GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thursday was another bloody day on Wall Street and stocks of video game publishers did not escape the carnage. As reported by GameSpot , the likes of Activision, THQ, EA and Take-Two have seen their share price drop between 28-40% in recent weeks: Worst off is Take-Two Interactive, which has lost 40 percent of its share price in a month, going from $21.77 to $13.01. Besides overall market woes, the...
Product Reviews Net (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Here we have a short review of two games, which should really become one, NBA Live 09 and 2K9. The latter is yet another game that centers on the top-selling basketball franchise which is made by Take Two Interactive. There is talk that EA will buy Take Two, if that was to happen then NBA Live [...]
Cinema Blend Games (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
After Electronic Arts failed to acquire Take-Two Interactive, a rumor started that EA, like a poon-hungry college kid spurned by a cheerleader, would go find some random fat chick to sate his urge. Namely, Epic Games. Turns out EA doesn't do cellulite, though.
QJ.NET (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
After their takeover bid of Take-Two Interactive fell through, Electronic Arts may be on the hunt once again for another studio to buy out. Rumor has it that this time, EA's eyes are set on Epic Games . According to Gameguru, EA has already started looking into the viability of acquiring Epic and, in effect, the Unreal Engine . Word is that EA's main plan this time is to acquire exclusive licensing...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive has decided to play by itself for the foreseeable future. The company yesterday ended its formal search for another merger partner, less than a month after talks fell apart on a proposed $2 billion...
Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive (NASD: TTWO) announced on Thursday that, following talks with a number of suitors over the last several months, and in the wake of a failed $2 billion takeover bid from rival Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) , it will remain an independent company. read more
New York Times (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Take-Two said the decision followed detailed discussions with “various interested parties” over the last five months.
QJ.NET (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
It's been a tough couple of months for Take-Two Interactive . Ever since EA revealed their plans of wanting to take over T2, it's been nothing but a test of patience for both companies. And what happened when the whole acquisition offer ended up in a stalemate? Both Take-Two and EA's stock shares plummeted. So today, T2's busy with damage control. They just published a press release to reaffirm to...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Filed under: Business Take-Two Interactive announced this morning that it's staying solo. The board met with "various interested parties" over the last five months and decided it was in the best interest of the stockholders to continue building the company independently. Despite Take-Two 's recent stock slump following the EA buyout saga , the company's chairman, Strauss Zelnick, believes it remains...
SiliconRepublic.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
After performing a strategic review, Take-Two Interactive - creator of the Grand Theft Auto and Bioshock franchises - has decided it will remain an independent company, despite approaches from Electronic Arts.
MmPOW / Published News (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Strauss Zelnick, chairman of Take-Two Interactive and John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts, might not be able to get together on a merger, but th 1 Vote(s)
Evil Avatar Forums - News Items (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Shacknews is bringing a story (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/55048) that after much deliberation, Take-Two Interactive has decided to stay on their own. ---Quote--- After conducting a review of strategic alternatives and discussing possible business arrangements with companies such as EA,...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
After months of fruitless discussions with EA over a potential buyout, followed by a brief period of examining their other options, Take-Two Interactive has decided to remain an independent company. Despite the publisher's stock dropping a brutal five percent after the EA acquisition deal fell through, CEO, Ben Feder, remains confident that the company can continue to be profitable on its own. Noting...
GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Strauss Zelnick, chairman of Take-Two Interactive and John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts, might not be able to get together on a merger, but they seem to agree on one thing: Barack Obama. Both game biz execs have contributed to Obama's presidential campaign. In fact, in research conducted by GamePolitics of publicly available records , A-list video game industry types seem to be leaning in the...
GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
A settlement has apparently been reached between Grand Theft Auto IV publisher Take-Two Interactive and the Chicago Transit Authority over the agency's removal of ads for the controversial game from its vehicles and facilities. GamePolitics readers may recall that during GTA IV's launch week, the CTA yanked the ads following a Fox News report which sought to relate the popular crime game to a rash...
