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Chief Operating Officer of Take Two Gary Dale will leave the company on April 15th. In a company filing released today, Take Two reported that Dale’s employment as COO ‘will terminate effective on April 15th, 2009 and the Company will have no further material obligations to Mr. Dale beyond that …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V ready for Christmas?
Despite the fact that GTAIV still has plenty left to give in the shape of the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive DLC , US games mag Game Informer claims to have word that the fully-fledged console sequel will arrive by the end of the year. PSU quotes issue 190 of the …
Read More »Is GTA heading to the Wii?
Ben Feder, the CEO of Rockstar and 2K Games owner Take 2, has dropped its biggest hint yet that GTA could be heading to Wii after he claimed that his firm must take the Wii more seriously as a platform for its adult-orientated software catalogue going forwards. Even though we …
Read More »GTA generates $710 million in revenue this year
The Grand Theft Auto series has generated a whopping $710 million this year for Take Two, largely due to the success of the latest entry, GTA IV. During a conference call discussing Take Two’s fiscal results, the publisher’s executives confirmed that GTA as a property has accounted for almost half …
Read More »Rockstar renews Take-Two deal
Rockstar has renewed its deal with Take-Two, defying speculation that the Grand Theft Auto developer was to part company and pursue independence. Sam Houser, Dan Houser, Leslie Benzies and several other ‘key members of the creative team behind the renowned Grand Theft Auto series’ have secured ongoing employment as part …
Read More »Take Two Q4 losses double
Publisher Take Two has seen record full year revenues – but has reported a $15 million loss for the three months period ending October 31st. Net revenue for the quarter was at $323.4 million, compared to $292.6 million for the same period in 2007. Whilst the net loss has more …
Read More »Take-Two renews Rockstar deal
Houser brothers and Les Benzies tied â??til 2012; parent to fund new IP
Read More »Rockstar to stay with Take-Two, says analyst
Current climate â??not an appropriate time to go independentâ??
Read More »Rockstar signs up to Metaboli
Developer and publisher Rockstar has announced that its entire PC catalogue, including the recently released Grand Theft Auto IV and hits such as Bully and Max Payne, is to be made available on Metaboli’s ‘download to own’ digital portal Gamesplanet.com. It is a genuine pleasure to be able to list …
Read More »GDC09: first details of AI Summit
Speakers from Rockstar Leeds, EA, Nintendo and Ubisoft to attend inaugural event
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