Take-Two Is Shutting New York Studio Behind Popular Mobile Game Dots

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Bloomberg2022-10-14

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. is shuttering the New York-based studio behind the popular mobile game Dots, resulting in the elimination of 65 jobs, according to an advance noticeof the job cuts ...

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