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Take-Two Interactive has just filed a trademark for 'Rockstar Films' hinting at the possibility that it will establish a brand new entity, together with its longtime partner Rockstar Games, which should handle the movie adaptations of the many franchises owned by the prestigious developer and publisher.
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11 July 2011
02:40 GMT |
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The recently announced Nintendo Wii U has lots of game publishers excited, and Take-Two Interactive, the owner of the 2K Games label and long time partner with Grand Theft Auto creator Rockstar, is no exception, as the company revealed that it is quite interested in the new device.The Nintendo Wii U, the success... |
21 June 2011
02:35 GMT |
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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has once again talked about the new rumors that his company might be acquired by a bigger games publisher like Electronic Arts or Activision, highlighting that, while he is no hurry to sell Take-Two, all companies have a price.Take-Two Interactive has been considered a one-trick pony for ... |
16 June 2011
04:10 GMT |
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Take-Two Interactive, the publishing partner of Rockstar and Team Bondi, has revealed that the recently released L.A. Noire has the potential to become another strong franchise for it, as initial sales figures are extremely good.
L.A. Noire was in development for quite some time, and, after its release last week, it... |
25 May 2011
17:21 GMT |
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Grand Theft Auto V is looking all but confirmed right now, as a series of casting calls for actors in the New York area hint at some of the flamboyant characters that might appear in the next installment of the extremely popular open world franchise.
Rockstar, the developer of the GTA series, has been keeping a ti... |
30 March 2011
04:35 GMT |
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Reputed games developer Rockstar has just revealed, besides the fact that it is quite pleased with the stunning success of its most recent Red Dead Redemption title, that it still has quite a few ideas that didn't make it into the final project.
Without a doubt, one of the biggest games to appear last year wa... |
4 January 2011
03:20 GMT |
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Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has just shared his own insight on Take-Two, the publisher of the extremely popular series Gran Theft Auto, and revealed that the next installment, Grand Theft Auto V, might arrive around the end of 2011 or right at the beginning of 2012.According to the analyst, GTA V will ... |
21 December 2010
04:15 GMT |
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Take-Two Interactive, the publisher for successful Rockstar titles like Grand Theft Auto or Read Dead Redemption, has just revealed that it won't start to "annualise" its most important franchises, just to earn a quick profit.
The company's chairman, Strauss Zelnick, revealed that his company, even if it... |
6 December 2010
03:10 GMT |
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With just one week away from its February 9 launch date, Bioshock 2 is getting more and more of its secrets revealed. We know that 2K Marin is already working on some DLC for the game and also that while it will be present, SecuROM will play a small part in the title's DRM. 2K Marin also gave us a brief run-down... |
2 February 2010
05:12 GMT |
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Regardless of much of the flack Infinity Ward took from taking out dedicated server support from its Modern Warfare 2, it looks like, instead of learning from other people's mistakes, developers blindly go head-first into the same iron-studded walls. DICE thumped its chest that its PC multiplayer for Bad Company... |
28 January 2010
04:48 GMT |
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We know game developers always say that they listen to the gaming community and that the opinion of gamers is very important to them, but to actually see results and not just empty words is always shocking. Valve has a steadily build tradition of public interaction, but to see that 2K Marin is also as receptive, if n... |
26 January 2010
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L.A. Noire might be getting ready to reveal itself in front of the press in all its glory, but we already know the game faced some difficulties in its development. Sony was the first one that worked on the title, starting development in 2003, only to drop it in 2006 and hand it over to Rockstar. Now it's 2010, a... |
26 January 2010
03:19 GMT |
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Bioshock 2 is getting ready for its February 9 launch date, and that's so close that 2K Marin has released the game's PC specifications. The developer's community manager revealed not only the system requirements, but also the DRM, with Games for Windows Live and SecuROM as part of the picture. ... |
22 January 2010
05:41 GMT |
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Bioshock 2's release date is steadily approaching, and one of the bigger things the game changed from its previous installment was the multiplayer. And while the ideas might look to us like they've come in pretty late, 2K Marin doesn't believe that at all. According to the studio, it has been cooking t... |
19 January 2010
12:31 GMT |
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Last week, on Gamasutra's blog section, we saw the possible beginning of another “EA Spouse” scenario, as, this time around, an anonymous letter was posted coming from Rockstar Spouse. The blog post described deteriorating working conditions at the developer's offices as it rushed to get Dead Re... |
18 January 2010
03:02 GMT |
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In spite of its attempts to put on a good show and look really brave, Take-Two has proven that a year in which it doesn't have a Grand Theft Auto game to publish is going to be an unprofitable one for the developer. Even with its Borderlands selling more than two million copies, the company ended up below zero o... |
28 December 2009
02:39 GMT |
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When it comes to big games, one has to mention Grand Theft Auto 4, since the title was a huge hit all around. Whether in sales, critic reviews or fan reception, the game scored top marks all around. So, anything that carries the GTA 4 name should have done just as well. The title released two downloadable content pac... |
21 December 2009
05:14 GMT |
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Take-Two released its fiscal report for the fourth quarter last week and things don't look very good at all. While its Borderlands did very well, which isn't at all surprising considering just how much fun the game proved to be, the rest of its titles proved to be an economical liability. The company report... |
21 December 2009
04:39 GMT |
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Grand Theft Auto IV was a real head-turner back in 2008 when it was launched, but the spinoffs and additional DLC that were made this year just didn't rise to the same results. Ben Schachter, a Broadpoint AmTech analyst, believes that GTA has reached its milking quota for now, as The Lost and Damned and GTA: Chi... |
8 December 2009
04:35 GMT |
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When games become popular, they quickly turn into series, and when these prove to be at least close in success to the original titles, new installments are added as soon as possible. A good example of such a series is Call of Duty that had Activision and the developers involved with the project spill into the world y... |
4 December 2009
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Joining the long line of delayed games is Rockstar San Diego's Red Dead Redemption that was initially pegged for launched this fall. With just a few days short of winter, the title can no longer make that deadline, so it will be pushed into 2010. Take-Two, the publisher, said that the game would join some of its... |
26 November 2009
05:49 GMT |
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2K Games has released Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution for iPhone and iPod touch. The game is available at an introductory price of $4.99 for the first 48 hours. The regular price is $9.99. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution for iPhone and iPod touch brings 16 playable civilizations, multiple difficul... |
11 August 2009
07:59 GMT |
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Don't get all excited, Rockstar hasn't revealed any new aspects about the upcoming game, nor do these new images depict anything (or anyone) new. It's just a bunch of unpolished screens from the latest GTA title in development, launching in 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the Xbox 360 version... |
28 December 2007
02:48 GMT |
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Following rumors of "new" Grand Theft Auto IV episodic content making its way to the Xbox 360 in Rockstar's fiscal year 2009, reps of the development house have decided to clear the atmosphere and dismiss all speculation. The reality is that GTA IV's delay has affected the release schedule for the Xbox 360 ... |
20 December 2007
04:40 GMT |
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Remember rumors of Take-Two selling out? Well, of course you do if you like reading the morning... gaming news. As it turns out, that's not gonna happen! How could something like that happen when Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick reckons this is the best time to be in the video games business. More than that, th... |
28 November 2007
06:48 GMT |
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Take-Two has announced this weekend the settlement of all consumer class action lawsuits pending in the United States against Rockstar Games and the mother company itself, related to the much debated Hot Coffee scene in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Given that the proposed settlement receives preliminary and final a... |
12 November 2007
03:04 GMT |
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Just days ago, news broke out that the PSP version of Rockstar's controversial title, manhunt 2, was hackable. Hackable in the way that players could manage a file or two within the pirated copy of the game and un-censor it. As it turns out, it's true. It can be done, but that's not important right now... |
5 November 2007
07:15 GMT |
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What did you think about the reduction in graphical gore within Manhunt 2 when rating boards refused to give it a go for consoles? You were sad right? You probably thought that sadistic killing wasn't going to be your daily practice anymore. Not true. Although this is just a rumor, and although you shouldn'... |
1 November 2007
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Since BioShock's turning up to be a hit title, ranking high in game charts and reviews, it would be a pity to waste its potential, so a sequel's coming up. Take-Two considers a BioShock franchise, aiming biennial releases, with the second title in the series being probably launched in 2009. BioShock's... |
11 September 2007
04:33 GMT |
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Thompson's at it again! This time, the anti-video game crusader has sent in an email, containing his conversation with Take-Two's Gena Feist over the age verification issue concerning the publisher's games. Words such as "You'll live to regret it..." of course don't miss from Mr. Thompson... |
5 September 2007
07:25 GMT |
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2K Sports (of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc) and Konami Digital Entertainment have just gone public announcing a new Major League Baseball game. It's called MLB Power Pros. Konami is doing the developing part, while 2K Sports will be doing the publishing of MLB Power Pros in North America. The game is set f... |
3 August 2007
11:12 GMT |
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Not very long ago, gaming sites all around the globe posted news on Take-Two's intentions (implicitly Rockstar's) of launching exclusive GTA IV downloadable content for the Xbox 360. That's right, the PS3 isn't getting it (not for now anyway). However, more recently, Rockstar's spokesperson S... |
26 July 2007
03:27 GMT |
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As it was only natural, BioShock's PR has recently revealed the system requirements for running BioShock on your PC. Lucky for thousands of gamers out there, the PC version of Irrational's highly anticipated FPS will run on both Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) and Windows Vista. The full list of specs is a... |
10 July 2007
03:46 GMT |
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Wow, talk about fast! Take-Two and Rockstar are seriously taking this Manhunt 2 issue into their hands! Apparently, as the BBFC and ESRB have rated the game to nonexistence (in stores that is), the game's developer has immediately started up work on it, to appeal the rating boards. As you can see, the game is un... |
3 July 2007
03:33 GMT |
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It doesn't take a genius to see that Nintendo's consoles, the Wii and the DS, are the perfect platforms to launch a title if you want it to sell like crazy. Even Take-Two's chairman, Strauss Zelnick, admits it, responding to a question from the Bank of America regarding the publisher's strategy co... |
27 June 2007
05:20 GMT |
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If you're not already aware that Manhunt 2 has been "temporarily suspended" by Take-Two (owners of controversial developer Rockstar), then by all means, search the web and find out because everyone's said it one too many times. This piece of news today is for those who have already been keeping themselves u... |
25 June 2007
06:19 GMT |
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By now, everyone must have already buried the Manhunt 2-banned story somewhere in the deepest corners of their brains. However, Take-Two (owners of Rockstar - the developers of Manhunt 2 and GTA IV) has recently made a statement that may be of interest to you. Apparently, the company has temporarily suspended the gam... |
22 June 2007
04:48 GMT |
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This is not hot news anymore. What I'm trying to do here is give you a better picture of what Rockstar's options are with the already highly controversial Manhunt 2, banned by the BBFC rating board and rated AO (Adults Only) by the ESRB. Rockstar's violent game was supposed to launch on various platfor... |
21 June 2007
06:41 GMT |
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Rumors of Rockstar's GTA franchise also moving onto the Xbox 360 have been confirmed a long time ago. However, more recently, GTA IV exclusive episodic content has been revealed for Microsoft's gaming system. A natural move really, no one expects it to sell as good with the PS3 as it did with previous insta... |
18 June 2007
09:34 GMT |
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With GTA IV on the way for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3 on October 19, next-gen gamers could possibly have a better autumn. That's of course if a meteorite doesn't hit the Earth and we all become extinct just like the dinosaurs. But there's always room for better. Apparently, a Take-Tw... |
16 June 2007
07:43 GMT |
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Rumors of Take-Two selling out weren't far from the truth as the video game publisher today announced financial results for its second quarter and six months ended April 30, 2007, which were in line with the company's previously issued guidance, says an official report.Net revenue for the second quarter was... |
12 June 2007
07:20 GMT |
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One of the best game industry analysts, Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter, is making some rather scary predictions. In a note sent out on the 1st of June, he speaks of Rockstar claiming that "the company is likely to announce studio closures, lease terminations, and game cancellations during the confere... |
2 June 2007
10:48 GMT |
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2K Sports, (publisher of Take-Two Interactive who's considering selling out) has just made public some new details about the highly anticipated All-Pro Football 2K8, featuring hundreds of legends combined with an innovative attribute system with signature abilities of each football star, such as John Elway, Jer... |
26 April 2007
08:56 GMT |
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It's all too clear that Nintendo has had a tremendous success with their Wii and DS consoles. As soon as developers and publishers got their hands-on experience with the machine, back at E3 2006, everyone bet all their money on the new motion sensitive control. And why wouldn't they? Nintendo brought the mo... |
10 April 2007
09:11 GMT |
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Remember the first articles hitting the web with news on the new Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer? They created quite a stir and everyone started casting opinions on whether the game would launch to be another controversial title from Rockstar, or maybe a softer one, leaving out the Hot Coffee scenes. But people know what... |
4 April 2007
05:50 GMT |
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Soon after Rockstar released what was probably the most anticipated video game trailer ever, GTA IV Debut Trailer, people waited for the company to make a few comments, in regards to the game that practically sold the PS2. But no. Rockstar didn't come forward even after the trailer was launched and the whole wor... |
2 April 2007
04:51 GMT |
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You remember Take-Two's announcement of intending to sell out right? Well, it is said that Microsoft is interested in buying. Rather fast huh? But what started this rumor anyway? A sort of a joke really, as NeoGaf posted an article saying "by means of an inside source at Rockstar Vancouver" that the "buzz in the... |
21 March 2007
11:56 GMT |
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You've heard about Take-Two right? You know the GTA series, Jack Thompson lawsuit and all that. Well, let's just say that angry lawyer Jack Thompson is the least of the company's problems. Gamasutra posted yesterday a breaking piece of news reading: "Take-Two Considering Sale Of Company." Now, those aw... |
20 March 2007
06:56 GMT |
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