Beast of Reincarnation

The Video Game Publisher That Lost Its Entire Staff Overnight

The video game industry experienced a significant organizational collapse in 2024 when the entire staff of Annapurna Interactive resigned simultaneously.

• In September 2024, the entire 25-to-26-person staff of Annapurna Interactive resigned simultaneously following a breakdown in negotiations between leadership and owner Megan Ellison regarding the company's strategic direction.
• The mass resignation was triggered by a power struggle involving the return of Hector Sanchez, a former executive who had previously left the company following allegations of inappropriate behavior, whom Ellison rehired as president of interactive and new media.
• The former Annapurna Interactive team formed a new publishing entity called Fictions, which subsequently secured the rights to manage and release the remaining game portfolio from Take-Two Interactive's shuttered indie label, Private Division.