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Ubisoft is perfectly placed to snatch Take Two from under EA’s nose in a shock merger – and may well have a very keen eye on the publisher’s sports portfolio. That’s according to respected business bible Forbes, which today fingered the French firm as a possible contender to EA in …

The full transcript of Take Two’s Q2 earnings call is available online now. In the call, the company’s management team discusses why it predicts 2K Sports won’t make a profit this year, the potential of the Far Eastern MMO market and the possibility of releasing a rhythm action title to …

Take Two has forecast that its 2K Sports label will make a loss this year – predominant because its sports titles haven’t fared well in terms of attach areta on 360 and PS3. The company expects the label to make 15 per cent of its total FY revenues for 2008, …

Take Two executive chairman Strauss Zelnick has refused to rule out the creation of a Guitar Hero-style title from the US publisher. Speaking in an earnings call following Take Two’s successful Q2 fiscal results, executive chairman Strauss Zelnick was asked if Take Two would add a rhythm action title to …

Take Two has revealed new sales figures for Bioshock and GTA IV – with the latter hitting 8.5 million sales to consumers. In total, GTA IV has sold 11 millon units into retail in the period to May 31st. The game was released on April 29th and famously sold six …

In its Q2 fiscal report, Take Two has revealed that the release of episodic content for GTA IV on the Xbox 360 will be delayed to Q1 2009. The additional episodes were due to be released over Xbox Live in Q4 this year. Take Two’s FY 2008 ends in November. …

Take Two has raised its FY2008 fiscal after a stunning second quarter that saw a $149m year-on-year rise in profits. The firm reported net revenues of $539.8 million for the quarter ended April 30th, compared to $205.4 million a year before. Quarterly net profit stood at $98.2 million, up $149.4 …

Only days after the news that one of Xbox 360’s hottest IPs is to make the move to PS3, publisher 2K Games has confirmed that the PS3 incarnation of BioShock will arrive on Ps3 this October. It has also been revealed that the game will come complete with all the …

Take Two’s Board has once again taken the opportunity to tell the world that EA’s $25.74-per-share tender offer ‘undervalues’ the company – and revealed that it is already talking to other interested parties. EA announced this afternoon that it had extended the deadline for acceptance of its bid until Monday, …

As predicted this morning , Electronic Arts has extended the deadline of its tender offer for Take Two. The last deadline expired at 11.59pm (Eastern Time) on Friday without any response from EA or Take Two’s shareholders. The new deadline gives Take Two’s investors until 11.59pm (Eastern Time) on Monday, …