Take-two

In Real Life

Take-Two Accused Of Treating Its Testers Like Crap

7:30PM August 31, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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 »


PC

XCOM Has The Freakiest Display At PAX Prime 2011

2:30AM August 29, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

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


News

A Lockout Could Cost NBA 2K12 $US40 Million, Says Analyst

11:30AM August 11, 2011 | Owen Good

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 »


News

Duke Nukem Forever Was Profitable For Take-Two

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9:30AM August 9, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Despite being critically slammed and under performing commercially, Take-Two are claiming that Duke Nukem Forever still managed to turn a profit. More »


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Analysts Halve Expectations For Duke Nukem Forever Sales

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10:00AM July 6, 2011 | Mark Serrels

In the past couple of years, Take Two has been one of the most successful publishers, and despite lacklustre reviews and poor word of mouth, Duke Nukem Forever, we suspect, has still sold well. But according to analyst firm Wedbush Morgan, it may not have sold anywhere close to what was initially expected. More »


PC

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

9:00PM June 17, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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 »


News

NHL 2K12 Ain’t Happening

9:00AM May 26, 2011 | Owen Good

2K Sports yesterday confirmed that NHL 2K12 will not be published on any console, likely ending that simulation’s run.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


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Take-Two Game To Be MMORPG

9:20PM May 23, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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


In Real Life

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

9:20PM March 29, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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 »


News

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

4:30PM March 11, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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