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Activision Should Buy Grand Theft Auto and BioShock Publisher, Analyst Says

Activision, the publisher of massive properties like Call of Duty, should consider buying Take-Two Interactive, the company behind major franchises like Grand Theft Auto or BioShock, not to mention the popular NBA 2K series, according to games industry analyst Asif Khan. Take-Two Interactive is the publishing partne...

6 February 2012
19:11 GMT

Grand Theft Auto V Release Date Still To Be Announced

Take-Two Interactive, the publishing partner of Rockstar Games, has confirmed some of its upcoming releases, but declined to pin an actual date on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V, arguably one of the biggest releases since the last installment in the series.Rockstar Games finally uncovered GTA V at the beginning of t...

10 November 2011
17:21 GMT

Grand Theft Auto IV Ships 22 Million Units, GTA Franchise Total Now at 114 Million

Take-Two Interactive, the publishing partner of Rockstar Games, the studio behind the massively successful Grand Theft Auto series, has now released brand new sales data for its key franchises, including GTA, which still sees impressive growth for the latest title in the series, Grand Theft Auto IV.Without a doubt on...

16 September 2011
17:41 GMT

Civilization V: Game of the Year Edition Out on September 27

Take-Two Interactive has confirmed that its successful Civilization V strategy game will be re-released later this month in the form of a Game of the Year edition, which includes all of the previously launched downloadable content for it, as well as extra goodies.Civilization V impressed quite a lot of gamers by mana...

15 September 2011
14:21 GMT

Take-Two Registers Rockstar Films Trademark

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. ...

11 July 2011
02:40 GMT

Sparks Fly as Rockstar and Team Bondi Relationship Is Coming to an End

The relationship between L.A. Noire publisher Rockstar and its actual developer, Team Bondi, might be coming to an end in a big way, as a former staff member cites big arguments between the two companies and describes how Rockstar needed to pour lots of money and allocate its resources in order to see the game comple...

6 July 2011
14:21 GMT

Duke Nukem Franchise Will Live On, Take-Two Says

The Duke Nukem franchise will continue to see new installments, at least according to the owner of the intellectual property, Take-Two Interactive, despite the not so stellar debut of Duke Nukem Forever.After more than a decade of development at 3D Realms, and then, after the bankruptcy of the original team, at Gearb...

21 June 2011
08:26 GMT

Take-Two Interested in Nintendo Wii U, Won't Port Games to It

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

L.A. Noire Review

Video games are trying to rise above their status and deliver true interactive entertainment experiences, and L.A. Noire is the newest example that tries to bring something more akin to an interactive action movie or a police-themed TV show. The game, developed by Team Bondi under the guidance of Rockstar, depicts...

16 June 2011
08:40 GMT

Take-Two CEO Talks Acquisition Rumors, Says He's in No Hurry to Sell

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

Max Payne 3 and Agent Still in Development

At yesterday's investors call, Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of all games from Rockstar, has confirmed that two of its older projects, Max Payne 3 and Agent, are still in development. Rockstar makes a habit of announcing games way before their intended release and, given the company's quest for perfe...

26 May 2011
14:21 GMT

Take-Two Interactive Loses Legal Battle Over BioShock.com

Take-Two Interactive has lost the lawsuit regarding the BioShock.com web domain. Apparently the court that decided the case said that BioShock.com was not used to promote video-game related advertisements. As fans have probably already noticed, BioShock.com is not the address of the official site of Take-Two's w...

26 August 2010
15:51 GMT

2K Sports Launches NHL 2K11 for iPhone, iPod touch - Download Here

2K Sports, a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., has announced the availability of NHL 2K11 for iPhone and iPod touch, the first licensed NHL video game for iOS devices.Available starting today, NHL 2K11 for iPhone and iPod touch is characterized by a new control system designed...

24 August 2010
09:41 GMT

Rumor Mill: Duke Nukem Forever In Development at Gearbox Software

A rumor has surfaced saying that Duke Nukem Forever may still be in development at Gearbox Software, the studio behind Borderlands, the Brothers in Arms series and Aliens: Colonial Marines. Randy Pitchford has declined to comment on the information.Sources who have chosen to remain anonymous have revealed to Kotaku t...

11 August 2010
08:01 GMT

Take-Two Interactive Reports Increased Net Revenue for Q2 2010

Take-Two Interactive has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2010 that ended on the 30th of April. Good news appears to be on its side, as the report says that the net revenue of the company has increased by 54 percent compared with last year's second-quarter data, namely it is up to 268 mil...

9 June 2010
15:51 GMT

Max Payne 3 Gets Another Delay

Take-Two Interactive suffered quite a blow this morning after it announced a drop in its full-year predictions for earnings. Following the model of the self-fulfilling prophecy, the company already paid the consequences for telling the truth and its stock dropped by 21 percent. Related or not, its fiscal report also ...

4 December 2009
06:09 GMT

GTA IV - 'Move Up Ladies' Features Some Tough Bitc... Broads

They sure didn't dub this one 'Move up, Ladies' for nothing. GTA IV is going to scream 'ladies' and not cheap ones, like in previous Grand Theft Auto titles, but classy ones. This third trailer shows many interesting aspects of the game itself. Visuals of course couldn't have been better...

7 December 2007
03:18 GMT

Take-Two Is Staying in the Business

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

Manhunt 2

Where to begin...? Manhunt 2 has seen more controversy than any video game out there before it was even released. American rating board ESRB indulgently gave it an M for Mature, Europe's BBFC banned it not once, but twice from the market, all this while child advocates are begging parents not to buy the game. Th...

3 November 2007
12:32 GMT

Child Advocates are Begging Parents Not to Buy Manhunt 2

It is truly an upsetting day for child advocates, due to the release of Rockstar's violent horror-stealth title, Manhunt 2, for platforms PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii. According to a piece up on Yahoo News, "child advocates are urging parents not to buy 'Manhunt 2, a video game whose charact...

31 October 2007
10:17 GMT

Manhunt 2 Hits North American Retailers - PS2, PSP and Wii

Those who've watched the evolution of Manhunt 2 since it was first rated by boards such as the BBFC, ESRB and PEGI, probably lost all hope of seeing a typical Rockstar violent title hitting their systems. Well, as it turns out, the developer has confirmed the game's presence on North American retailers'...

31 October 2007
04:52 GMT

Take-Two Signs on Casual for Consoles with Nickelodeon

You can never have too many casual games, can you? Yes, even if you're a hardcore gamer, you still need your dose of casual games every now and then, so here's an announcement for you. Take-Two Interactive today has recently revealed to the press the formation of 2K Play. 2K Play is a new publishing label d...

11 September 2007
05:42 GMT

ESRB Approves Manhunt 2 for Release in the States

Back in June, Take-Two Interactive, owners of Rockstar, were forced to suspend the launch of their popular horror title, Manhunt 2, set to launch this Fall. Rating boards ESRB and BBFC were not very pleased with it and so rated it AO (adults only) and banned it respectively. The company was bound to alter the game�...

25 August 2007
10:00 GMT

'The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles' for Windows

Starting today, the official expansion for the award-winning The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, "The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles" for Windows, is available at retail stores throughout North America, say Take-Two Interactive and Bethesda Softworks (a ZeniMax Media company). The pack will be available in European st...

27 March 2007
10:52 GMT


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