Following last night's announcement that Take-Two Interactive was suspending the release of the Wii and PlayStation 2 game Manhunt 2 based on the fact that no one would be able to actually play the thing, TTWO shares dropped but then quickly recovered.

Kaufman Bros. analyst Todd Mitchell predicated a drop in yearly earnings for the company from $1.23 billion to $1.19 billion, weighing in on the recent controversy surrounding the Adults Only rated title.

It does seem that Take-Two is being a little bit unfairly singled out ... because of their history of provocative games. They're being burned by their past.

Sorry, but if you can't take the heat, Take-Two, make like a tree and get out of here. Wait. That's not right. Fool me once, Take-Two, shame on me. Fool me twice? Well, we won't get fooled again. Michael McWhertor

Out of the Gate: Take-Two [Forbes]