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Take Two’s battle to wriggle out of being acquired by EA has been a costly process, according to its Q2 fiscal announcement . The official documents state that Take Two’s spendings amounted to $5.3 million in the six months to May 31st – a sum that went to "professional fees …
Read More »Take Two looking at music games
Take Two executive chairman Strauss Zelnick has refused to rule out the creation of a Guitar Hero-style title from the US publisher. Speaking in an earnings call following Take Two’s successful Q2 fiscal results, executive chairman Strauss Zelnick was asked if Take Two would add a rhythm action title to …
Read More »GTA IV clocks up 8.5m sales
Take Two has revealed new sales figures for Bioshock and GTA IV – with the latter hitting 8.5 million sales to consumers. In total, GTA IV has sold 11 millon units into retail in the period to May 31st. The game was released on April 29th and famously sold six …
Read More »Rockstar North tops developer chart
Nintendo dethroned as GTAIV smashes records in Develop-exclusive ranking
Read More »New GTA IV episodes delayed
In its Q2 fiscal report, Take Two has revealed that the release of episodic content for GTA IV on the Xbox 360 will be delayed to Q1 2009. The additional episodes were due to be released over Xbox Live in Q4 this year. Take Two’s FY 2008 ends in November. …
Read More »Take Two Q2 sales hit $540m
Take Two has raised its FY2008 fiscal after a stunning second quarter that saw a $149m year-on-year rise in profits. The firm reported net revenues of $539.8 million for the quarter ended April 30th, compared to $205.4 million a year before. Quarterly net profit stood at $98.2 million, up $149.4 …
Read More »‘Disturbances in the workforce’ at LucasArts?
100 are said to have lost their jobs at the George Lucas games studio
Read More »Disney merges games divisions to create ‘Interactive Media Group’
A leaked memo from Disney CEO Bob Iger has revealed that Disney has combined its Interactive Studios operation with its MMO and mobile unit Walt Disney Internet Group, our sister site Develop reports . Called the Disney Interactive Media Group, and unified effective immediately, the move comes to "take advantage …
Read More »Disney merges mobile, online and games divisions
Leaked memo from CEO reveals super-charged new games unit called Disney Interactive Media Group
Read More »Ubisoft's Yves-olution
Deep in the heart of the Louvre in Paris sits a publisher boss with a twinkle in his eye. But Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot’s gallic exuberance is not down to the fair few Euros he must surely have in the bank; nor is it down to the knowledge that he …
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