Annapurna Interactive Staff Has Reportedly Resigned Following Failed Negotiations

Annapurna Interactive Staff Has Reportedly Resigned Following Failed Negotiations

From TheGamer (Written by Johnny Flores Jr.) on | OpenCritic

Following a dispute that allegedly happened earlier this month, the entire staff of Annapurna Interactive has reportedly resigned, according to a new report from Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier.

Annapurna Interactive is the video game publishing arm of Annapurna, a multi-armed media company founded by Megan Ellison, daughter of Oracle founder Larry Ellison.

If one more person fancasts Jared Leto as Alan Wake, I will scream myself to death.

According to Schreier's reporting, Annapurna Interactive's president, Nathan Gary, as well as his team, had been negotiating directly with Ellison in order to spin the video game company into an independent entity. Ellison allegedly pulled out of the negotiations, and, as a result, Gary, along with other executives followed by two dozen staffers, promptly resigned.

A statement from Ellison didn't outright confirm the news, though it did point towards Annapurna working toward a transition.

"Our top priority is continuing to support our developer and publishing partners during this transition,” Ellison said in a statement to Bloomberg. “We’re committed to not only our existing slate of games but also expanding our presence in the interactive space as we continue to look for opportunities to take a more integrated approach to linear and...

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