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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. …
Read More »Take Two shares jump on buyout talk
It may all be just rumour for now, but belief from investors that a possible deal between Activision and Take-Two could be on the cards saw shares in the Rockstar owner climb five per cent on Friday. That was the day on which MCV broke news about the proposed takeover. …
Read More »Take-Two ‘would accept Acti bid’
One US analyst has predicted that publisher Take-Two would accept a takeover bid of around $20-$22 per share from rival company Activision. MCV exclusively revealed last Friday that there’s increasing noise about a possible move amongst some of the industry’s highest level execs. And now speaking on Twitter, US analyst …
Read More »Activision ‘interested in Take-Two dev buy-outs’
Rumours fly that the likes of Rockstar and Irrational could join Call of Duty publisher
Read More »Activision eyeing Take-Two swoop?
An eventful week for Activision rolls on: rumours are circulating at the highest level that the company is eyeing a shock acquisition of rival Take-Two. If true, and if successful, the bid would bring blockbuster brands and hit studios under one roof – Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto, …
Read More »Take-Two wins Metacritic publisher report
Reviews aggregation site Metacritic has named Take-Two as the most critically successful publisher of 2010. The company emerged with a review score average of 77.1 per cent, thanks mainly to the strong reception given to Red Dead Redemption (95 per cent) and Sid Meier’s Civilization V (90 per cent). The …
Read More »Profits up at Take-Two after solid Q3
Take-Two has posted better than expected results for the fiscal quarter ending December 31st 2010, with net profit up seven per cent year-on-year to $40.8m. Net revenue for the period was down seven per cent at $334.3m – though this is ahead of the $300m prediction. Year-to-date revenue stands at …
Read More »The Darkness II announced
2K Games has announced it will release the follow-up to The Darkness later this year. The Darkness II is currently in production for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and is due to arrive this Autumn. It follows on from the million unit-selling 2007 title, which is based on a supernatural …
Read More »LA Noire gets May 20th release
Rockstar’s long-awaited LA Noire looks likely to hit global retail on May 17th, if details from a leaked online trailer for the game are correct. Eurogamer reports that the animated short was live on YouTube. The link now leads to a message that reads: "The video is no longer available …
Read More »VIDEO: LA Noireâ??s eye-popping performance capture
A breakthrough in facial animation right before your eyes
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