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Key game releases have helped Take-Two revenues jump 54 per cent year on year for its second quarter – a better than expected result for the publisher. The firm said today that net revenue for the second fiscal quarter ending April 30th was $268.0 million, an increase of over the …
Read More »Take-Two restructures corporate departments
Take-Two has denied our earlier report that it will layoff a segment of its workforce. The company says it will not make any significant cuts – branding current rumour and speculation in the trade that it will do so as ‘erroneous’. And while the games giant flat out denies cuts …
Read More »Take-Two to drop 20% of global workforce?
[UPDATE:Take-Two has since denied that development jobs are under threat, but has confirmed that a corporate restructure is in progress.] Up to 400 Take-Two staff could end up being laid off by the publisher. According to MCV sources the games giant has to make some tough decisions as it prepares …
Read More »Now MW2 smashes week-one sales record
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has smashed the week-one sales record for video games in the UK. According to figures from ELSPA/GfK-ChartTrack, the title sold a whopping 1.78 million units in its first five days on sale – as predicted by MCV. The title grossed 67.4 million – just …
Read More »Rockstar founder explains why he’s press-shy
Dan Houser talks up GTA development talent and his anti-celebrity views
Read More »Houser: Rockstar too often branded a ‘pariah’
But GTA writer says 'silly' debate over violent game content has finally moved on
Read More »Dan Houser talks GTA V
Rockstar founder Dan Houser has publicly talked about the next iteration in the GTA series for the first time. However, the exec has told The Times that he hasn’t even thought of a City to set the game in yet – let alone a plot. In a fantastic interview, Houser …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 to smash GTA sales record
Activision’s wealthiest competitors are preparing themselves for a ‘Modern Warfare 2 Christmas’ – forecasting that the game will hit a record-breaking 1.7m UK sales in its opening week. According to sources close to top rival publishers, the figure has been estimated as the game secures 500,000 pre-orders at retail. If …
Read More »Rockstar: Chinatown Wars is Xmas’s must-have PSP game
GTA: Chinatown Wars stands to be the strongest title in the PSP’s Christmas line-up, according to Rockstar. The game is a reworked edition of the DS version, which was released this March. It hits shelves on October 23rd, and will be competing with the likes of Gran Turismo, LittleBigPlanet, Assassin’s …
Read More »Rockstar sets sights on iPhone games development
Two Rockstar Leeds titles headed for Apple's mobile platform
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