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Rate All-Star Kobe Bryant Cover Athlete for NBA 2K10

Original at gamefocus.ca external link    Fri, Jun 5

2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that 11-time NBA All-Star Kobe ... www.gamefocus.ca

Rate GTA IV Wii TrailerVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at gametrailers.com external link    Wed, Jun 3

Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software are proud to bring Grand Theft Auto IV to the Nintendo Wii. This version contains features ... www.gametrailers.com

Rate This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves

Original at Motley Fool external link    Fri, May 29

Take-Two and call me in the mourning I have to call out Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq: TTWO) for abusing euphemisms in its earnings press release this week. It's bad enough that the company posted lackluster quarterly results, with an even gloomier ...

Rate Take-Two Interactive prices $120 mln of senior notes - quick facts

Original at RTT News external link    Thu, May 28

RTTNews) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO: News ) said that it has priced $120 million of 4.375% convertible senior notes due 2014. The company had previously announced a proposed notes offering of $100 million in gross proceeds. ...

Rate EA chief's 2009 compensation valued at $11.1M

Original at Forbes external link    Thu, May 28

 NY Fiscal 2009 also saw ea's plan to buy "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. ( TTWO - news - people ) fizzle, after the two companies couldn't agree on a price. Analysts say that ea's sizable cost cuts and a streamlined focus ...

Rate Traders buying puts in Take-Two - optionMONSTER Research

Original at optionmonster.com external link    Thu, May 28

Traders buying puts in Take-Two Shares of Take-Two Interactive picked up after its earnings release but weren't able to hold onto their highs. The game software maker was up 7.93 percent to close at $9.53. TTWO did get up to new highs during the day, all the way up to $9.97, ...

Rate BioShock 2 Dated for November 3 Release

Original at Tom's Hardware Guide external link    Wed, May 27

 CA Despite being released in a particularly slow time of the year (summer) BioShock stuck as being one of the best shooters on the PC, Xbox 360 and eventually the PS3. Of course, any good game demands a sequel and Take-Two Interactive today announced ... BioShock 2 due November 3 GameSpot

Rate US HOT STOCKS: GM, Cree, Zale, SanDisk, Take-Two Interactive

Original at Wall Street Journal external link    Wed, May 27

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO, $9.62, +$0.79, +8.95%) swung to a fiscal second-quarter loss as the videogame maker's results fell from the record performance last year on the debut of "Grand Theft Auto IV." The company did top its downbeat ...

Rate Stocks in the news: General Motors, Apple, General Electric

Original at Daily Finance external link    Wed, May 27

 NY Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) is forecast to post a loss of 13 cents a share in the fiscal second quarter, according to Thomson Reuters. jpmorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) stands to reap a $29 billion windfall thanks to an accounting rule that lets ...

Rate Take-Two Interactive struggles to move beyond Grand Theft Auto

Original at VentureBeat external link    Wed, May 27

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The BioShock franchise may represents the best way for Take-Two to wean itself from GTA. Another promising property is Borderlands, which debuts in the second half of the year. Another big title coming from Take-Two's Rockstar Games division in the ...

Rate Take-Two Cuts FY View, Delays “Red Dead”

Original at Barron's Blogs external link    Tue, May 26

Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) this evening reported sales fell 57% in its Q2 ended in April, surpassing its forecast given back in March and analysts' estimates. However, the company cut its forecast for the fiscal year ending in October on ... Take Two Delays Two Games Spong

Rate The Fool's Look Ahead

Original at Motley Fool external link    Fri, May 22

Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq: TTWO) reports. It will be a scene out of its Grand Theft Auto video game series. The same company that oozed profitability a year ago, in anticipation of Grand Theft Auto IV, has been robbed. Analysts see a loss of $0.13 a ...

Rate Wal-Mart Stops GameStop?

Original at Motley Fool external link    Tue, May 19

Software companies such as Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq: TTWO) are even teaming up with console makers such as Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to deliver games directly into consoles. I'm not suggesting that shareholders should begin shoving their stock ...

Rate Take Two sues 3D Realms over Duke Nukem Forever

Original at Gaming Target external link    Fri, May 15    20 related articles

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 PA Legal junkies can follow the case of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. v. Apogee Software Ltd. through the New York State Supreme Court website. I guess this puts an end to the conspiracy theories that Duke Nukem Forever was actually done and all of ...

Rate Take-Two suing Apogee over unfinished Duke Nukem Forever

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, May 14

 CA Duke Nukem Forever, which 3D Realms was supposedly working on from 1997 right up until it closed its doors on May 6, is at the center of a lawsuit filed by its would-be publisher, Take-Two Interactive. But who's left to sue? The still-operating Apogee ...

Rate PETA Urge Take-Two To Drop Circus Game

Original at IncGamers.com external link    Thu, May 14

As announced in April, 2K Play, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, is teaming up with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to bring a circus-themed game to the Wii. The partnership was announced during a Ringling Bros. performance, ...

Rate BioShock 2 Multiplayer "Prequel" Revealed

Original at Escapist Magazine external link    Fri, May 8

Take-Two Interactive has revealed that Dark Sector developer Digital Extremes will be creating the multiplayer component for BioShock 2, a "prequel experience" set during the fall of Rapture. Gamers in multiplayer will take on the role of Plasmid ...

Rate EA Prepares for Lean Times

Original at Motley Fool external link    Thu, May 7

PK) to even come close to that broad and powerful brand portfolio. All things considered, I think EA will look good this coming fall -- with or without making another grab for Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq: TTWO).

Rate Is 'Grand Theft Auto' Running Out of Gas?

Original at CNBC external link    Mon, May 4

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 Englewood Cliffs There was no reason to think momentum would slow, but when Take Two Interactive Software [TTWO Loading... () ] released “The Lost and the Damned,” a $20 downloadable add-on to “GTA IV” via Xbox Live in February, things got real quiet. ...

Rate Realtime Worlds hires Dale as CEO

Original at bcbr.com external link    Mon, Apr 27

Prior to joining Boulder-based Realtime Worlds, Dale served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. as well as other management roles with other companies. "As RTW transitions from being a ...

Rate Call Volume Surges on Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

Original at Schaeffers Research external link    Wed, Apr 15

 OH Like 75% of other equities in the known universe, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (TTWO) has recently been the target of unsubstantiated buyout rumors. As a result, call volume on the stock is soaring. During the past week, traders on the ...

Rate Take-Two Interactive Takeover Rumors Rise Again

Original at Hard OCP external link    Tue, Apr 14

 TX There aren’t any indications on who the suitors might be but it’s pretty funny to see that they’re entertaining offers with the stock at $9.40 or so when they turned down $26/share from EA just last year. Oops. Take Two managed to beat back EA's ...

Rate Top Performer for Monday: Take-Two Interactive (TTWO)

Original at Zacks.com external link    Mon, Apr 13

Net revenue increased almost 7% to $256.8 million, reflecting solid sales from Grand Theft Auto IV, Carnival Games, NBA 2K9 and Midnight Club: Los Angeles. There are 2 companies from the Toys/Game/Hobby Industry on today's Zacks #1 Rank List, ...

Rate PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - April 2

Original at Reuters external link    Wed, Apr 1

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO.O), the maker of the Grand Theft Auto video games, agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit in which the Securities and Exchange Commission had accused the company of backdating stock options. ...

Rate More Bad News for GameStop

Original at Motley Fool external link    Wed, Mar 25    5 related articles

It has already won over most of the leading video game publishers, like Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS), Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq: TTWO), and THQ (Nasdaq: THQI). Why not? The merits of inventory-free delivery are obvious. ...

Rate Stocks Eke Out GainsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at FOXBusiness external link    Wed, Mar 11

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Washington Post Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), the publisher of controversial video game “Grand Theft Auto,” beat the Street with an adjusted-loss 52 cents per share as sales jumped 6.8%. While the company backed its 2009 outlook, it issued a disappointing ...

Rate Take Two Interactive (TTWO) Still Recession Proof? - istockAnalyst.com

Original at istockanalyst.com external link    Mon, Feb 23

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Take Two had been fighting off a hostile takeover from Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) for some time and has needed to give investors the proof they needed that an independent TTWO was in their best interests. EA’s central argument was that they could ...

Rate Rockstar's Key Employees Re-Up With Take-Two -- But They're Also Starting an Independent Studio. Analyst Michael Pachter Explains It All For You

Original at blog.newsweek.com external link    Wed, Dec 17

By N'Gai Croal Grand Theft Auto IV, developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games In addition, Take-Two has agreed to fund the future development of certain new intellectual property to be owned by a newly formed company controlled by key Rockstar Games team members and published exclu...

Rate Will Riccitiello Survive EA Slump? We Ask Pachter

Original at GamePolitics external link    Thu, Dec 11

By gamepolitics Ouch! Pretty strong stuff from Pachter, so we asked him point-blank: Is John Riccitiello's job in jeopardy? After all, in addition to missing his projected numbers, Riccitiello also led EA through a protracted - some would say, embarrassing - and ultimately failed attempt to acquire...

Rate Xbox 360’s Million-Sellers

Original at Ripten Video Game external link    Sun, Nov 16    2 related articles

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By Dan Landis Listed in order of sales (in millions): Halo 3, Microsoft — 8.4Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision — 6.6Grand Theft Auto IV, Take-Two Interactive — 6.2Gears Of War, Microsoft — 5.3Forza Motorsport 2, Microsoft — 4.1Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft — 4.0Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, RedOc...

Rate GTA DLC and Chinatown Wars May Be Delayed [Grand Theft Auto IV]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Nov 13

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By Brian Crecente Both the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content coming to the Xbox 360 and the DS-based Chinatown Wars may be hitting later than expected, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick told a gathering at today's BMO Capital Markets 16th Annual Interactive Entertain...

Rate Did Take-Two make a wise move?

Original at BloggingStocks external link    Fri, Oct 3

By Steven Mallas Filed under: Deals, Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI) Disclosure: I own Activision Blizzard; positions can change at any time. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Rate Recession-Proof Video Game Industry Takes Hit in Stock Drop

Original at NintendoDS Advanced external link    Mon, Sep 29

For all those that don't know, let me bring you up to speed... The US is in a time of financial crisis. Lending has gotten out of hand and the States' typically laissez faire approach to government was nearly violated. The idea was to post a $700 billion dollar buyout for the banks. Government would...

Rate GTA Weekend Coming to Xbox Live [Xbox Live]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Sep 19    3 related articles

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By Brian Crecente Rockstar Games and Microsoft Present the Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox LIVE® Weekend About Take-Two Interactive Software About Microsoft Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft.

Rate Electronic Arts end talks with Take-Two Interactive

Original at TechWhack external link    Mon, Sep 15

By Satan Electronic Arts has finally given up (for the time being we believe) on their hopes to acquire Take-Two Interactive. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick said in his statement: “We’ve never been in an auction mode; we’ve been in the mode to consider our strategic alternatives. We thought th...

Rate EA Take-Two: The Wedding's Off

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Sep 14

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By Michael McWhertor Strauss Zelnick, Chairman of the Board of Take-Two is quoted as saying that the publisher is "actively engaged in discussions with other parties in the context of our formal process to consider strategic alternatives." About Electronic Arts About Take-Two Interactive Software

Rate Dark Sector Devs Helping With Bioshock PS3

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Jul 3

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By Brian Crecente Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable...

Rate EA’s CEO to Present at the William Blair 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference

Original at TechWhack external link    Sat, Jun 14

By Satan Electronic Arts, Inc. Related posts Warren Jenson leaving EA as its Chief Financial Officer (0)Vixture gaming championship in India (0)The Sims has now sold more than 100 million copies! (0)Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Responds to Electronic Arts’ Extension of Tender Offer at...

Rate EA Extends Take-Two Tender Offer

Original at Wired external link    Fri, Apr 18

By Chris Kohler Electronic Arts will extend its tender offer to shareholders of Take-Two Interactive, the company announced this morning. EA said that the offer, which was originally set to expire today, will now expire on May 16. But the price that EA... Electronic Arts will extend its tender offer to share...

Rate Take-Two Creates Buy-Out Severance Plan for Employees [Breaking]

Original at Kotaku.com external link    Fri, Mar 7

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By Brian Crecente Take-Two Interactive tonight disclosed an email they sent out to their employees about a change in their severance plan which was triggered, it appears, by Electronic Arts offer to buy them out. EMAIL TO EMPLOYEES REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. CHANGE IN C...

Rate Activision: Take-Two Not Worth It

Original at DigitalBattle external link    Fri, Feb 29

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By Rajiv Ashrafi Take-Two has had management issues over the past few years. The publisher may be home to many big titles like BioShock and Civilization IV, it’s major bread earner is the GTA franchise. Related PostsEA Welcomes Activision-Blizzard CompetitionWhen Activision and Vivendi Games merged t...

Rate Reactions: Wired Editors on EA, Take-Two

Original at Untitled external link    Wed, Feb 27

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By Chris Kohler But... is GTA without Rockstar still GTA? Make no bones about it: Grand Theft Auto is the reason that Electronic Arts wants Take-Two. If Rockstar says they want to leave, will Riccitiello let them go? He's the one who talked about how not to ruin developers at DICE, but the question remains as to...

Rate Opinion: EA Or Not EA - The Take-Two Question [Original]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Feb 24

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By Mike Fahey First, let's put things into perspective from a game standpoint. What games are we talking here? Well EA would of course get Rockstar, which means Grand Theft Auto would be theirs, along with Midnight Club and Manhunt - though at this point it's probably best to toss that one out the window. T...

Year 2007

 

Rate Take-Two disappointed with BBFC appeal

Original at Qj.net external link    Tue, Dec 18

By Glen D. While some assumed that the months-long battle between game publisher Take-Two Interactive and the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) was over when the Video Appeals Commission (VAC) decided to give an 18 rating to the controversial Manhunt 2 (Sony PlayStation Portable, Nintendo W...

Rate Opinion: Big Daddy goes gold: BioShock mastercopy on the loose

Original at Qj.net external link    Fri, Aug 10

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By Ceasar S. Good news to all fans of the System Shock series: 2K Games of Take-Two Interactive has just announced that BioShock has achieved gold master status. 2K will now proceed to mass production for the game's August 21 debut in North America and its arrival in Europe by August 24. Xbox 360 and Windo...

Rate Rockstar Games announces Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition

Original at TechWhack external link    Tue, May 22

By Sukhdeep –The Grand Theft Auto IV Art Book, featuring never-before-seen production artwork from Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar Games is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). About Take-Two Interactive Software

Rate Much Ado at Take-Two Interactive

Original at Top Tech News external link    Fri, Mar 30

A feisty shareholder revolt at Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. this week offed nearly as many executives as virtual characters in the video game company's violent titles. Strauss Zelnick, former chief executive of BMG Entertainment, which became part of Sony Corp. in 2004, is the com...

Rate Much Ado at Take-Two Interactive

Original at NewsFactor Network external link    Fri, Mar 30

A feisty shareholder revolt at Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. this week offed nearly as many executives as virtual characters in the video game company's violent titles. Strauss Zelnick, former chief executive of BMG Entertainment, which became part of Sony Corp. in 2004, is the com...

Rate Manhunt 2 Coming To Wii, PS2, PSP

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Feb 6

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By Michael McWhertor Rockstar Games announces Manhunt 2 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and the Wii™ About Take-Two Interactive Software TM and the Wii logo are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2006 Nintendo.

Year 2006

 

Rate More Sid! Meier! Civilization 4: Warlords

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Mar 17

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By Kotaku Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords will require the full version of Sid Meier's Civilization IV and will be released for PC this summer. For more information please visit http://www.civiv.com/. About Firaxis Games About Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

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