Take-Two is closing down Playdots, and while it will keep supporting Two Dots, the future of other Playdots games isn’t clear
ByJay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.
Take-Two is shutting down the gaming studio Playdots, the creator of puzzle games like Two Dots and the just-released Apple Arcade title Garden Tails, as first reported by Bloomberg. Due to the closure, Take-Two will cut 65 jobs beginning in January, per a New York Department of Labor notice.
Take-Two confirmed the decision to shut down the studio in a statement to The Verge. Affected employees will be able to apply for other jobs at Zynga, which was recently acquired by Take-Two, and people who don’t find new roles will be eligible for severance, according to spokesperson Alan Lewis. Take-Two will continue to operate Two Dots through one of its Zynga studios, but the future of other Playdots games like Garden Tails is unclear, and Lewis declined to elaborate further.
Take-Two acquired Playdots in 2020 in a cash and stock deal worth $192 million. In a press release, Take-Two touted how Playdots would strengthen its mobile portfolio, but that was before the company’s blockbuster deal for Zynga, which it completed in May. With Zynga, Take-Two wants to make lucrative free-to-play mobile titles using its roster of well-known franchises like Grand Theft Auto, NBA 2K, and Civilization, but Playdots won’t be part of that long-term mobile strategy.
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has confirmed the closing of Playdots, the studio behind popular puzzle game Two dots, whom they acquired in 2020. As reported by multiple outlets and confirmed by both a New York State Department of Labour document and official statements from Take-Two confirming they are closing mobile developer Playdots.
Dots is a free mobile game produced by Betaworks and developed at American studio Playdots, Inc. It was released on April 30, 2013 for iOS and on August 15, 2013 for Android. It is no longer available as the game shut down on the March 25, 2023. It has both a single player and online multiplayer modes.
Take-Two will continue to operate Two Dots through one of its Zynga studios, but the future of other Playdots games like Garden Tails is unclear, and Lewis declined to elaborate further. Take-Two acquired Playdots in 2020 in a cash and stock deal worth $192 million.
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