Kotaku: Take-two

NBA 2K12's AI Has Short Attention Span

Matthew Buzzi — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:20:00 EDT

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This glitch is priceless. More »

Take-Two Accused of Treating Some Testers Like Crap

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:30:00 EDT

A former tester at Visual Concepts, the developers behind 2K's NBA and MLB games, is trying to take the pair's parent company Take-Two Interactive to court, accusing them of a number of workplace violations. More »

XCOM Has the Freakiest Display At PAX Prime 2011

Stephen Totilo — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:30:00 EDT

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This XCOM display, which features no real human beings, is a head-turner here at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. More »

A Lockout Could Cost NBA 2K12 $40 Million, Says Analyst

Owen Good — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:30:00 EDT

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You thought we were done with this lockout nonsense when the NFL and its players came to terms about two weeks ago. Nope! The NBA and its players are in a similar dispute and, good news, it seems to be even more intractable. What does this mean for its premier licensed video game? More »

The Problem With Releasing Duke Nukem Forever After All These Years...

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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I've finished Duke Nukem Forever. There are a lot of things wrong with it, which I'll get to next week in my review. One thing I want to talk about today, though, has as much to do with the game as it has the game's publishers. More »

NHL 2K12 Ain't Happening

Owen Good — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:30:00 EDT

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2K Sports yesterday confirmed that NHL 2K12 will not be published on any console, likely ending that simulation's run. More »

Take-Two Game To Be Totally New MMORPG

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 23 May 2011 07:20:00 EDT

Today, Take-Two inked a deal with South Korea's XLGames to make one of the U.S. game company's titles into an MMORPG. Take-Two owns Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto) and 2K (BioShock). [via 4Gamer] More »

Looks Like Grand Theft Auto V Has A Child Molester In It

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:20:00 EDT

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A casting call currently open for publisher Take-Two is asking for somebody to play the role of James Pedeaston in a new game. James Pedeaston being a character from Grand Theft Auto IV. And a paedophile. More »

Not Every Game Has To Be Great. Good Games Are Just Fine.

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:30:00 EST

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick sums up everything wrong with the "blockbuster" video game industry in a single sentence. Via Gamasutra. More »

The Finest Cast Ever Assembled For A Video Game

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

In 1996, a PC adventure game was released that has been all but forgotten. Which is strange, seeing as it features probably the greatest ensemble of actors ever assembled for a video game. More »

Cypress Hill "Singer" Suing Grand Theft Auto, Claims He's The "Real" CJ

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST

Michael "Shagg" Washington, a "backup singer" with rap act Cypress Hill, has decided in 2010 to sue Grand Theft Auto developers Rockstar for a game they released in 2004. Why? He reckons he's the star of GTA: San Andreas. More »

Take-Two Mum On Plans To Get A Slice Of Used Sales

Owen Good — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of 2K Games, 2K Sports and Rockstar Games, has told investors it's working on a way to "participate" in the used-games market but was tight-lipped about what specifically it has in mind. More »

Duke Nukem Forever: From Vaporware To Software

Brian Ashcraft — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EDT

It wasn't supposed to be real. It was supposed to be imaginary. Vapor. Yet, Duke Nukem Forever, a game in development for over 13 years, is very real. More »

Red Dead Has Sold Millions

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:30:00 EDT

Red Dead Redemption hasn't just been the critical surprise of the year, it's also been the retail surprise of the year, publisher parent company Take-Two revealing today that the game has shipped almost 7 million copies since May. More »

LA Noire Slips Again?

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT

LA Noire, a crime thriller to be published by Rockstar, was first revealed in 2005. It's now 2010, and despite an early glimmer of hope, it's still not out. More »

BioShock Loses Court Case Over Its Internet Home

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:30:00 EDT

You'd think that the URL www.bioshock.com would take you to the official site for 2K's BioShock series, but no, it does not. And after the publisher lost a recent court ruling, it probably never will. More »

Spec Ops: The Line Eyes On Impressions

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:00:00 EDT

A window blows open, and shards of glass go flying. Sand pours into the room. This isn't just another third person shooter, this is Spec-Ops: The Line. More »

Duke Nukem Lawsuit Settled and Tossed

Owen Good — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:00:00 EDT

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The breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against the longtime developer of the longtime-developed Duke Nukem Forever has been settled and ended. Both sides agreed to pay their own legal costs, and neither can sue on the same grounds again. More »

BioShock Creator Working On An "Original Title"

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT

We still don't know what BioShock creator Ken Levine is working on, but we know what he's not working on, and it's not a new X-Com game. More »

Chinatown Wars Accounts for Half of all M-rated DS Sales — All Time

Owen Good — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:30:00 EDT

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Considering the ESRB lists all of 10 Nintendo DS titles rated M, this isn't surprising. Still, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars bragged the game accounts for more than half of M-rated game sales on that platform. More »

Rockstar's Agent "Still In Development"

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST

Remember Agent? Rockstar's espionage title that we know almost nothing about? Well, publisher Take-Two says it's...still in development. More »

Rockstar: Red Dead Needs A Little More Polish

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

While speaking to investors, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder said Red Dead Redemption had been delayed because of "optimal" release schedules. Developers Rockstar say something a little different. More »

Take-Two: More Borderlands DLC Coming

Brian Crecente — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:17 EST

Touting the popularity of the three pieces of downloadable content released for Borderlands to date, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder said today that more are on the way. More »

Take Two Interactive Opens Japanese Office

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST

The publisher of titles such as BioShock and Grand Theft Auto is opening up shop in Japan by establishing a Tokyo office. More »

Houser Interview Teases Grand Theft Auto V

Owen Good — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST

Strauss Zelnick may be adamant about not announcing the next Grand Theft Auto, but Dan Houser, in a lengthy interview with The Times of London, so casually mentions work on the next GTA that it sounds rather inevitable. More »

Take-Two: Retail Stores Will Be Here For Awhile

Brian Crecente — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

While download games are certainly becoming more popular, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder doesn't think packaged games are going anywhere anytime soon. More »

PETA Doesn't Want You To Buy The Ringling Bros. Game

Mike Fahey — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:00 EST

PETA doesn't want you rushing to the store to pick up the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus game for the Wii on November 10th without considering elephant abuse. More »

So When Is Take-Two Announcing The Next GTA?

Mike Fahey — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:40:00 EDT

During yesterday's Take-Two Interactive third quarter 2009 fiscal report conference call, chairman Strauss Zelnick laid out the company's non-strategy for announcing the next Grand Theft Auto game. More »

Hot Coffee Suit Pointed to Take-Two Duplicity Born of Financial Turmoil

Brian Crecente — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:20:00 EDT

Struggling to stay afloat, Take-Two decided to ship Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with a sex scene in the game and later lied to investors to cover up their decision, according to the suit settled today. More »

Gamescom Booth Blitz: Take-Two (+ 2K, Rockstar)

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EDT

Publisher Take-Two (and its little siblings 2K and Rockstar) have a big presence at Gamescom this year. Want to see how big? Here's a tour of their booth. More »

Rockstar's PSP Music Game Is Real, Coming Next Month

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:25:00 EDT

Don't look now, but Rockstar's borderline mythical music title Beaterator is coming, it's coming this year, and it's coming to the PlayStation Portable. More »

Gamescom Set to Explode with Rage, APB, Modern Warfare 2 in Two Weeks

Brian Crecente — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT

With Gamescom just two weeks away, the recently transplanted show is heating up to outshine its already white hot predecessor in Leipzig. More »

Investment Blog Bashes Take-Two Boss Zelnick

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:30:00 EDT

Investor-written site Market Rap has gone all-out on Strauss Zelnick, boss of Take-Two, accusing him of lying, irresponsible leadership and pocketing extra cash while at the same time overseeing a decline in the company's share prices. More »

NBA 2K Heads To Asia As An Online Game

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:30:00 EDT

Console games don't sell across many parts of Asia. Too much piracy. But online games that milk you for microtransactions, they work much better, explaining why the series is going online for a new Asia-only title. More »

Duke Nukem Forever Still In Development

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:30:00 EDT

Getting slightly sick of all this to-and-fro myself, but if you're still hanging on the development status of Duke Nukem Forever, developers 3D Realms claim the game is still being worked on. More »

Duke Nukem Forever Lawsuit Unearthed, 360 Version A Sticking Point

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:00:08 EDT

Take-Two's lawsuit against Duke Nukem Forever maker Apogee/3DRealms has finally seen the light of day, with some Xbox 360-port and offshore-money twists. More »

Now For BioShock, The Novel

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:30:00 EDT

Never mind that BioShock was a game that told its story through broken furniture and level design. Book publishers Tor think you can wring a good novel out of it. More »

Take-Two Q2 News: $10 Million Loss, Beaterator Hype, More

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:00:08 EDT

In an earnings call today, Take Two executives worked revenue drops, the word "Beaterator," a denial of a digital distribution sea-change and praise for Rockstar into one conversation. This is how they did it: More »

3D Realms' Miller Responds to Take-Two Nukem Suit

Brian Crecente — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:00:00 EDT

3D Realms never received any of the $12 million that Take-Two is suing the company for, 3D Reamls' co-founder Scott Miller told Shacknews today. More »

Take-Two, Circus Defend Against PETA Game Criticism

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:00:05 EDT

Allegations about elephant mistreatment do not appear to have shaken corporate support for an upcoming Wii Ringling Brothers circus game. More »