Manage cookie settingsĪnother reason this is a bit cutting is that Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, which 2K Australia led development of in collaboration with Gearbox, is the best entry in a great series. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. We've been on the phone all morning looking for opportunities for the amazing talent at 2K Australia with some success. Happily, local trade body the GDAA is on the case: This is very sad news, not just for staff but for the Australian games industry, as 2K Australia was the last publisher-backed triple-A studio in the country.ĢK has been quite good in the past about helping staff find new jobs after closures, as with Irrational Games, but it's going to be very tricky for those who aim to stay in Australia in similar roles. We are very grateful for the team’s valuable contributions to numerous 2K projects, and are working with affected staff to explore reassignment opportunities where possible. We can confirm we have taken steps to begin the studio closure process for 2K Australia in order to better manage ongoing development costs while improving the working proximity of our creative teams. Kotaku broke the news, and also had word from an anonymous source, who said that all staff have been let go.ĢK responded to our request for comment with the following statement: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel developer 2K Australia has been closed down.

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