August2023
News Take-Two CEO On Backward Compatibility: "Give Consumers What They Want"
Will Nintendo be on board for Switch 2?
In a recent discussion with GamesIndustry.biz, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick voiced his opinions on whether a feature like backward compatibility has the potential to harm software sales on future systems, stating that if the feature is possible, then it should be implemented. This follows a recent report from...
News Take-Two CEO Defends Red Dead Redemption's $50 Price Tag, Says It's "Commercially Accurate"
The whole package is apparently "great value for consumers"
Rockstar lifted the lid on a Red Dead Redemption port for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 earlier this week, and one of the major talking points since then has been the $50 USD price tag. Some fans feel it's simply too much for what appears to be a relatively simple port that's...
March2023
Hands On LEGO 2K Drive Is A Wild Ride, But Will It Prove Too Much For Switch?
Building a new LEGOcy
If you cast your mind back to February 2022, you might remember word of a brand new partnership between 2K and LEGO, with the potential for a number of brick-built sports games on the horizon. Those with a good memory (or those who have quickly googled it since reading the last sentence) might recall rumours of a Lego-themed...
August2022
News Netflix's BioShock Movie Gets 'I Am Legend' Director And 'Blade Runner 2049' Writer
No gods or kings, only men
We have been eagerly anticipating news of Netflix's BioShock movie ever since the media giant announced its plans back in February, and last night the studio provided some fresh details by revealing both the film's writer and director. In a tweet, the streaming service announced that the upcoming adaptation would be...
March2022
News Take-Two Faces Lawsuit Over "Deceptive And Unlawful" Loot Boxes In NBA 2K
Deemed "unfair, deceptive, and unlawful"
Loot boxes have been around for a little while now, yet their implementation in games continues to face scrutiny and controversy. In the latest development concerning this particular form of microtransactions, major publisher Take-Two interactive is facing a class action lawsuit over its use of loot boxes in...
February2022
News A Bioshock Movie Is In The Works At Netflix
"Would you kindly" meets "Are you still watching"
The Bioshock games are on their way to the big screen, as Netflix makes moves to turn the series into a movie. The media giant announced their plans on the 15th February on their nerd-culture-focused "Geeked" Twitter account. The only information we have at this point is that Netflix, 2K, and...
News GTA Publisher Take-Two Thinks NFTs Are A Good "Fit" But Wants To "Stay Away From Speculation"
"We believe in rare goods, we believe in collectibles"
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is the latest big-wig in the games industry to lend support to the notion of NFTs within games – but he admits that the company is concerned with the rampant "speculation" that currently surrounds them. Speaking to investors, Zelnick said: We believe in rare...
News Take-Two Says GTA Trilogy "Significantly Exceeded" Sales Expectations Despite "Quality Lapse"
"From a quality point of view it has been an isolated case"
During a call with investors, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed that GTA Trilogy has beaten expectations to rack up more than 10 million in sales across all formats. While Zelnick hasn't officially said that it sold 10 million, it was announced that the entire GTA franchise has now...
January2022
News GTA Publisher Take-Two Buys Farmville Giant Zynga For $12.7B
A record-breaking acquisition
Take-Two Interactive Software is acquiring Zynga in a $12.7 billion deal, the two companies confirmed on Monday, 10th January. That colossal sum includes Take-Two paying $9.86 per share, plus Zynga's debt, in order for the company to make moves into the mobile market. This deal is now the largest sum of money paid out...
September2021
News Take-Two Files Lawsuit Against Creators Of The GTA Reverse Engineering Project
Allows Grand Theft Auto 3 to be played on Switch
There have rumours recently about a Grand Theft Auto Trilogy remaster coming to the Nintendo Switch either later this year or at some point in 2022. Today's GTA news is a tad different. Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two Interactive is now taking legal action against the 14 programmers behind...
June2021
E3 2021 Dates, Conference Times, How To Watch, Badges, Everything You Need To Know
E3 2021: All the publisher times and details
Following a year off in 2020 due to restrictions brought about by COVID-19, E3 is back in 2021 in all-digital form with four days of streams, conferences, reveals — all the things you'd expect from the Electronic Entertainment Expo, only this year as an online event rather than the traditional...
April2021
News Borderlands 3: Director's Cut Age Rating Lists Nintendo Switch, Which Only Half Makes Sense
It's actually a 'season 2' DLC add-on
Publishing giant Take-Two Interactive Software has been a relatively eager supporter of Nintendo Switch, at least once the hardware became the hottest selling console on the market. One of its releases on the system was Borderlands Legendary Collection, which included the first two numbered games and The...
February2021
News Jack Black Will Voice Claptrap In The Borderlands Movie
Another A-lister joins the cast
Lionsgate's upcoming movie adaptation of the Borderlands series will feature the Tenacious D, School of Rock and Jablinski Games star Jack Black as the talkative Hyperion robot Claptrap. According to Variety, he'll be joined by a bunch of other "A-list" actors including Cate Blanchett (Lilith), Kevin Hart (Roland)...
January2021
News EA Looks Set To Buy Codemasters As Take-Two Withdraws Its Bid
Take-Two "will continue to pursue selectively organic and inorganic opportunities"
EA looks certain to gobble up UK publisher Codemasters following the confirmation that rival bidder Take-Two has withdrawn its previous offer. Take-Two announced that it was attempting to buy Codemasters – which is one of the UK's longest-running games companies...
December2020
News EA Has Swooped In To Steal Codemasters From Under The Nose Of Take-Two
Micro-machine-transactions?
Not so long ago, we reported on the news that publishing giant Take-Two Interactive was poised to purchase UK studio Codemasters, famous for its stable of excellent racing titles. Take-Two – which owns GTA maker Rockstar – tabled an offer of $994 million last month, and with Codemasters' board of directors advising...
November2020
News GTA Publisher Take-Two Is Buying UK Veteran Codemasters
Deal will be done by early 2021
Update: It's happening. Take-Two has confirmed that it is indeed buying Codemasters for £759 million (US$994 million). The deal should be done by the first quarter of 2021. Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has said the following about the deal: We are exceedingly pleased to announce this recommended transaction with...
November2019
News The Outer Worlds Is Launching On Switch "Some Time" Before The End Of March 2020
Take-Two updates investors
When Obsidian Entertainment launched its anticipated action RPG The Outer Worlds last month, there was no sign of the Switch release. Not long after this, a press release from the game's publisher Private Division revealed the hybrid version would be arriving at some point in 2020, leading to the belief the game would...
