Bloomberg information that the entire staff of Annapurna Interactive, the gaming division of Megan Ellison's Annapurna, have resigned after failing to convince Ellison to let them spin off their gaming division into a new company. IGNITION is corroborating the report.
Former president Nathan Gary, Annapurna Interactive executives and “about two dozen” employees have resigned, Bloomberg reports. An Annapurna spokesman said Bloomberg that existing games and projects will remain under the company. Annapurna did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The edge.
Last week, The Hollywood Reporter saying that Gary and Annapurna Interactive co-directors Deborah Mars and Nathan Vella would be leaving. The thr He also reported that Annapurna planned to “integrate its internal gaming operations with the rest of Annapurna’s divisions, which include film, television and theater.” Hector Sanchez, who most recently headed the Unreal Engine gaming business at Epic Games and is co-founder of Annapurna Interactive, announced last month who would be president of interactive and new media at Annapurna.
Annapurna Pictures, the company's film division, has won countless awards for a variety of films including His, American Hustleand Zero thirty dark, and the company had only been expanding its ambitions alongside its winning streak in video game publishing.
This year, Annapurna Interactive published Lorelei and the laser eyes and Open roads; Upcoming games include their own development Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth as well as Ghost bike and Travel stop.
