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Disappointed by the possibility of no new hardware from Sony or Microsoft at E3 next week?Don’t be, says Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick. The GTA publisher has told MCV that an extended console cycle is good for publishers of expensive, triple-A games. The biggest blockbusters are still selling in huge numbers, …

The financial guidance offered by Take-Two means that Grand Theft Auto V will be released by April 13th at the latest. That’s the predictions of Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz. Full year FY13 guidance for net revenues is $1.75bn-$1.85bn,” Creutz observed. "We believe management could not provide this level …

Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Rockstar owner Take-Two, has claimed that rival publisher THQ won’t be around in six months”. "THQ’s strategy was licensed properties, first and foremost," Zelnick told an audience at the MIT Business in Gaming conference, as reported by Joystiq. License stuff from other people, whether it’s …

Take-Two CEO blames licensing strategy for THQ's woes

Rockstar Games’ upcoming Bullet Time shooter has been pushed back to a May release. Max Payne 3 was originally due for release in March, but now joins the line-up of releases Rockstar parent Take-Two has planned for its next financial year. The game will now be released in the UK …

Take-Two has confirmed its sci-fi shooter XCOM will not be released in March 2012. Instead, the reboot of the classic 2K series will land during the publisher’s next financial year: between April 1st 2012 and March 2013. The delays was announced during Take-Two’s quarterly financial report, according to Eurogamer. The …

Global sell-off sees EA down 5%; Activision down 3%; Take-Two down 5%; THQ down 8%; Ubisoft down 1.5%

The NBA has extended its longstanding deal with publisher Take-Two that will see label 2K Games continue to make its popular NBA 2K series. The deal will also see 2K "explore new NBA licensed gaming opportunities, including online and social media platforms". The last game in the series, NBA 2K11, …

Compounding the widening belief that a new Grand Theft Auto could be announced at some stage this year, a casting call for a mystery new Take-Two project has got tongues wagging. A Kotaku report backs up previous claims that the game will be retuning to Los Angeles by citing a …

Shares in US publisher Take-Two have reached their highest point for 29 months in the wake of solid quarterly results and rumours of a possible acquisition. At the close of play last night Take-Two shares hit the $16 mark. At the end of January that price stood at just $12.48. …