Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by Ryan Brant. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games, Inc. and 2K Games, Inc., which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, X-COM, Civilization and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of GameTek UK Ltd., which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.
The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007.
In February 2008 Electronic Arts set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between Activision and Vivendi, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement.
Labels
- Rockstar Games (1998-present)
- Global Star Software (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007)
- Gathering of Developers (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004)
- Gotham Games (2002-2003)
- 2K Games (2005-present)
- 2K Sports (2004-present, acquired from Visual Concepts Entertainment)
- 2K Play (2007-2012)
- Private Division (2017-present)
Acquired development studios
- GameTek Canada (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto)
- Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc. (1997)
- Tarantula Studios (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln)
- DMA Design (1999, later Rockstar North)
- TalonSoft (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to Matrix Games)
- PopTop Software (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games)
- neo Software Produktions GmbH (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006)
- Barking Dog Studios, Ltd. (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012)
- Angel Studios (2002, later Rockstar San Diego)
- Cat Daddy Games (2003)
- Frog City Software (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games)
- Möbius Entertainment (2004, later Rockstar Leeds)
- Venom Games (2004, closed in 2008)
- Indie Built, Inc. (2004, closed in 2006)
- Visual Concepts Entertainment (2005)
- Kush Games (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008)
- Firaxis Games (2005)
- Irrational Games (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games)
- Irrational Games Australia (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015)
- Power and Magic Development (2006)
- Mad Doc Software (2008, later Rockstar New England)
- Illusion Softworks (2008, later 2K Czech; split in 2017 to Hangar 13 Brno and Hangar 13 Prague)
- Specular Interactive (2016, later Visual Concepts South)
- Gameaholic (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton)
- Ruffian Games (2020, later Rockstar Dundee)
- HB Studios Multimedia (2021)
Established development studios
- Rockstar London (2005)
- 2K Shanghai (2006)
- 2K Marin (2007-2013)
- 2K Hangzhou (2007)
- 2K Chengdu (2011)
- 2K Vegas (2012)
- Hangar 13 Novato (2014)
- Rockstar India (2016)
- Visual Concepts Hungary (2018)
- 31st Union (?)
- Cloud Chamber (?)
- Rockstar New York (2020)
- 2K Madrid (2021)
Other acquisitions
- GameTek UK Ltd. (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.)
- Jack of All Games (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)
- TDK Mediactive, Inc. (2003, now Take-Two Licensing, Inc.)
- Cfx.re (2023)
Credited on 192 Games from 1994 to 2023
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After Us (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series) |
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition (2023 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 5...) |
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Upgrade (2023 on Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox Series) |
Kerbal Space Program 2 (2023 on Windows) |
New Tales from the Borderlands (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
PGA Tour 2K23 (2022 on Windows) |
Rollerdrome (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5) |
OlliOlli World: Void Riders (2022 on Windows) |
OlliOlli World (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
OlliOlli World: Rad Edition (2022 on Windows) |
OlliOlli World: Close Encounter Skate Deck (2022 on Windows) |
OlliOlli World: Expansion Pass (2022 on Windows) |
Hades (2021 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series...) |
The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos (2021 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4...) |
The Outer Worlds: Board-Approved Bundle (2020 on Windows Apps, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
The Outer Worlds: Non-Mandatory Corporate-Sponsored Bundle (2020 on Windows) |
The Outer Worlds: Expansion Pass (2020 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4...) |
The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon (2020 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4...) |
Disintegration (2020 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) |
BioShock 2: Remastered (2020 on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch) |
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History +
- May 2000
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Acquires Gathering of Developers
- May 1999
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Take Two acquires operating control of Telstar Electronic Studios.
- 1999
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company acquires Global Star Software
- 1999
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The company acquires TalonSoft.
- 1993
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Company founded by Ryan Brant.
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Trivia +
Location & contact information in November 2007:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
USA
Phone: 1-646-536-2842
Take-Two received the following Awards from the German online magazine 4Players: * Best Developer of 2005 * #2 Best Publisher of 2006. * Best Publisher of 2007
Location & contact information in November 1995:
Take 2 Interactive Software
1004 Ligonier St., Third Floor
Latrobe, PA 15650
Technical Support: 412-539-6407
Fax Suport: 412-539-3195
BBS Support: 412-539-6414
Hint line: 1-900-288-2532
Related Web Sites +
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
official site
Frequent Collaborators
- 28 games with Rockstar Lincoln Limited
- 27 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 25 games with Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.
- 25 games with Take Two Interactive GmbH
- 23 games with Private Division
- 23 games with Gathering
- 22 games with Valve Corporation
- 15 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 14 games with GameSpy Industries Inc.
- 12 games with Take Two Interactive France SAS
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