to numerous 2K projects, and are working with affected staff to explore reassignment opportunities where possible.”
Based in Canberra, the studio was originally founded as Irrational Games Australia back in 2000. It was renamed 2K Australia after being bought by 2K Games in 2006. The developer worked on eight titles including The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and the Bioshock series.
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Via Kotaku