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A long-term goal was finally achieved at the offices of publisher Take-Two last night – it was able to announce a year of overall profit without releasing a Grand Theft Auto title. For the year ending October 31st profit hit $42.5m. In the year before Take-Two endured a $140m loss. …
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Case brought forward with claimantâ??s financial involvement partially dropped
Read More »Analyst: GTA V will come in 2012
Grand Theft Auto V will arrive in Take-Two’s financial year 2012 (April 2012 to March 2013) At least that’s according to Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey, who goes on to predict the game will sell 16m units and generate $750m. According to GameSpot, the analyst also expects BioShock: Infinite to …
Read More »Take-Two dislikes MMO odds
It looks like the chances of publisher Take-Two entering the MMO market in the near future are pretty slim. In fact, chairman Strauss Zelnick thinks anyone considering entering the market should have a long and serious think about it first. How many MMOs have worked in US market?” he asked, …
Read More »Zelnick: Dont punish pre-owned buyers
The recent trend for including DLC codes in new copies of games and charging those who buy the game pre-owned is poorly targeted, according to Take-Two chairman (and in a few weeks CEO) Strauss Zelnick. Speaking in New York, Zelnick explained that US law clearly allows for the sale of …
Read More »VIDEO: First LA Noire trailer
Rockstar has at last released the first official trailer for 1940s crime thriller LA Noire. Comprised entirely from in-game footage”, the trailer is most notable for its quite remarkable motion camera system that lends an incredible realism to the characters. It’s said that in-game players will be able to make …
Read More »Ben Feder steps down from Take-Two
Just minutes after MCV reported the high-profile departure of Keiji Inafune from Capcom, it has been revealed that Take-Two CEO Ben Feder will step down from his role at the publisher on January 1st 2011. Current executive chairman Strauss Zelnick will assume the additional role of CEO upon his departure. …
Read More »Take-Two predicts digital boom
The CEO of Rockstar and 2K Games owner Take-Two has claimed that digital games sales could account for as much as 40 per cent of the publisher’s total business by 2013. However, he foresees this as additional revenue, claiming that the growth will not come at the expense of traditional …
Read More »Take-Two wants pre-owned participation
Having kicked off its ‘participation’ in the pre-owned market via the inclusion of exclusive DLC for new buyers of Mafia II, publisher Take-Two has said that it will continue to explore ways in which it can generate revenue from second hand sales. Speaking at the G7 Think Equity conference, as …
Read More »LA Noire the latest Take-Two project delay
Team Bondiâ??s CSI-simulator to miss its 2010 launch window
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