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Take-Two EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Take-Two thinks discs are going to stick around for a bit 26 If you’re one of those “I must have a disc” kind of persons, its time to let out a deep, satisfying exhale. Take-Two’s CEO Ben Feder isn’t buying the speculation tha... Take-Two messing around with Natal, PS Motion Controller 9 "Natal motion-sensors - yes we have dev kits, yes we’re working on them." Take-Two said that they have installed both Project Natal and PlayStation Motion Controller development k... L.A. Noire is still being developed 7 L.A. Noire is still happening. In the recent Take-Two Interactive financial conference call, the publisher confirmed the game’s existence, but didn’t reveal a release window or provid... Take-Two likes retail, but stresses need for DLC 5 In a recent financial conference call, Take-Two Interactive made it clear that brick and mortar was still a profitable distribution method, dubbing it the “channel for the foreseeable futur... Take-Two may unload on the first half of 2010 8 Take-Two Interactive wants to dominate wallets in the first half of 2010. In a recent financial conference call, Take-Two chairman Straus Zelnick said that the publisher plans to release BioShock... Grand Theft Auto 'Hot Coffee' class action suit settled 22 A slice of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas “Hot Coffee” saga -- which came screaming into focus in 2005 -- has closed with a whimper. Earlier this afternoon Take-Two announced that ... BioShock movie getting 28 Weeks Later director? 21 With Gore Verbinski stepping down as director for the sadly inevitable BioShock movie (though hanging on as producer), there's an opening for a new man to steer the project forward. Universal Stu... Gearbox is the studio behind Duke Begins 11 The studio behind the recently uncovered game Duke Begins is Gearbox Software.Earlier this afternoon, Shacknews uncovered more court papers from the ongoing Take-Two versus 3D Realms legal procee... Take-Two stock takes a nosedive after BioShock 2 delay 20 Yesterday's news that Take-Two would be delaying the release of BioShock 2 to the 2010 fiscal year was a bit of a disappointment -- the game was definitely one of the most anticipated of the holi... Analyst: BioShock 2 delay makes 2010 'the year of Take-Two' 13 While the delay BioShock 2 into calendar year 2010 may have gamers crying and sad, Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divinich thinks the publisher has made a smart decisi... BioShock 2 release delayed until fiscal 2010 (Update) 31 Your holiday gaming line-up just got a bit less crowded -- Take-Two Interactive has announced that it's moved BioShock 2 from fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 to fiscal 2010. Read: probably next yea... PS3 exclusive Agent gets a Web site, and that's about all 7 We don’t really knowmuch at all about Agent.Rockstar’s making it.(If Take-Two top-brassare to be believed, it willturn out “very cool.”)Now there’s a Web site,but th... 2K Games working on new Duke Nukem game? 19 The ongoing saga that is Duke Nukem continues with fresh developments today, as it has been revealed that 2K Games is working, or at least was working, on an all-new game known as Duke Begins. Ap... Agent's console exclusivity explained 31 In this day and age developing for a single console is pretty risky, unless that console is the Wii and you're developing a game starring a Nintendo character or exercise. The general logic is th... E3 09: Take-Two already hyping Agent to high heaven 12 What do we know about Agent, Rockstar North’s recently announced PlayStation 3 exclusive? 1. It’s an action game. 2. It’s an international spy thriller set in the 1970’s. ... Red Dead Redemption and Mafia II delayed 13 In the same conference call that carried the exciting news of BioShock 2’s release date, Take-Two informed listeners that 2K Czech’s Mafia II and Rockstar San Diego’s Red Dead R... 3D Realms is still alive and kicking 29 George Broussard of 3D Realms issued a statement to clear up some misunderstandings in light of all the Duke Nukem Forever troubles.First, 3D Realms isn't dead! They're still alive, but they did ... PETA goes after Take-Two and their Ringling Bros. Wii game 33 There's a new "Greatest Show on Earth" and it ain't the big top show you're thinking of. No, the new circus features PETA and Take-Two Interactive. PETA has called out Take-Two's CEO Be... New Duke Nukem Forever pictures show off some sweet ass 21 Okay, I'm starting to hate posting all of these Duke Nukem Forever leaks. I keep forgetting it may not actually come out anymore and the more assets I see, the sadder I get. So yeah, a bunch of n... Jack Thompson believes God struck down Take-Two, doesn't say it subtly 57 Jack Thompson recently cited God’s wrath as the reason Take-Two’s stocks have been plummeting. In a conversation with Game Politics Thompson created his own headline by saying “... Champions Online dropped by Take-Two 7 In an investor conference over the weekend, it was revealed that Champions Online, the upcoming superhero MMO, will no longer be published by Take-Two Interactive. The reason given was the recent... BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams will be in your hands before November 2009 26 Take-Two Interactive has released its game line-up for the remainder of fiscal 2009, which is set to end on October 31, 2009. Why should you care? Because it reveals that BioShock 2: Sea of Dream... GTA IV has high tie ratios, low TIE fighters 20 According to Take-Two, the software tie ratio for Grand Theft Auto IV is the "highest it's ever been." Just in case you're unfamiliar with silly industry terms, the tie ratio is the amo... Take-Two CEO 'encouraged' by Black Friday sales 3 Straus Zelnick, the world’s strongest CEO and recent Men’s Fitness cover athlete, recently told a crowd at the Reuters Media Summit that Take-Two was “encouraged” by the B... Fail sense is tingling: Take-Two talks about subscriptions for 'triple A titles' 47 The warning lights are blinking, and that can mean only one thing -- another publisher is saying some very worrying things about how the digital age can help them nickel n' dime consumers. Take-T... Strauss Zelnick: In better shape than T2's shares 3 Strauss Zelnick has a few things going for him. First, he’s the chairman for Take-Two Interactive and successfully ousted the evil EA Empire out of his front room. Secondly, he’s ripp... EA calls Take-Two bid a 'waste of ink' 7 Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello may have failed in his plan to acquire Take-Two and capitalize on the success of Grand Theft Auto IV, but he doesn't seem to regret trying. He called the... Take-Two doesn't need anybody, declines all offers 7 After months of fruitless discussions with EA over a potential buyout, followed by a brief period of examining their other options, Take-Two Interactive has decided to remain an independent compa... Take-Two shares plummet after EA drops their bid 7 Picture it: Take-Two is sitting next to its open bedroom window, listening to Mad World by Gary Jules and feeling a melancholy that it hasn't felt in years. After seven thrilling months of promis... Could the Housers be leaving Rockstar? 13 Michael Pachter thinks it's a distinct possibility, suggesting that a "bidding war" could erupt over the visionary duo when their contract with Take-Two ends in February of next year. I... The EA/Take-Two love affair is over: They're both single, ladies! 18 After months of boring press manipulation and endless talk about stockholders, it's finally over. Electronic Arts has officially ceased its Pepé Le Pew-style courtship of Take-Two and will... GTA: Chinatown Wars by Feb '09? Also, GTA IV shifts 10 million 6 So far, all we've known for certain about Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is that it's headed to the Nintendo DS. Beyond that is information residing firmly in the realm of conjecture... US antitrust authorities greenlight potential EA/T2 merger 4 The Electronic Arts/Take-Two fiasco seems to have gone quiet while the two companies have little secret chats (and possibly make out) but that doesn't mean things have gone completely silent. It ... EA/Take-Two shenanigans drawing to a close? EA's offer expires, isn't renewing 7 The drawn out affair between Electronic Arts and Take-Two has been long and predominantly boring, with the former attempting all sorts of chicanery to acquire the latter. It seems that for now at... "Hot Coffee" class-action suit an utter failure 13 When Take-Two settled its case over the infamous Hot Coffee incident, a hidden sex scene less titillating than a drug-fueled orgy between the cast members of The Golden Girls, it was both sad and... Take-Two is a prize whore, claims milkshake brings all boys to yard 11 Take-Two is too bootylicious for the games industry as it claims that EA isn't its only suitor. Acting like a shameless, degraded slut, T2 is waving its arse for all to see and it makes me sick. ... BioShock movie will coincide with BioShock 3, no one happy or surprised 57 Nary three months after the BioShock 2 announcement, Take-Two Interactive chairman and talking head Strauss Zelnick casually mentioned to investors in a conference call that BioShock 3 is on its ... Grand Theft Auto IV DLC sorta delayed 31 During a financial results call today, Take-Two Interactive revealed a not-too-shocking truth -- Xbox 360-exclusive downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV won't be available until the compa... The pitfalls of a BioShock sequel 93 Whether you like it or not, a sequel to the 2007 original IP of the year, BioShock, is marching with irresistible inevitability to our consoles. Some gamers can't wait to return to the underwater... Rumortoid: 2K Boston working on new X-Com 17 With 2K's new California-based studio 2K Marin confirmed to be working on a sequel to BioShock, just what are those folks at 2K Boston up to? If a rumor from the latest issue of the Official Xbox... Fakey McFake Take-Two letter urges the breaking of GTA IV's street date 44 A "letter" from Take-Two is currently circulating around the Internet, in which the company encourages stores to break the street date, presumably in order to combat the pirated version... Take-Two hears videogames are popular in Asia, expands distribution 10 Today, take Two-Interactive its new Asia expansion strategy which will expand distribution in the Asia Pacific, as well as establish a strong presence in Japan. This is also said to include build... From Rapture to Rapeture: Take-Two dreams up BioShock MMO and film 44 The idea of a BioShock sequel polarizes the gaming community, with some believing the game was perfect as it was and shouldn't be mined too deeply, while others welcome another chance to return t... CNET blasts EA and Take-Two for using the press 37 There's a joke in this and I am going to mercilessly ram it into the ground for no reason other than to be an ass. So brace yourselves ...CNET, a company that has absolutely no experience in bein... Take Two tells EA to suck it (but maybe they can talk afterwards) 55 Not so fast, EA. Your plan for world domination may look good on paper, but you failed to realize that you would have to test it on real people! (evil laugh echoes throughout the courtyard) BWAHA... EA would make GTA without Rockstar: That's the implication, anyway 58 Just what is up with Electronic Arts? EA has gone all-out and dropped pretensions of having learned the lessons that CEO John Riccitiello claimed to have learned. As EA gears up for the hostile t... BioShock 2 officially announced for 2009 85 We all knew it was coming (though many of us lamented it), but today Take-Two has officially announced that work on a BioShock sequel is underway. It is currently planned for release in Q4 of 200... In its uncut glory, GTAIV is about as long as a monster RPG 47 It seems that not a single day goes by without some new GTAIV information finding its way to our inbox, and the latest news from the guys over at videogamer has it that the game will take you abo... EA strongarms Take-Two, goes public [Update] 72 Whoever said that weekends are slow apparently forgot to consult with CEO John Riccitiello. He drops the bomb on us this Sunday, going public with the news that EA is deadly serious abo... Take Two acquires Illusion Softworks 23 Today, Take Two Interactive announced their acquisition of Illusion Softworks, creators of Mafia, Hidden & Dangerous, and Vietcong.  Illusion will join 2K Games development studio under ... Take-Two won't make Little Sisters of its franchises: No harvesting needed 17 Unlike my first playthrough of BioShock, Take-Two is not going to harvest everything it can get its grubby little hands on, according to chairman Strauss Zelnick. Outside of sports titles, Take-T... Rockstar may leave Take-Two for bigger and better things 32 Analyst Michael Pachter talked to Shacknews today and told them that Rockstar North may decide to break away from Take-Two Interactive when their contracts expire February 2009. Patcher believes ... Rockstar owes you $35 over Hot Coffee 26 The Class Action lawsuit with Rockstar has been settled and if you were one of the many "victims" over the Hot Coffee incident, then you are entitled to some retribution. Rockstar will ... Sony Europe blamed for Manhunt 2 leak 7 Busted! Remember when a leaked build of Manhunt 2 managed to make its way out? Now it looks like a representative from SCEE was the responsible party, and Take-Two has just released a statement. ... Eye of newt, toe of frog: Analyst predicts 2K to release unannounced game in '09 13 Janco analyst Mike Hickey has insight on business and the gaming industry. He's also a talented sorcerer, capable of not only predicting the future, but also turning animals into stone. I've seen... Take Two says BioShock will be a franchise: Is this a bad idea? 109 At the mere mention of a BioShock sequel, your average gamer would squeal with glee and dance around wildly. You may ask yourself, why would anyone be against the idea of Metacritic's favorite ti... Take-Two shares take a dive 15 I'm developing this great idea for a dramatic sitcom based around the Take-Two offices. It will feature tense courtroom scenes as executives get caught backdating stock options and falsifying rec... Rockstar Games: Hell on Earth 22 Over at Alphabet City, Jeff — an ex-Rockstar web producer — has unfurled all of the streaked underpants and suspiciously crusty socks accumulated during his time at Take 2 / Gathering... Manhunt 2, round 2: Take-Two comes out swinging 38 Finally! After a worrying period of silence, non-specific delays, and vague mumblings about standing behind the game, Take-Two havespoken out about their true feelings on Manhunt 2's recent s... Germany gets all sensitive over The Darkness 31 In the most recent act of censorship in a long line of many, The Darkness has now attracted the evil eye from German officials -- who demand that a few "changes" need to be made befor...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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