Rockstar parent company, Take-Two Interactive, released its quarterly earnings this week and incidentally, that means we get a small peak inside the inner-workings of the publisher. Most companies have to justify or explain business decisions to investors so when the earnings report came around, Take-Two had to acknowledge the reasoning …
Read More »Take-Two shares rise thanks to Activision buyout rumours
Take-Two Interactive, the publisher behind 2K Games and Rockstar may be acquired by Activision as rumors of a buyout deal begin to swirl, causing share prices to rise. This wouldn't be the first time that Activision attempted to buy the company, back in 2008 it made a $2 billion bid, …
Read More »Rockstar and Take Two claim Lohan lawsuit was frivolous
I think we all knew that Linsey Lohan's attempt to sue Rockstar Games over what she claims is an unlicensed usage of her likeness, was a bit ridiculous and now it seems both the GTA V developer and its publisher Take Two have stated that in court. In papers filed at …
Read More »We are probably going to get a Red Dead Redemption sequel
Red Dead Redemption was released all the way back in 2010, since then it has gone on to sell thirteen million copies which sparked rumours of a potential sequel. However, it still took Rockstar parent company, Take-Two, a few years to actually bring up the possibility. Take-Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick, seems …
Read More »Reality TV star suing over likeness being used in GTA V
Take-Two Interactive is facing another Grand Theft Auto V related lawsuit today after a former reality TV star claimed that her likeness was used in the game. Karen Gravano, the daughter of Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, was recently a star of ‘Mob Wives' and is claiming that her life story …
Read More »Now Take Two wants a taste of the used game pie
Microsoft has made it quite clear that it's taking a pickaxe to the used game industry and it's mining a chunk of change from it before dismembering it over the next few years. At least that's the plan, but not everyone is keen to let the software giant have all …
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