Kotaku: Take 2

Duke Nukem Sounds Best on the Dukulele

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EDT

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"Tiny Bubbles", this ain't. YouTube people Johnny Streets and Mike Martinez played the Duke Nukem theme on ukuleles. The result is fantastic. More »

Wish I Had A Record Player

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:50 EDT

Unmarked package arrived today, continuing the BioShock 2 marketing campaign. Too bad my brother's record players are inaccessible to me until the weekend. More »

Take-Two Takes $15 Million Loss For The Quarter, Half-Billion Sales Increase For Year

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:00:09 EST

Sales were up at Take-Two Interactive, thanks to sales of games like Grand Theft Auto IV and Midnight Club: Los Angeles, but the publisher saw losses also increase to the tune of $15 million. More »

Del Toro Loves BioShock, Mehs Movie

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:00:52 EDT

Since earlier this year, there have been rumors of an inevitable no-brainer BioShock movie. If true, that adaptation would need a proven director who's able to handle dark, atmospheric movies. That adaptation would need Hellboy director Guillermo de Toro. The helmer writes on his official message board: More »

Three Movies Ken Levine Owns

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:00:35 EDT

So! Typically game industry types talk about release dates, number of characters and stuff like that. While it's good info, it really doesn't shed any light on them whatsoever. At all. This does. Well. Sorta. Here's a list of three videos BioShock creator Ken Levine owns and why he owns them. Ken? More »

GTA IV, You'll Get It When You Get It

Mark Wilson — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:40:45 EST

In a recent conference, Take 2 chariman Strauss Zelnick refused to be more specific on a release date for GTA IV than the vague February to April 2008 time frame offered following the game's delay. He explained:

We're going to give a firm date when we are utterly convinced that we have it and that isn't right now...we're not in the business of disappointing investors.

And it makes sense, because unless Zelnick can promise GTA IV by December, Take 2 won't be looking any better to investors or fans. More »

Take Two Confirms Manhunt II Hack

Mark Wilson — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:40:24 EDT

For those who missed it, hackers had allegedly de-blurrified the AO content in Manhunt II to play on PSP. Now Take Two has confirmed the rumor.

Multiple edits were made to revise Manhunt 2 for its M-rated version. Hackers apparently have altered one of those edits to produce an illegally modified version of the game that can only be played on an unauthorized, modified PlayStation Portable handheld system...Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick said, "I stand behind the game and the ESRB ratings process. It is unfortunately the case that no one in the entertainment software industry is immune from hacking...We would also like to emphasize that Manhunt 2 is intended for an audience aged 17 and above.

In other words, we're all victims when a little Hot Coffee spills in our laps. More »

Uncensored Manhunt 2 Leaks Online

Mark Wilson — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:40:34 EDT

Projectmanhunt.com is reporting that an early PS2 build of Manhunt 2 has leaked online. Though credited to Rockstar-unaffiliated Team Slonik, the software had to come from somewhere and YouTube clips are already appearing for public consumption—meaning this could become a quite literal torrent of bad press for Rockstar...who was finally (kinda) out of the fire for Hot Coffee. More »

Bashcraft's E3 Schwag

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:00:17 EDT

Here's my E3 schwag disclosure: a single Square Enix notebook. I did get a Rock Band shirt and a small poster. I believe the shirt made it to Japan. The crushable poster stayed behind. What I missed out on: GTA IV shirts were being given out at the Take 2 presser. Yet, I didn't take one. Collective members of the gaming press rifling through the stacks, looking for their precious XL sizes made me not want to wear a GTA IV shirt. Like ever. The Square Enix notebook is pretty nice — it's sturdy, has paper and comes with a pen — smart schwag for journalists! In short, it's thoughtful, and I can actually use it. Other companies, take note. More »

GTA IV Game Play Demo

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:01:58 EDT

At today's Take2 presser, a demo of GTA IV gameplay was shown. Since Take2 wouldn't allow us to take pics of the presser (and apparently even had night vision googles to prevent it!), we don't have any snap shots of the footage. Instead, you get a photo of free t-shirts! More »

Zelnick : Manhunt 2 A Work Of Art

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:20:24 EDT

Okami. Ico. Shadow of the Colossus. Manhunt 2. Odd games to group together, but perhaps not where Take Two chairman Strauss Zelnick is concerned. In a statement today he defended his company's game passionately in the face of its sudden non-releasable status. More »

Take-Two Investors Vote In New CEO, Board

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:20:44 EDT

After failing to find a suitable buyer for the company, Take-Two Interactive went ahead with its annual shareholders meeting today which ultimately saw investors ousting former CEO Paul Eibeler and voting in six new directors to sit on the board. More »

Jack Thompson Strikes Back!

fdemarco — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EDT

Just when you thought he couldn't get any nuttier... More »

They Were Wrong: Hands-On With Bully

egauger — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:40:43 EDT

Bapenguin over on the Evil Avatar forums has a detailed rundown of his firsthand observations of Bully, Rockstar's latest attention-getting title. More »

Take-Two Announces Ghost Rider

Brian Crecente — Mon, 01 May 2006 14:00:45 EDT

Take-Two is creating a console and handheld game based on the Ghost Rider movie due to hit theaters next February. More »

Postmortem On Galactic Civilizations II

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:38:48 EDT

Gamasutra has a postmortem report from Stardock's President & CEO, Brad Wardell, on the challenges and successes of creating a successful strategy game on a small budget with a lean team. This fascinating article touches on the highs and lows of game development and self-publishing, and is a must read for anyone who wants to know about the PC game industry. More »

Vice City Stories Patent

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:22:54 EST

Back in October 2005, Take 2 announced a new Grand Theft Auto title would be coming to the PSP in 2006. GTA fans wondered if it would be the rumored Vice City Stories. On March 21st, the company filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a Vice City Stories trademark. The patent is good for computer game programs, software, cartridges, instruction manuals and pissing off politicians. More »

Dungeon Siege Expansion Pack, PSP Game Coming

Brian Crecente — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:21:01 EST

It's official Take 2 owns the rights to the Dungeon Siege series. The first new title in the franchise will be Dungeon Siege II: Broken World, an expansion pack for DS2 due out this summer. More »

Five-Alarm Blaze Burns Take 2 Office

Brian Crecente — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:07:30 EST

Take 2's office on Broadway was hit by a five alarm fire last night. The publisher's office was apparently hit very badly, though both Rockstar and the corporate offices were unaffected because they aren't in the building. More »

New GTA Coming to PSP in 2006

lsmith — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:30:06 EST

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While perusing a Take 2 financial report we stumbled across this nugget: More »

Serious Sam 2 Gets Bargain Price

Brian Crecente — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 14:11:54 EDT

Just got word that Serious Sam 2 is going to be selling at a bargain price. The PC version will sell for $29.99, while the Xbox version will sell for $39.99. The best part is that this latest SS will be longer than the first and second encounters combined. Go bargain prices. Man, I m really starting to like Take 2. More »