Editing Gearbox Software (section)

=== Acquisition by Take-Two Interactive (2024–present) ===
[[Take-Two Interactive]] announced its plans to acquire Gearbox Entertainment and its intellectual properties from Embracer Group for $460 million on March 28, 2024, to be added under the [[2K (company)|2K]] label. The acquisition also includes Gearbox Software with its satellite studios and Gearbox Publishing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=2024-03-28 |title=Take-Two Buys Gearbox From Embracer, Confirms Development on New Borderlands Game |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-buys-gearbox-from-embracer-confirms-development-on-new-borderlands-game |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328061535/https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-buys-gearbox-from-embracer-confirms-development-on-new-borderlands-game |url-status=live }}</ref> Embracer will retain Gearbox San Francisco, Gearbox Shanghai, Lost Boys Interactive, Captured Dimensions, and Cryptic Studios, along with publishing rights to ''[[Remnant: From the Ashes|Remnant]]'', ''[[Hyper Light Breaker]]'', and other unannounced titles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. to Acquire The Gearbox Entertainment Company Inc., Developer of Highly Successful Borderlands Franchise |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-interactive-software-inc-acquire-034000260.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328065536/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-interactive-software-inc-acquire-034000260.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Less than a day after the announcement, it was reported that an unknown number of employees were laid off from Gearbox.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferdinand |first=Pam K. |date=2024-03-29 |title=Gearbox Hit With Layoffs Hours After Embracer Sale Announcement |url=https://gamerant.com/gearbox-layoffs-after-take-two-acquisition/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Game Rant |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329094217/https://gamerant.com/gearbox-layoffs-after-take-two-acquisition/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 12, 2024, Take-Two Interactive closed the Gearbox Software transaction.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />