The full story over at Bloomberg is well worth a read. The much-anticipated Kerbal Space Program 2 will launch into early access on February 24, 2023, available on Steam, Epic Games Store, and other PC storefronts. Star Theory shut down on 4th March, less than two months after Take-Two's new studio was announced. The studio drew up a last-ditch plan to save itself by giving staff two months to come up with creative ideas it could then pitch at Game Developers Conference, but this plan failed when coronavirus saw GDC cancelled and publisher's purse strings tighten. Others stuck by Star Theory, a developer now without many of its staff and a project to work on. Take-Two, which publishes Grand Theft Auto, Borderlands and various 2K sports games, said it would offer Star Theory staff "a cash sign-on bonus, an excellent salary, bonus eligibility and other benefits". The following Monday, Star Theory chiefs Bob Berry and Jonathan Mavor told staff that Take-Two had been interested in buying the studio, but not for terms acceptable to the studio's founders. We knew we were taking on an immense technical and creative challenge when we started this project. know this is frustrating, especially considering that this isn’t the first time we’ve adjusted our schedule. This message was sent out on a Friday evening. Gonna rip the band-aid off fast here: Kerbal Space Program 2 will release in 2022 instead of fall 2021. Private Division exec Michael Cook told Star Theory staff that the publisher had ended its contract with their employer - and that they would now be compensated for leaving to continue their work within Take-Two. 144 comments Kerbal Space Program 2 early access review The much-anticipated sequel has suffered a rough launch into Early Access, but push through the bugs and this space exploration sim still falls way short of its ambitions. Kerbal Space Program 2 was originally announced as a joint venture between Take-Two's publishing subsidiary Private Division and Star Theory, the studio behind Monday Night Combat and Planetary Annihilation.īut in February this year, Take-Two announced it had formed a new studio to continue development of the game in-house using some of the same staff.īloomberg's report details how staff first heard of Take-Two's plans after being contacted by the company on LinkedIn. That's according to a new Bloomberg report, which also details how Star Theory, with their Kerbal Space Program 2 contract cancelled, has now gone under. Kerbal Space Program 2 Early Access is Out Now Kerbonauts, it’s finally time Kerbal Space Program 2 blasts off into Early Access today Pioneer the game with us as we enter the deep space journey of Early Access. Take-Two pulled the development of Kerbal Space Program 2 from developer Star Theory only to continue working on it in-house using team members it coaxed away after messaging them via LinkedIn.
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